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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3349 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 19, 2019 

Mr. DOGGETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on 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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For the purposes of this Act: 


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1 (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 

2 means the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a 

3 corporation organized under the laws of the State of 

4 Texas and described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt 

5 from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal 

6 Revenue Code of 1986. 

7 (2) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means 

8 the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial authorized 

9 to be established under section 3. 

10 SEC. 3. MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA12 TIVE WORK.—The Association may establish the Republic 

13 of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work, 

14 on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemo15 rate and honor those who, as representatives of the Repub16 lic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as dip17 lomats to the United States and made possible the annex18 ation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of the United 

19 States. 

20 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO21 RATIVE WORKS ACT.—The establishment of the com22 memorative work shall be in accordance with chapter 89 

23 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 

24 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 


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1 (c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal 

2 funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establish3 ment of the memorial. The Association shall be solely re4 sponsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment 

5 of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. 

6 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

7 (1) If upon payment of all expenses for the es8 tablishment of the memorial (including the mainte9 nance and preservation amount required by section 

10 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there 

11 remains a balance of funds received for the estab12 lishment of the commemorative work, the Associa13 tion shall transmit the amount of the balance to the 

14 Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account 

15 provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

16 States Code. 

17 (2) If upon expiration of the authority for the 

18 commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 

19 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of 

20 funds received for the establishment of the com21 memorative work, the Association shall transmit the 

22 balance to a separate account with the National 

23 Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 

24 the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator 

25 (as appropriate) following the process provided in 


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1 section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, 

2 for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) or 

3 (3) of title 40, United States Code. 

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