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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4744 

To authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic 

of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District 

of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Mr. CRUZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to 

establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as 

a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Republic of Texas Le5 gation Memorial Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

2 WORK. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Daughters of the Republic of 

4 Texas may establish a commemorative work on Federal 

5 land in the District of Columbia and its environs to com6 memorate and honor those who, as representatives of the 

7 Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as 

8 diplomats to the United States and made possible the an9 nexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of the United 

10 States. 

11 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO12 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora13 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

14 chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 

15 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

16 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

17 FUNDS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 

19 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

20 commemorative work under this section. 

21 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF

22 THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.—The Daughters of the 

23 Republic of Texas shall be solely responsible for ac24 ceptance of contributions for, and payment of the 

25 expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative 

26 work under this section. 


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1 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex3 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in4 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

5 required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 

6 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re7 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

8 work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall 

9 transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary 

10 of the Interior for deposit in the account provided 

11 for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon 

14 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

15 work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

16 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re17 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

18 work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall 

19 transmit the balance to a separate account with the 

20 National Park Foundation for memorials, to be 

21 available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Ad22 ministrator (as appropriate) following the process 

23 provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United 


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1 States Code, for accounts established under section 

2 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code. 

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