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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2278 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 30, 2021 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail 
Route, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SEPTEMBER 11TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TRAIL 
ROUTE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘September 11th National Memorial Trail 
Route Proposed Trail Route,’’ numbered 669/ 
176,670A, and dated July 2021. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
(3) TRAIL
ROUTE.—The term ‘‘Trail Route’’ 
means the September 11th National Memorial Trail 
Route designated under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL ROUTE.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—There is designated a Trail 
Route, to be known as the ‘‘September 11th Na-
tional Memorial Trail Route’’, to link the National 
9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, the 
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Vir-
ginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Som-
erset County, Pennsylvania. The September 11th 
National Memorial Trail Route shall— 
(A) provide for a tribute to the family 
members and loved ones who were victims of 
the attack and the heroes of September 11th, 
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including the first responders in the days, 
weeks, and months after the attack; 
(B) be a trail of remembrance to honor the 
fallen in a tangible way that keeps their memo-
ries alive and reaffirms the exceptionalism of 
our country; and 
(C) be a celebration of our Nation’s resil-
ience and perseverance since September 11, 
2001. 
(2) ROUTE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Trail Route shall 
consist of a series of trails as generally depicted 
on the Map. 
(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAP.—The Map 
shall be available in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service. 
(C) REVISION.—The Secretary may revise 
the Map by publication in the Federal Register 
of a notice of availability of a new Map. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Trail Route program 
shall be administered by the Secretary in consultation with 
the affected landowners, including any Federal, State, 
Tribal or local agencies that manage the affected lands, 
but shall not be considered to be a unit of the National 
Park System or a part of the National Trail System. 
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(d) ACTIVITIES.—To facilitate the administration of 
the Trail Route program and the dissemination of infor-
mation regarding the Trail Route, the Secretary shall— 
(1) produce and disseminate appropriate edu-
cational materials regarding the Trail Route, such 
as handbooks, maps, exhibits, signs, interpretive 
guides, electronic information, and other interpretive 
materials; 
(2) coordinate the management and planning of 
the Trail Route with participating property owners, 
other Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and local gov-
ernments, and nonprofit entities; 
(3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol 
or device to mark the Trail Route; 
(4) issue guidelines for the use of the symbol or 
device adopted under paragraph (3); and 
(5) if deemed appropriate by the Secretary, au-
thorize signage on lands managed by the General 
Services Administration or the National Park Serv-
ice in the District of Columbia and its environs, 
without regard to the requirements of the Com-
memorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 8901). 
(e) AGREEMENTS.—To ensure effective coordination 
of the Federal and non-Federal properties along the Trail 
Route, the Secretary may enter into agreements with, and 
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provide technical and financial assistance to, other Federal 
agencies, the State, localities, regional governmental bod-
ies, and private entities. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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