COVID–19 Veterans Memorial Extension Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7480 To extend by one year the legislative authority under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, for certain commemorative works. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 2, 2020 Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. CROW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To extend by one year the legislative authority under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, for certain com- memorative works. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE WORKS LEGISLATIVE AU- 3 THORITY EXTENDED. 4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 5 ‘‘COVID–19 Veterans Memorial Extension Act’’. 6 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 7 (1) America’s veterans served nobly around the 8 world. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:23 Jul 27, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7480.IH H7480 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7480 IH (2) Veteran memorials face significant chal- 1 lenges to meet fundraising requirements. 2 (3) COVID–19 has disrupted charitable dona- 3 tions significantly. 4 (4) In-progress monuments to honor American 5 leadership at home and abroad should receive flexi- 6 bility to meet the challenges of COVID–19. 7 (c) AUTHORITY.—The seven-year legislative author- 8 ity under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 9 is hereby extended for a period of one year for each com- 10 memorative work that was authorized under chapter 89 11 of that title during the seven-year period immediately be- 12 fore the date of the enactment of this section. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:23 Jul 27, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7480.IH H7480 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS