National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act
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The bill would extend, for another seven years from enactment, the legislative authority for the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative monument honoring emergency medical services workers in Washington, DC.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would amend Public Law 115-275 to extend the deadline by which the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation must establish its planned commemorative monument in the District of Columbia. Under existing law, authorization for such commemorative works expires after seven years unless extended; this bill resets that seven-year clock to run from the date of this Act's enactment, giving the foundation more time to complete fundraising, design approval, and construction.
The bill does not create a new memorial program, provide federal funding, or change the design or site-selection process for the monument. It is limited to extending the timeline under which the existing authorization remains valid.
Key provisions
- 1Would amend Public Law 115-275 so that the seven-year authorization period for establishing the memorial is measured from the enactment of this extension Act rather than the original authorization.
Who would be affected
The National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation, which is organizing the monument project, along with the federal commissions that review and approve commemorative works in Washington, DC, and emergency medical services workers and their families whom the memorial is intended to honor.
Why it matters
Without this extension, the foundation's authority to build the memorial could lapse before fundraising and construction are complete, forcing it to restart the lengthy federal approval process. The extension gives the project additional time to move forward without needing a wholly new authorization from Congress.
What would change
Changes to existing law
Amends Public Law 115-275 (Sec. 2)
Resets the seven-year expiration/extension period for the memorial's authorization to run from this Act's enactment date.
Effective dates
- New seven-year authorization period for establishing the memorial
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Official CRS summary
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This bill reauthorizes the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish in Washington, DC, a monument to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services. This authorization expires seven years after enactment of the bill.
Legislative subjects
Art, artists, authorship; District of Columbia; First responders and emergency personnel; Monuments and memorials; Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-518