IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3349 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Republic of Texas Le3 gation Memorial Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

5 WORK. 

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

7 Texas may establish a commemorative work on Federal 

8 land in the District of Columbia and its environs to com9 memorate and honor those who, as representatives of the 

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

11 diplomats to the United States and made possible the an12 nexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of the United 

13 States. 

14 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO15 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora16 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

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

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

19 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

20 FUNDS.— 

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

22 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

23 commemorative work under this section. 

24 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF

25 THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.—The Daughters of the 

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1 ceptance of contributions for, and payment of the 

2 expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative 

3 work under this section. 

4 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex6 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in7 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

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

9 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re10 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

11 work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall 

12 transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary 

13 of the Interior for deposit in the account provided 

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

15 Code. 

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

17 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

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

19 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re20 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

21 work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall 

22 transmit the balance to a separate account with the 

23 National Park Foundation for memorials, to be 

24 available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Ad25 ministrator (as appropriate) following the process 


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

2 States Code, for accounts established under section 

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

4 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

6 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

7 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

8 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

9 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

10 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro11 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

12 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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