Title: Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
This bill authorizes the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in commemoration of the commitment and service represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II.
The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, establishing the commemorative work.
The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3474 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3474

   To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to 
  establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
                   environs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Braun, and Ms. McSally) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to 
  establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
                   environs, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Women Who Worked on the Home Front 
World War II Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    (a) In General.--The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation 
may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service 
represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in 
accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act'').
    (c) Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
        expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section.
            (2) Responsibility of women who worked on the home front 
        foundation.--The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation 
        shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions 
        for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the 
        commemorative work under this section.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If upon payment of all expenses for the 
        establishment of the 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 commemorative work, the Women Who 
        Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall transmit the amount 
        of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in 
        the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, 
        United States Code.
            (2) On expiration of authority.--If upon expiration of the 
        authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of 
        title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds 
        received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the 
        Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall transmit 
        the amount of the balance to a separate account with the 
        National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the 
        Secretary of the Interior or Administrator (as appropriate) 
        following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 
        40, United States Code, for accounts established under section 
        8906(b) (2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code.
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