#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,december #ba1 #bjah  ,,amendment3    
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#cffa7 entitled ,an ,act to provide for 
a program of the ,department of ,defense
 to commemorate the #geth anniversary of
 ,world ,war ,,ii41 do pass with the    
following ,strike out all after the     
enacting clause and insert3  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
#geth ,anniversary of ,world ,war ,,ii  
,commemoration ,act4  #b4 ,program to   
commemorate #geth anniversary of ,world 
,war ,,ii  7a7 ,commemorative program   
authorized ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall conduct a program to commemorate  
the #geth anniversary of ,world ,war    
,,ii4 ,in conducting the commemorative  
program1 the ,secretary shall support   
and facilitate other programs and       
activities of the ,federal ,government1 
,state and local governments1 and       
not-for-profit organizations in         
commemoration of the #geth anniversary  

of ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,the ,secretary    
shall conduct the commemorative program 
in accordance with applicable           
,department of ,defense policy and using
 resources available to the ,secretary1 
including amounts in the ,fund under    
subsection 7d74  7b7 ,commemorative     
activities and objectives ,the          
commemorative program may include       
activities and ceremonies to achieve the
 following objectives3 7#a7 ,to thank   
and honor veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii1 
including personnel who were held as    
prisoners of war or listed as missing in
 action1 for their service and sacrifice
 on behalf of the ,united ,states and to
 thank and honor the families of these  
veterans4  7#b7 ,to educate the public  
about the history of ,world ,war ,,ii   
and highlight the service of the ,armed 
,forces during ,world ,war ,,ii and the 
contributions of ,federal agencies and  
governmental and nongovernmental        
organizations that served with1 or in   
support of1 the ,armed ,forces4  7#c7   

,to pay tribute to the contributions    
made on the home front by the people of 
the ,united ,states during ,world ,war  
,,ii4  7#d7 ,to recognize the           
contributions and sacrifices made by the
 allies of the ,united ,states during   
,world ,war ,,ii4  7#e7 ,to remember the
 ,holocaust1 the annihilation of        
#f1jjj1jjj ,jews by the ,nazi regime1   
and to pay tribute to the ,allied troops
 who liberated ,nazi concentration camps
 during ,world ,war ,,ii4  7c7 ,names   
and symbols ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall have the sole and exclusive right 
to use the name ,the ,united ,states of 
,america #geth ,anniversary of ,world   
,war ,,ii ,commemoration1 and such seal1
 emblems1 and badges incorporating such 
name as the ,secretary may lawfully     
adopt4 ,nothing in this section may be  
construed to supersede rights that are  
established or vested before the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  7d7       
,commemorative fund  7#a7 ,establishment
 and administration ,upon the ,secretary

 establishing the commemorative program 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury shall establish in the    
,treasury of the ,united ,states an     
account to be known as the ,department  
of ,defense ,world ,war ,,ii            
,commemoration ,fund 7in this section   
referred to as the ,fund74 ,the ,fund   
shall be administered by the ,secretary 
of ,defense4  7#b7 ,use of fund ,the    
,secretary of ,defense shall use the    
assets of the ,fund only for the purpose
 of conducting the commemorative program
 and providing grants to ,state and     
local governments and not-for-profit    
organizations for commemorative         
activities1 and shall prescribe such    
regulations regarding the use of the    
,fund as the ,secretary considers to be 
necessary4  7#c7 ,deposits ,the         
following shall be deposited into the   
,fund3  7,a7 ,amounts appropriated to   
the ,fund4  7,b7 ,proceeds derived from 
the ,secretary's use of the exclusive   
rights described in subsection 7c74     

7,c7 ,donations made in support of the  
commemorative program by private and    
corporate donors4  7,d7 ,funds          
transferred to the ,fund by the         
,secretary from funds appropriated for  
fiscal year #bjai and subsequent years  
for the ,department of ,defense4  7#d7  
,availability  7,a7 ,in general ,subject
 to subsection 7g77#b7 and except as    
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 amounts  
deposited under paragraph 7#c7 shall    
constitute the assets of the ,fund and  
remain available until expended4  7,b7  
,exception ,amounts transferred to the  
,fund under paragraph 7#c77;,d7 from    
amounts appropriated for fiscal year    
#bjai may be obligated only during      
fiscal year #bjai4  7#e7 ,budget request
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense may        
establish a separate budget line for the
 commemorative program4 ,in the budget  
justification materials submitted by the
 ,secretary in support of the budget of 
the ,president for any fiscal year for  
which the ,secretary establishes the    

separate budget line1 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7,a7 identify and explain any   
amounts expended for the commemorative  
program in the fiscal year preceding the
 budget request2  7,b7 identify and     
explain the amounts being requested to  
support the commemorative program for   
the fiscal year of the budget request2  
and  7,c7 present a summary of the      
fiscal status of the ,fund4  7e7        
,acceptance of voluntary services  7#a7 
,authority to accept services           
,notwithstanding section #acdb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,secretary of ,defense may accept from  
any person voluntary services to be     
provided in furtherance of the          
commemorative program4 ,the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall prohibit the          
solicitation of any voluntary services  
if the nature or circumstances of such  
solicitation would compromise the       
integrity or the appearance of integrity
 of any program of the ,department of   
,defense or of any individual involved  

in the program4  7#b7 ,reimbursement of 
incidental expenses ,the ,secretary may 
provide for reimbursement of incidental 
expenses incurred by a person providing 
voluntary services under this           
subsection4 ,the ,secretary shall       
determine which expenses are eligible   
for reimbursement under this paragraph4 
7f7 ,consultation with ,director of the 
,united ,states ,holocaust ,memorial    
,museum ,in designing the commemorative 
program conducted under this section1   
the ,secretary of ,defense shall consult
 with the ,director of the ,united      
,states ,holocaust ,memorial ,museum4   
7g7 ,final report  7#a7 ,report required
 ,not later than #fj days after the end 
of the commemorative program established
 by the ,secretary of ,defense under    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to ,congress a report containing 
an accounting of--  7,a7 all of the     
funds deposited into and expended from  
the ,fund2  7,b7 any other funds        
expended under this section2 and  7,c7  

any unobligated funds remaining in the  
,fund4  7#b7 ,treatment of unobligated  
funds ,unobligated amounts remaining in 
the ,fund as of the end of the          
commemorative period shall be held in   
the ,fund until transferred by law4  7h7
 ,limitation on expenditures ,total     
expenditures from the ,fund1 using      
amounts appropriated to the ,department 
of ,defense1 may not exceed #e1jjj1jjj  
for fiscal year #bjai or for any        
subsequent fiscal year to carry out the 
commemorative program4  7i7 ,sunset     
7#a7 ,commemorative program ,the        
commemorative program shall terminate on
 ,december #ca1 #bjba4  7#b7 ,fund ,the 
,fund shall terminate #fj days after the
 termination of the commemorative       
program4  ,clerk4