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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