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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 835 
To provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance 
of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade 
Center to commemorate the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2025 
Mr. LALOTA (for himself, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. 
MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SUOZZI, 
Ms. GILLEN, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. KIGGANS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. KEAN, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, and Ms. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and 
maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial 
& Museum at the World Trade Center to commemorate 
the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist attacks 
of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Memorial and 
Museum Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MU-
SEUM.—The term ‘‘National September 11 Memo-
rial & Museum’’ means the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center 
Foundation, Inc., established to commemorate the 
events of, and honor the victims of, the terrorist at-
tacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 
2001, at the site of such attacks. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means the official organization, as in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act, that— 
(A) operates the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum; and 
(B) is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 3. ONE-TIME GRANT FOR NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 
MEMORIAL & MUSEUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations made in advance for such purpose to the Of-
fice of the Secretary and Executive Management of the 
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Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary shall 
award to the eligible entity a grant in an amount deter-
mined by the Secretary subject to subsection (c), to be 
used by such entity solely for the purposes described in 
subsection (b), if upon review of the application submitted 
pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary makes a deter-
mination pursuant to subsection (e) that such entity satis-
fies the criteria required under subsection (f). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The one-time grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be used by the eligible entity for the 
operation, security, and maintenance of the National Sep-
tember 11 Memorial & Museum. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The one-time grant under this 
section may not be for less than $5,000,000 or more than 
$10,000,000. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be considered for an award of 
the one-time grant under this section, the eligible entity 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(e) REVIEW; DEADLINE FOR AWARD.—If the Sec-
retary, after review of the application from the eligible en-
tity, determines that the eligible entity satisfies the cri-
teria under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award the 
one-time grant to the eligible entity, not later than 90 days 
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after the date of receipt by the Secretary of the completed 
application submitted by such entity. 
(f) CRITERIA.—In determining the amount of the 
one-time grant consistent with subsection (c), the Sec-
retary shall consider the following: 
(1) The needs of the eligible entity, and ability 
and commitment of such eligible entity to use grant 
funds, with respect to ensuring the security and 
safety of visitors at the National September 11 Me-
morial & Museum. 
(2) The number of visitors to the National Sep-
tember 11 Memorial & Museum who would benefit. 
(3) The ability and commitment of the eligible 
entity to use grant funds to— 
(A) preserve the facilities and grounds of 
the National September 11 Memorial & Mu-
seum; and 
(B) educate future generations. 
(4) The ability and commitment of the eligible 
entity to use grant funds to increase the numbers of 
economically disadvantaged visitors to the National 
September 11 Memorial & Museum. 
(g) CONDITION ON RECEIPT OF GRANT.—As a condi-
tion on receipt of a grant under this section, the eligible 
entity shall— 
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(1) provide for— 
(A) free admission to all facilities and mu-
seums associated with the National September 
11 Memorial & Museum for active and retired 
members of the Armed Forces, individuals who 
were registered first responders to the attacks 
of September 11, 2001, and family members of 
victims of such attacks; and 
(B) dedicated free admission hours for the 
general public at least once a week; and 
(2) allow for annual Federal audits of the fi-
nancial statements of such entity, including revenues 
associated with ticket sales, charitable donations, 
grants, and all expenditures on salaries and oper-
ations, which shall be subject to review by the Sec-
retary and made available to the public. 
(h) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each fiscal year for which the recipient obligates or ex-
pends funds made available to the recipient pursuant to 
this section, the recipient shall submit to the Committees 
on Natural Resources and Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy 
and Natural Resources and Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, for 
the fiscal year covered by the report, each of the following: 
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(1) Information relating to the amount of grant 
funds obligated or expended for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
(2) Information relating to any purposes for 
which such funds were obligated or expended. 
(3) Any other information the Secretary may 
require to effectively administer the one-time grant 
program under this section, as determined by the 
Secretary, if not later than the last day of the fiscal 
year the Secretary notified such entity of such re-
quested information. 
(i) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this section, and the activities authorized by this section 
are subject to the availability of appropriations made in 
advance for such purposes. 
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