To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

Summary

Requires federal agencies, during any lapse in appropriations, to keep publicly accessible memorials and cemeteries open when those sites are not federally funded and were normally open via federal property before the lapse. Federal employees whose official duties are to provide access to those memorials are treated as excepted from furlough under 31 U.S.C. § 1342 as performing services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.

• During a lapse in appropriations, agencies must allow public access to certain memorials and cemeteries that are not federally funded and were normally accessible via federal property.
• Memorials covered include sites of commemoration, including memorials and cemeteries, as long as they meet the funding and accessibility tests.
• Federal employees who provide access to these memorials are treated as excepted from furlough under 31 U.S.C. § 1342 for life-safety or property-protection services.
• The requirement applies only to memorials that are not federally funded and that were generally accessible when the agency was fully funded.
• The bill does not appropriate new funds; agencies must manage any costs within existing resources and authority.
• Agencies will need to identify qualifying memorials and plan staffing, security, and visitor services during shutdowns.
• Potential administrative questions include how to determine non-federal funding status and how to apply excepted-employee pay and staffing rules.