H. R. 3349 

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 

An Act 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Republic of Texas Legation 

Memorial Act’’. 

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK. 

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

establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District 

of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those 

who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the 

District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made 

possible the annexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of 

the United States. 

(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 DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC

OF TEXAS.—The Daughters of the Republic of Texas 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 Daughters of the Republic of Texas 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 
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of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative 

work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall transmit 

the balance to a separate account with the National Park 

Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary 

of the Interior or the Administrator (as appropriate) following 

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

States Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) 

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

SEC. 3. 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.