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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 473 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 181
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 473

                          [Report No. 116-229]

     To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

    Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Crow, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Tipton, Ms. 
 DeGette, Mr. Perlmutter, and Mr. Buck) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                            October 11, 2019

 Additional sponsors: Mr. King of New York, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
Hill of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Johnson of 
Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
   Lee of California, Mr. Case, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Carson of 
   Indiana, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. 
   McGovern, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Clay, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
       Underwood, Mr. Harder of California, and Ms. Roybal-Allard

                            October 11, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               10, 2019]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
     To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
                          for other purposes.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    (a) In General.--The Every Word We Utter Monument may establish a 
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 
environs to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the 
Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.
    (b) Compliance With Standards For Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in 
accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act'').
    (c) Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
        expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section.
            (2) Responsibility of the every word we utter monument.--
        The Every Word We Utter Monument shall be solely responsible 
        for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the 
        expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If upon payment of all expenses for the 
        establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and 
        preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 
        United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received 
        for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Every Word 
        We Utter Monument shall transmit the amount of the balance to 
        the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account 
        provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States 
        Code.
            (2) On expiration of authority.--If upon expiration of the 
        authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of 
        title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds 
        received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the 
        Every Word We Utter Monument shall transmit the amount of the 
        balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation 
        for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior 
        or Administrator (as appropriate) following the process 
        provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, 
        for accounts established under 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, 
        United States Code.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 181

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 473

                          [Report No. 116-229]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 11, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
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