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H.R. 2306 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill extends through 2032 the Adams Memorial Commission, whose purpose is to establish a permanent memorial in Washington, DC, to honor John Adams and his legacy.
The bill specifies that the Adams Memorial shall be located within the area specified by the Adams Memorial Commission in a February 25, 2025 map (i.e., south of the White House, adjacent to Ellipse Road and near Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street, Northwest).
If the Commission determines that this location is not suitable or feasible due to physical or security constraints, the bill requires that the memorial be located in the Reserve, an area which generally extends from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial.
This Act may be cited as the “Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act”.
(a) Adams memorial commission.—
(1) Extension.— 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”.
(2) Effective date.— The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted on December 1, 2025.
(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:
“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.”.
Section 2 and section 3 of Public Law 107–315 (116 Stat. 2763) are hereby repealed.