SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Memorial Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a nonprofit organization as defined in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘National September 11 Memorial Proposed 
Boundary’’, numbered 903/128928, and dated June 
2015. 
(3) NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL.—The 
term ‘‘National September 11 Memorial’’ means the 
area approximately bounded by Fulton, Greenwich, 
Liberty and West Streets as generally depicted on 
the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MEMORIAL. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The National September 11 Me-
morial is hereby designated as a national memorial. 
(b) MAP.—The map shall be available for public in-
spection and kept on file at the appropriate office of the 
Secretary.
(c) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The national memo-
rial designated under this section shall not be a unit of 
the National Park System and the designation of the na-
tional memorial shall not be construed to require or au-
thorize Federal funds to be expended for any purpose re-
lated to the national memorial except as provided under 
section 4. 
SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR CERTAIN MEMORIALS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may award a single 
grant per year through a competitive process to an eligible 
entity for the operation and maintenance of any memorial 
located within the United States established to commemo-
rate the events of and honor— 
(1) the victims of the terrorist attacks on the 
World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Air-
lines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001; and 
(2) the victims of the terrorist attack on the 
World Trade Center on February 26, 1993. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available under this 
section shall remain available until expended. 
(c) CRITERIA.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give greatest weight in the selec-
tion of eligible entities using the following criteria:
(1) Experience in managing a public memorial 
that will benefit the largest number of visitors each 
calendar year. 
(2) Experience in managing a memorial of sig-
nificant size (4 acres or more). 
(3) Successful coordination and cooperation 
with Federal, State, and local governments in oper-
ating and managing the memorial. 
(4) Ability and commitment to use grant funds 
to enhance security at the memorial. 
(5) Ability to use grant funds to increase the 
numbers of economically disadvantaged visitors to 
the memorial and surrounding areas. 
(d) SUMMARIES.—Not later than 30 days after the 
end of each fiscal year in which an eligible entity obligates 
or expends any part of a grant under this section, the eli-
gible entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary and 
Congress a summary that— 
(1) specifies the amount of grant funds obli-
gated or expended in the preceding fiscal year; 
(2) specifies the purpose for which the funds 
were obligated or expended; and 
(3) includes any other information the Sec-
retary may require to more effectively administer the 
grant program.
(e) SUNSET.—The authority to award grants under 
this section shall expire on the date that is 7 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3036 
AN ACT 
To designate the National September 11 Memorial 
located at the World Trade Center site in New 
York City, New York, as a national memorial, 
and for other purposes.