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                                                 Union Calendar No. 305
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2306

                          [Report No. 119-353]

 To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2025

Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Griffith, 
 Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                            October 31, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Amodei of 
                                 Nevada

                            October 31, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               24, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, 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 ``Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY; LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.

    (a) Adams Memorial Commission.--Section 2406(l) of the John D. 
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 
116-9) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2032''.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--Section 
1(c) of Public Law 107-62 (115 Stat. 411; 124 Stat. 1192; 127 Stat. 
3880; 133 Stat. 750) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The establishment'' and inserting 
        ``Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States 
        Code, the establishment''; and
            (2) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2032''.
    (c) Location of Commemorative Work.--Section 1 of Public Law 107-
315 (116 Stat. 2763) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1. APPROVAL OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    ``(a) Site.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United 
States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the Adams Memorial shall be 
located within the area generally depicted as `Adams Memorial: Eligible 
Additional Area' on the map titled `Adams Memorial: Eligible Additional 
Area' prepared by the Adams Memorial Commission and dated February 25, 
2025.
    ``(b) Additional Locations.--If the Commission determines that the 
location described in subsection (a) is not suitable or feasible due to 
physical or security constraints, the commemorative work shall be 
located within the Reserve.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Adams memorial.--The term `Adams Memorial' means the 
        commemorative work authorized to be established under section 
        1(b) of Public Law 107-62 (115 Stat. 411).
            ``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Adams 
        Memorial Commission established under section 2406(a) of the 
        John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 
        Act (Public Law 116-9).
            ``(3) Reserve.--The term `Reserve' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States 
        Code.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 2 and section 3 of Public Law 107-315 (116 Stat. 2763) are 
hereby repealed.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 305

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2306

                          [Report No. 119-353]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 31, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed