[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1256 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1256

  To authorize the Pines Foundation to establish the Fire Island AIDS 
                   Memorial, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 2, 2025

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) 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 Pines Foundation to establish the Fire Island AIDS 
                   Memorial, 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 ``Fire Island AIDS Memorial 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of the Act are--
            (1) to honor and remember the many residents of Fire Island 
        Pines and Cherry Grove, New York, who suffered and died from 
        the AIDS epidemic; and
            (2) to educate future generations about the AIDS epidemic 
        and the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the Fire Island 
        communities in the State of New York.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Pines 
        Foundation, a tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Fire 
        Island Pines Property Owners' Association.
            (2) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the Fire Island 
        AIDS Memorial authorized to be established under section 4(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. FIRE ISLAND AIDS MEMORIAL.

    (a) Authorization To Establish Memorial.--Subject to subsection (c) 
and any terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate, the 
Foundation may establish and maintain a memorial within the boundaries 
of Fire Island National Seashore to honor the residents of Fire Island 
who died of AIDS, to be known as the ``Fire Island AIDS Memorial''.
    (b) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Federal funds may not be used 
to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the Memorial.
    (c) Design and Location of Memorial.--The design and location of 
the Memorial shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary.
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