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[H.R. 2278 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2278

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
         the fourth day of January, two thousand and twenty-one


                                 An Act


 
 To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, 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. SEPTEMBER 11TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TRAIL ROUTE.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``September 
    11th National Memorial Trail Route Proposed Trail Route,'' numbered 
    669/176,670A, and dated July 2021.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park 
    Service.
        (3) Trail route.--The term ``Trail Route'' means the September 
    11th National Memorial Trail Route designated under subsection (b).
    (b) Establishment of Trail Route.--
        (1) Designation.--There is designated a Trail Route, to be 
    known as the ``September 11th National Memorial Trail Route'', to 
    link the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, the 
    National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and the 
    Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The 
    September 11th National Memorial Trail Route shall--
            (A) provide for a tribute to the family members and loved 
        ones who were victims of the attack and the heroes of September 
        11th, including the first responders in the days, weeks, and 
        months after the attack;
            (B) be a trail of remembrance to honor the fallen in a 
        tangible way that keeps their memories alive and reaffirms the 
        exceptionalism of our country; and
            (C) be a celebration of our Nation's resilience and 
        perseverance since September 11, 2001.
        (2) Route.--
            (A) In general.--The Trail Route shall consist of a series 
        of trails as generally depicted on the Map.
            (B) Availability of map.--The Map shall be available in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
            (C) Revision.--The Secretary may revise the Map by 
        publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability 
        of a new Map.
    (c) Administration.--The Trail Route program shall be administered 
by the Secretary in consultation with the affected landowners, 
including any Federal, State, Tribal or local agencies that manage the 
affected lands, but shall not be considered to be a unit of the 
National Park System or a part of the National Trail System.
    (d) Activities.--To facilitate the administration of the Trail 
Route program and the dissemination of information regarding the Trail 
Route, the Secretary shall--
        (1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials 
    regarding the Trail Route, such as handbooks, maps, exhibits, 
    signs, interpretive guides, electronic information, and other 
    interpretive materials;
        (2) coordinate the management and planning of the Trail Route 
    with participating property owners, other Federal agencies, State, 
    Tribal, and local governments, and nonprofit entities;
        (3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device to 
    mark the Trail Route;
        (4) issue guidelines for the use of the symbol or device 
    adopted under paragraph (3); and
        (5) if deemed appropriate by the Secretary, authorize signage 
    on lands managed by the General Services Administration or the 
    National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, 
    without regard to the requirements of the Commemorative Works Act 
    (40 U.S.C. 8901).
    (e) Agreements.--To ensure effective coordination of the Federal 
and non-Federal properties along the Trail Route, the Secretary may 
enter into agreements with, and provide technical and financial 
assistance to, other Federal agencies, the State, localities, regional 
governmental bodies, and private entities.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.