H. R. 1664 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and twenty-one 

An Act 

To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation 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, 

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Medal of Honor Museum 

Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal land 

in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by 

Medal of Honor recipients. 

(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 NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

MUSEUM FOUNDATION.—The National Medal of Honor Museum 

Foundation 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, on payment of all expenses for the 

establishment of the commemorative work under this section 

(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 National Medal of Honor 

Museum Foundation 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 that title. 

(2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If, on 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 under this section, the National Medal of Honor Museum 

Foundation 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 the 
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Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 

8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph 

(2) or (3) of that section. 

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

to the vote on passage. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.