Title: 75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense to conduct a program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World War II.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3661 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3661

 To provide for a program of the Department of Defense to commemorate 
                 the 75th anniversary of World War II.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 27, 2018

   Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
 Heller, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read 
           twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a program of the Department of Defense to commemorate 
                 the 75th anniversary of World War II.

    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 ``75th Anniversary of World War II 
Commemoration Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II.

    (a) Commemorative Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World 
War II. In conducting the commemorative program, the Secretary shall 
support and facilitate other programs and activities of the Federal 
Government, State and local governments, and not-for-profit 
organizations in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of World War II. 
The Secretary shall conduct the commemorative program in accordance 
with applicable Department of Defense policy and using resources 
available to the Secretary, including amounts in the Fund under 
subsection (d).
    (b) Commemorative Activities and Objectives.--The commemorative 
program may include activities and ceremonies to achieve the following 
objectives:
            (1) To thank and honor veterans of World War II, including 
        personnel who were held as prisoners of war or listed as 
        missing in action, for their service and sacrifice on behalf of 
        the United States and to thank and honor the families of these 
        veterans.
            (2) To educate the public about the history of World War II 
        and highlight the service of the Armed Forces during World War 
        II and the contributions of Federal agencies and governmental 
        and nongovernmental organizations that served with, or in 
        support of, the Armed Forces.
            (3) To pay tribute to the contributions made on the home 
        front by the people of the United States during World War II.
            (4) To recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by 
        the allies of the United States during World War II.
            (5) To remember the Holocaust, the annihilation of 
        6,000,000 Jews by the Nazi regime, and to pay tribute to the 
        Allied troops who liberated Nazi concentration camps during 
        World War II.
    (c) Names and Symbols.--The Secretary of Defense shall have the 
sole and exclusive right to use the name ``The United States of America 
75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration'', and such seal, 
emblems, and badges incorporating such name as the Secretary may 
lawfully adopt. Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede 
rights that are established or vested before the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (d) Commemorative Fund.--
            (1) Establishment and administration.--Upon the Secretary 
        establishing the commemorative program under subsection (a), 
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury 
        of the United States an account to be known as the ``Department 
        of Defense World War II Commemoration Fund'' (in this section 
        referred to as the ``Fund''). The Fund shall be administered by 
        the Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Use of fund.--The Secretary of Defense shall use the 
        assets of the Fund only for the purpose of conducting the 
        commemorative program and providing grants to State and local 
        governments and not-for-profit organizations for commemorative 
        activities, and shall prescribe such regulations regarding the 
        use of the Fund as the Secretary considers to be necessary.
            (3) Deposits.--The following shall be deposited into the 
        Fund:
                    (A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
                    (B) Proceeds derived from the Secretary's use of 
                the exclusive rights described in subsection (c).
                    (C) Donations made in support of the commemorative 
                program by private and corporate donors.
                    (D) Funds transferred to the Fund by the Secretary 
                from funds appropriated for fiscal year 2019 and 
                subsequent years for the Department of Defense.
            (4) Availability.--Subject to subsection (g)(2), amounts 
        deposited under paragraph (3) shall constitute the assets of 
        the Fund and remain available until expended.
            (5) Budget request.--The Secretary of Defense may establish 
        a separate budget line for the commemorative program. In the 
        budget justification materials submitted by the Secretary in 
        support of the budget of the President for any fiscal year for 
        which the Secretary establishes the separate budget line, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) identify and explain any amounts expended for 
                the commemorative program in the fiscal year preceding 
                the budget request;
                    (B) identify and explain the amounts being 
                requested to support the commemorative program for the 
                fiscal year of the budget request; and
                    (C) present a summary of the fiscal status of the 
                Fund.
    (e) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--
            (1) Authority to accept services.--Notwithstanding section 
        1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
        may accept from any person voluntary services to be provided in 
        furtherance of the commemorative program. The Secretary of 
        Defense shall prohibit the solicitation of any voluntary 
        services if the nature or circumstances of such solicitation 
        would compromise the integrity or the appearance of integrity 
        of any program of the Department of Defense or of any 
        individual involved in the program.
            (2) Reimbursement of incidental expenses.--The Secretary 
        may provide for reimbursement of incidental expenses incurred 
        by a person providing voluntary services under this subsection. 
        The Secretary shall determine which expenses are eligible for 
        reimbursement under this paragraph.
    (f) Consultation With Director of the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum.--In designing the commemorative program conducted 
under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
    (g) Final Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
        of the commemorative program established by the Secretary of 
        Defense under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report containing an accounting of--
                    (A) all of the funds deposited into and expended 
                from the Fund;
                    (B) any other funds expended under this section; 
                and
                    (C) any unobligated funds remaining in the Fund.
            (2) Treatment of unobligated funds.--Unobligated amounts 
        remaining in the Fund as of the end of the commemorative period 
        shall be held in the Fund until transferred by law.
    (h) Limitation on Expenditures.--Total expenditures from the Fund, 
using amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense, may not exceed 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 or for any subsequent fiscal year to 
carry out the commemorative program.
    (i) Sunset.--
            (1) Commemorative program.--The commemorative program shall 
        terminate on December 31, 2021.
            (2) Fund.--The Fund shall terminate 60 days after the 
        termination of the commemorative program.
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