,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4 
,espaillat 7for himself and ,mr4        
,raskin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize a national memorial to        
commemorate those whose lives were lost 
to ,,covid-#ai and those who helped the 
country to recover1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai         
,national ,memorial ,act4  #b4 ,memorial
 ,there is established a memorial       
located at a designated location in the 
,bronx1 ,new ,york1 to honor the lives  
lost and the heroes who helped4  #c4    
,advisory commission  7a7 ,establishment
 ,there is established a commission to  
be known as the ,,covid-#ai ,national   
,memorial ,commission 7hereafter in this
 ,act referred to as the ,commission74  
7b7 ,membership ,the ,commission shall  
consist of #ae members1 including the   

,director of the ,national ,park        
,service1 or the ,director's designee1  
and #ad members appointed by the        
,secretary4  7c7 ,term ,the term of the 
members of the ,commission shall be for 
the life of the ,commission4  7d7 ,chair
 ,the members of the ,commission shall  
select the ,chair of the ,commission4   
7e7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy in the      
,commission shall not affect its powers 
if a quorum is present1 but shall be    
filled in the same manner as the        
original appointment4  7f7 ,meetings    
,the ,commission shall meet at the call 
of the ,chairperson or a majority of the
 members1 but not less often than       
quarterly4 ,notice of the ,commission   
meetings and agendas for the meetings   
shall be published in local newspapers  
in the vicinity of ,somerset ,county and
 in the ,federal ,register4 ,meetings of
 the ,commission shall be subject to    
section #eeb;b of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code 7relating to open         
meetings74  7g7 ,quorum ,a majority of  

the members serving on the ,commission  
shall constitute a quorum for the       
transaction of any business4  7h7 ,no   
compensation ,members of the ,commission
 shall serve without compensation1 but  
may be reimbursed for expenses incurred 
in carrying out the duties of the       
,commission4  7i7 ,duties ,the duties of
 the ,commission shall to-- 7#a7 not    
later than #c years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 submit to   
the ,secretary and ,congress a report   
containing recommendations for the      
planning1 design1 construction1 and     
long-term management of a permanent     
memorial2  7#b7 advise the ,secretary on
 the boundaries of the memorial site2   
7#c7 advise the ,secretary in the       
development of a management plan for the
 memorial site2  7#d7 consult and       
coordinate closely with the ,state of   
,new ,york1 ,new ,york ,city1 the ,bronx
 ,borough1 and other interested parties2
 and  7#e7 provide significant          
opportunities for public participation  

in the planning and design of the       
memorial4  7j7 ,powers ,the ,commission 
may-- 7#a7 make such expenditures for   
services and materials for the purpose  
of carrying out this ,act as the        
,commission considers advisable from    
funds appropriated or received as gifts 
for that purpose2  7#b7 subject to      
approval by the ,secretary1 solicit and 
accept donations of funds and gifts1    
personal property1 supplies1 or services
 from individuals1 foundations1         
corporations1 and other private or      
public entities to be used in connection
 with the construction or other expenses
 of the memorial2  7#c7 hold hearings1  
enter into contracts for personal       
services and otherwise2  7#d7 do such   
other things as are necessary to carry  
out this ,act2 and  7#e7 by a vote of   
the majority of the ,commission1        
delegate such of its duties as it       
determines appropriate to employees of  
the ,national ,park ,service4  7k7      
,termination ,the ,commission shall     

terminate upon dedication of the        
completed memorial4  #d4 ,duties of the 
,secretary ,the ,secretary is authorized
 to-- 7#a7 provide assistance to the    
,commission1 including advice on        
collections1 storage1 and archives2     
7#b7 consult and assist the ,commission 
in providing information1               
interpretation1 and the conduct of oral 
history interviews2  7#c7 provide       
assistance in conducting public meetings
 and forums held by the ,commission2    
7#d7 provide project management         
assistance to the ,commission for       
planning1 design1 and construction      
activities2  7#e7 provide programming   
and design assistance to the ,commission
 for possible memorial exhibits1        
collections1 or activities2  7#f7       
provide staff assistance and support to 
the ,commission2  7#g7 participate in   
the formulation of plans for the design 
of the memorial1 to accept funds raised 
by the ,commission for construction of  
the memorial1 and to construct the      

memorial2  7#h7 acquire from willing    
sellers the land or interests in land   
for the memorial site by donation1      
purchase with donated or appropriated   
funds1 or exchange2 and  7#i7 to        
administer the memorial as a unit of the
 ,national ,park ,system in accordance  
with this ,act and with the laws        
generally applicable to units of the    
,national ,park ,system4