First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act

II Calendar No. 348 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 389 To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Division to make modifications to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources DECEMBER 17, 2019 Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the title [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Division to make modifications to the First Division Monument lo- cated on Federal land in Presidential Park in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S389.RS S389 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 389 RS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Infantry Rec- 2 ognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRST Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT. 4 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Society of the First In- 6 fantry Division, an organization described in section 7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 8 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that 9 Code, may make modifications, including construc- 10 tion of additional plaques and stone plinths on which 11 to put plaques, to the First Division Monument lo- 12 cated on Federal land in Presidential Park in the 13 District of Columbia that was set aside for memorial 14 purposes of the First Infantry Division, to honor the 15 members of the First Infantry Division who made 16 the ultimate sacrifice during United States oper- 17 ations, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation 18 Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, and Operation En- 19 during Freedom. 20 (2) COLLABORATION.—The First Infantry Divi- 21 sion at the Department of the Army shall collaborate 22 with the Department of Defense to provide to the 23 Society of the First Infantry Division the list of 24 names to be added to the First Division Monument 25 under paragraph (1). 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S389.RS S389 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •S 389 RS (b) NONAPPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 1 ACT.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 of title 40, 2 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemo- 3 rative Works Act’’), shall not apply to any activity carried 4 out pursuant to subsection (a). 5 (c) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used to pay 6 any expense of the activities of the Society of the First 7 Infantry Division authorized by this section. 8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Infantry Recogni- 10 tion of Sacrifice in Theater Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRST Act’’. 11 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT. 12 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Society of the First Infan- 13 try Division may make modifications to the First Division 14 Monument located on Federal land in President’s Park in 15 the District of Columbia to honor the dead of the First In- 16 fantry Division, United States Forces, in— 17 (1) Operation Desert Storm; 18 (2) Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn; 19 and 20 (3) Operation Enduring Freedom. 21 (b) MODIFICATIONS.—Modifications to the First Divi- 22 sion Monument may include construction of additional 23 plaques and stone plinths on which to put plaques. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S389.RS S389 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •S 389 RS (c) APPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 1 ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com- 2 monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 3 apply to the design and placement of the commemorative 4 elements authorized by this Act, except that subsections (b) 5 and (c) of section 8903 shall not apply. 6 (d) COLLABORATION.—The First Infantry Division of 7 the Department of the Army shall collaborate with the Sec- 8 retary of Defense to provide to the Society of the First In- 9 fantry Division the list of names to be added to the First 10 Division Monument in accordance with subsection (a). 11 (e) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used for 12 modifications of the First Division Monument authorized 13 by this Act. 14 Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize the Society of the First Infantry Division to make modi- fications to the First Division Monument located on Fed- eral land in President’s Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S389.RS S389 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S389.RS S389 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS Calendar No. 348 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 389 A BILL To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Divi- sion to make modifications to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presi- dential Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 17, 2019 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S389.RS S389 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS