H. R. 6287 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To provide competitive grants for the operation, security, and maintenance of certain 
memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Memorial Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED
MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘covered memorial’’ 
means a memorial located in the United States established 
to commemorate the events of, and honor the victims of, the 
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 
on September 11, 2001, at the site of the attacks. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means the 
official organization, as in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(A) the focus of which is the operations and preserva-
tion of a covered memorial; and 
(B) which is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from taxation under 501(a) of that Code. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR COVERED MEMORIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Secretary shall award to eligible entities competitive grants 
of varying amounts, as determined by the Secretary, to be used 
by the eligible entity solely for the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—A grant awarded under subsection (a) shall 
be used by an eligible entity for the operation, security, and mainte-
nance of a covered memorial. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR AWARD.—If the Secretary, after review of 
an application from an eligible entity, determines to award a grant 
to the eligible entity, the Secretary shall award the grant not 
later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the completed applica-
tion. 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—Grant funds made available under this sec-
tion shall remain available until expended.
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(e) CRITERIA.—In awarding grants under this section, the Sec-
retary shall give greatest weight in the selection of eligible entities 
using the following criteria: 
(1) The needs of the eligible entity, and ability and commit-
ment of the eligible entity to use grant funds, with respect 
to ensuring the security and safety of visitors of the covered 
memorial. 
(2) The ability of the eligible entity to match the amount 
of the grant, on at least a 1-to-1 basis, with non-Federal assets 
from non-Federal sources, including cash or durable goods and 
materials fairly valued, as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) The greatest number of visitors that would benefit. 
(4) The ability and commitment of an eligible entity to 
use grant funds— 
(A) to preserve the grounds at the covered memorial; 
and 
(B) to educate future generations. 
(5) The ability and commitment of an eligible entity to 
use grant funds to increase the numbers of economically dis-
advantaged visitors to the covered memorial. 
(f) LIMITATION.—No grant shall be awarded under this section— 
(1) for use at a covered memorial that does not provide 
for— 
(A) free admission to all facilities and museums associ-
ated with the covered memorial for active and retired mem-
bers of the military, registered first responders to the 
attacks of September 11, 2001, and family members of 
victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001; and 
(B) dedicated free admission hours for the general 
public at least once a week; or 
(2) to an eligible entity that does not allow for annual 
Federal audits of the financial statements of the eligible entity, 
including revenues associated with ticket sales, charitable dona-
tions, grants, and all expenditures on salaries and operations, 
which shall be subject to review by the Secretary and made 
available to the public. 
(g) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
calendar year for which an eligible entity obligates or expends 
any amounts made available under a grant under this section, 
the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that— 
(1) specifies the amount of grant funds obligated or 
expended for the preceding fiscal year; 
(2) specifies any purposes for which the funds were obli-
gated or expended; and