Bill > S2264

This bill, the World War I Memorial Act of 2014, officially designates the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National World War I Museum and Memorial, and renames Pershing Park in Washington D.C. as the National World War I Memorial. The World War I Centennial Commission (Commission), a group established to commemorate the centennial of World War I, is authorized to plan ceremonies for these designations and to enhance the existing General Pershing Commemorative Work in Washington D.C. with new sculptural and landscape elements. The bill also amends the original act that created the Commission to allow for the completion of construction at the National World War I Memorial even after the Commission's official termination, and revises rules regarding Commission members and their pay. Importantly, the bill explicitly prohibits any federal funds from being used for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of any memorial or commemorative work by the Commission, meaning any such projects must be funded through non-federal sources.