,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bi1 #bjba,mr4   
,connolly 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 & ,mr4 ,bey]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to designate !   
,septemb] #aa? ,national ,memorial      
,trail1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,septemb]
 #aa? ,national ,memorial ,trail  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,p>k ,!
 t]m ,p>k means ! ,flight #ic ,national 
,memorial4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,national ,p>k ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,/ate ,!  
t]m ,/ates means ,virg9ia1 ,m>yl&1      
,p5nsylvania1 ,new ,york1 ,new ,j]sey1  
,delaw>e1 & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4     
7#d7 ,trail ,! t]m ,trail means !       
,septemb] #aa? ,national ,memorial      
,trail ,r\te designat$ "u subsection    
7b74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( trail r\te  7#a7
 ,au?ority ,! ,secret>y1 ) concurr5ce ( 

! ag5cy hav+ jurisdiction ov] ! relevant
 roads1 may designate a t\r r\te1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,septemb] #aa? ,national       
,memorial ,trail ,r\te1 to l9k !        
,national ,septemb] #aa ,memorial &     
,museum 9 ,new ,york ,city1 ! ,p5tagon  
,memorial 9 ,arl+ton1 ,virg9ia1 & !     
,flight #ic ,national ,memorial 9       
,som]set ,c\nty1 ,p5nsylvania4 ,!       
,septemb] #aa? ,national ,memorial      
,trail %all-- 7,a7 provide = a tribute  
to ! family memb]s & lov$ ones :o 7     
victims ( ! attack & ! h]oes ( ,septemb]
 #aa?1 includ+ ! fir/ respond]s 9 !     
days1 weeks1 & mon?s aft] ! attack2     
7,b7 be a ,trail ( ,remembrance to honor
 ! fall5 9 a tangible way t keeps _!    
memories alive & reaffirms !            
exceptionalism ( our c\ntry2 &  7,c7 be 
a celebration ( our ,nation's resili5ce 
& p]sev]ance s9ce its f\nd+ z well z a  
promotion ( our cultural & indu/rial    
h]itage4  7#b7 ,r\te ,! ,trail %all =m  
an unbrok5 triangul> trail (            
approximately #a1cjj miles z foll[s3    

7,a7 ,/>t+ at ! ,p5tagon ,memorial 9    
,arl+ton1 ,virg9ia1 foll[+ ! ,mt4 ,v]non
 ,trail2  7,b7 !n ext5d+ nor? along !   
#ahd-mile ,*esapeake & ,ohio ,canal     
,national ,hi/oric ,p>k :]e x connects  
at ,cumb]l&1 ,m>yl&1 ) ! #aej-mile      
,great ,allegh5y ,passage & foll[s to   
,g>ret 9 ,som]set ,c\nty1 ,p5nsylvania2 
7,c7 turn+ nor!a/ & cont9u+ =           
approximately #ba miles to ! ,flight #ic
 ,national ,memorial2  7,d7 cont9u+ ea/ 
?r\gh ! communities & hi/oric sights (  
,p5nsylvania1 until arriv+ at ,new      
,j]sey's #acj-mile ,lib]ty ,wat] ,gap   
,trail1 !n foll[s to ,new ,york ,city & 
cont9ues to ! ,national ,septemb] #aa   
,memorial & ,museum2  7,e7 return+ s\?  
foll[+ important sections ( ! ,ea/ ,coa/
 ,gre5way & connect+ ,p5nsylvania's     
#i-aa ,memorial ,g>d5 ( ,reflection to !
 ,trail2  7,f7 cont9u+ ?r\gh ,new       
,j]sey1 ,delaw>e1 ,m>yl&1 & ! ,di/rict (
 ,columbia2 &  7,g7 end+ at ! ,p5tagon  
,memorial4  7c7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,trail 
%all be adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ?r\gh ! 

,p>k4  7d7 ,activities ,to facilitate ! 
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,trail & ! dissem9ation (
 in=mation reg>d+ ! ,trail1 ! ,secret>y 
%all-- 7#a7 produce & dissem9ate        
appropriate educational mat]ials reg>d+ 
! ,trail1 su* z h&books1 maps1 exhibits1
 signs1 int]pretive guides1 & electronic
 in=mation2  7#b7 coord9ate ! managem5t1
 plann+1 & ) p>ticipat+ prop]ties1 o!r  
,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate1 & local          
gov]nm5ts1 & nonpr(it entities2  7#c7   
create & adopt an (ficial1 uni=m symbol 
or device to m>k ! ,trail2 &  7#d7 issue
 guidel9es = ! use ( ! symbol or device 
adopt$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7e7 ,elem5ts (
 trail r\te ,subject to ! cons5t ( !    
own] ( ! prop]ty1 ! ,secret>y may       
designate z an (ficial /op on ! ,trail--
 7#a7 all units & programs ( ! ,p>k     
relat+ to ! attacks ( ,septemb] #aa?2   
7#b7 o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 &        
privately own$ prop]ties t ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es h a v]ifiable connection to !  
attacks ( ,septemb] #aa? & our ,nation's
 sacrifices s9ce its f\nd+2 &  7#c7 o!r 

gov]nm5tal & nongov]nm5tal facilities & 
programs ( an educational1              
commemorative1 rese>*1 or int]pretive   
nature t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be     
relat$ to ! attacks ( ,septemb] #aa? &  
our ,nation's sacrifices s9ce its f\nd+4
  7f7 ,coop]ative agreem5ts & memor&a ( 
und]/&+ ,to facilitate ! e/abli%m5t ( ! 
,trail & to ensure effective coord9ation
 ( ! ,f$]al & non-,f$]al prop]ties      
designat$ z /ops along ! ,trail1 !      
,secret>y may ent] into coop]ative      
agreem5ts & memor&a ( und]/&+ )1 &      
provide te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance   
to1 o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 ! ,/ate1        
localities1 regional gov]nm5tal bodies1 
& private entities4