pate in activities commemorating the centennial of 
World War I. 
(3) To facilitate and coordinate activities 
throughout the United States relating to the centen-
nial of World War I. 
(4) To serve as a clearinghouse for the collec-
tion and dissemination of information about events 
and plans for the centennial of World War I. 
(5) To develop recommendations for Congress 
and the President for commemorating the centennial 
of World War I. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) PERIODIC REPORT.—Not later than the last 
day of the 6-month period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and not later than the 
last day of each 3-month period thereafter, the Cen-
tennial Commission shall submit to Congress and 
the President a report on the activities and plans of 
the Centennial Commission. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Centennial Commission shall submit to Congress 
and the President a report containing specific rec-
ommendations for commemorating the centennial of 
World War I and coordinating related activities.
SEC. 6. POWERS OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Centennial Commission may 
hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Cen-
tennial Commission considers appropriate to carry out its 
duties under this Act. 
(b) POWERS OF MEMBER AND AGENTS.—If author-
ized by the Centennial Commission, any member or agent 
of the Centennial Commission may take any action which 
the Centennial Commission is authorized to take under 
this Act. 
(c) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Centennial Commission shall secure directly from any 
Federal department or agency such information as the 
Centennial Commission considers necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this Act. Upon the request of the Chair 
of the Centennial Commission, the head of such depart-
ment or agency shall furnish such information to the Cen-
tennial Commission. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 
the request of the Centennial Commission, the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administration shall provide 
to the Centennial Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 
the administrative support services necessary for the Cen-
tennial Commission to carry out its responsibilities under 
this Act.
(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Centennial Commission is author-
ized— 
(A) to procure supplies, services, and prop-
erty; and 
(B) to make or enter into contracts, leases, 
or other legal agreements. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Centennial Commission 
may not enter into any contract, lease, or other legal 
agreement that extends beyond the date of the ter-
mination of the Centennial Commission under sec-
tion 8(a). 
(f) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Centennial Commission 
may use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government. 
(g) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Centen-
nial Commission shall accept, use, and dispose of gifts, 
bequests, or devises of services or property, both real and 
personal, for the purpose of covering the costs incurred 
by the Centennial Commission to carry out its duties 
under this Act.
SEC. 7. CENTENNIAL COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of the 
Centennial Commission shall serve without compensation 
for such service. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Cen-
tennial Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
the applicable provisions of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Centennial 
Commission shall, in consultation with the members 
of the Centennial Commission, appoint an executive 
director and such other additional personnel as may 
be necessary to enable the Centennial Commission to 
perform its duties. 
(2) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Chair of the Centennial Commis-
sion may fix the compensation of the executive 
director and any other personnel appointed 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Chair of the Cen-
tennial Commission may not fix the compensa-
tion of the executive director or other personnel 
appointed under paragraph (1) at a rate that 
exceeds the rate of payable for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(C) WORK LOCATION.—If the city govern-
ment for Kansas City, Missouri, and the Lib-
erty Memorial Association make space available 
in the building in which the America’s National 
World War I Museum is located, the executive 
director of the Centennial Commission and 
other personnel appointed under paragraph (1) 
shall work in such building to the extent prac-
tical. 
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon 
request of the Centennial Commission, the head of any 
Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimburs-
able basis, any employee of that department or agency to 
the Centennial Commission to assist it in carrying out its 
duties under this Act. 
(e) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chair of the Centennial Commis-
sion may procure temporary and intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(f) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Gifts, bequests, and devises 
of services or property, both real and personal, received 
by the Centennial Commission under section 6(g) shall be
the only source of funds to cover the costs incurred by 
the Centennial Commission under this section. 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Centennial Commission shall 
terminate on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 30 days after the date the 
completion of the activities under this Act honoring 
the centennial observation of World War I; or 
(2) July 28, 2019. 
(b) APPLICATION
OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the 
activities of the Centennial Commission under this 
Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 14(a)(2) of such Act 
shall not apply to the Centennial Commission. 
SEC. 9. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MU-
SEUM AND MEMORIAL IN KANSAS CITY, MIS-
SOURI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Liberty Memorial of Kansas 
City at America’s National World War I Museum in Kan-
sas City, Missouri, is hereby designated as the ‘‘National 
World War I Museum and Memorial’’.
(b) CEREMONIES.—The Centennial Commission may 
plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the des-
ignation of the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City as the 
National World War I Museum and Memorial. 
SEC. 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL WORLD WAR I ME-
MORIAL IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 
WORK.—The World War I Memorial Foundation may es-
tablish a commemorative work on Federal land in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and its environs to consist of an appro-
priate sculptural or other commemorative elements to 
serve as the National World War I Memorial. 
(b) LIMITATION ON SIZE OF MEMORIAL.—The Na-
tional World War I Memorial may not exceed 0.5 acres 
in size. 
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code, shall apply to the establishment 
of the National World War I Memorial in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and its environs. 
(2) EXCEPTION FROM PROHIBITION ON ADDI-
TIONAL
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS
IN
RESERVE.— 
Section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, does
not apply with respect to the selection of the site for 
the National World War I Memorial. 
(3) NO INFRINGEMENT UPON EXISTING MEMO-
RIAL.—The site selected for the National World War 
I Memorial may not infringe upon or adversely im-
pact the District of Columbia War Memorial. 
(d) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST.—The total cost to 
design and construct the National World War I Memorial 
may not exceed $10,000,000. 
(e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
(1) UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.—If, 
upon payment of all expenses for the establishment 
of the National World War I Memorial (including 
the maintenance and preservation amount required 
by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States 
Code), there remains a balance of funds received for 
the establishment of the memorial, the Memorial 
Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 
to the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of 
such title. 
(2) UPON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO ES-
TABLISH MEMORIAL.—If, upon expiration of the au-
thority for the National World War I Memorial 
under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States 
Code, there remains a balance of funds received for
the establishment of the memorial, the Memorial 
Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 
to a separate account with the National Park Foun-
dation for memorials, to be available to the Sec-
retary of the Interior or Administrator of General 
Services (as appropriate) following the process pro-
vided in section 8906(b)(4) of such title for accounts 
established under section 8906(b)(3) of such title. 
(f) CEREMONIES.—The Centennial Commission may 
plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the es-
tablishment of the National World War I Memorial. 
(g) MEMORIAL AREA DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘District of Columbia and its environs’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 8902(a)(2) of title 40, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS. 
No Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6364 
AN ACT 
To establish a commission to ensure a suitable ob-
servance of the centennial of World War I, to 
provide for the designation of memorials to the 
service of members of the United States Armed 
Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.