World War II Women's Memorial Location Act

Summary

Permits the previously authorized commemorative memorial to women who worked on the World War II home front to be sited on the National Mall by overriding the usual federal siting restriction. The change allows placement either within Area I of the Mall or within the Reserve, while leaving the original authorization, funding rules, and other substantive requirements unchanged. This is a narrow, procedural change about where the memorial may be located on federal land in Washington, D.C.; it does not itself provide funding or alter other approval or permitting requirements for the memorial.

• Overrides federal siting law to allow a World War II women’s home-front memorial to be placed in Area I of the National Mall or in the Reserve.
• Does not provide funding or change the original authorization’s substantive requirements.
• Specifically narrows the legal barrier in 40 U.S.C. § 8908 for this commemorative work.
• Leaves existing review, design, and permitting processes intact; other approvals remain necessary.
• A targeted, location-only change focused on federal land use in Washington, D.C.
• Affirms the historical service of women on the World War II home front as rationale for Mall placement.
• Affects federal land-management agencies and the memorial foundation most directly.
• Does not authorize other memorials or broadly change national Mall siting rules beyond this exception.