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Union Calendar No. 245 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 915 

[Report No. 113–329, Part I] 

To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 

commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. FARR, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. 

PETRI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 21), 2014 

Additional sponsors: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KEATING, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CHU, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 

MULLIN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

RANGEL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. WELCH, 

Ms. KUSTER, Mr. HANNA, Mr. KLINE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HIMES, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. SEAN PATRICK

MALONEY of New York, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. MEADOWS, 

Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. REED, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. KINZINGER

of Illinois, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. TSONGAS, 

Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. BROWNLEY of 

California, Mr. GARCIA, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. HOYER, 

Mr. LEWIS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. JONES, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, and Mr. 

BROOKS of Alabama 

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JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 21), 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 21), 2014 

The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation 

to establish a commemorative work in the District of 

Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) The Peace Corps was created by President 

6 John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, for Americans 

7 to serve their country in the cause of peace by living 

8 and working in developing countries. 

9 (2) The Peace Corps has become an enduring 

10 symbol of America’s commitment to promoting pros11 perity and progress in the developing world. 

12 (3) Peace Corps volunteers have deepened the 

13 ties of goodwill, friendship, and mutual under14 standing between the United States and other coun15 tries. 

16 (4) Peace Corps volunteers return to the United 

17 States with language fluency and deep cross-cultural 

18 experience that enhances America’s international 

19 standing. 

20 (5) Over 210,000 Americans from all 50 States 

21 have served at the request of 139 countries as Peace 

22 Corps volunteers over more than 50 years. 

23 (6) More than 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers 

24 currently serve in 76 host countries in Africa, Asia, 

25 the Caribbean, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, Latin 

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1 America, North Africa/Middle East, and the Pacific 

2 Islands. 

3 (7) Peace Corps volunteers work with local 

4 communities in developng countries to promote sus5 tainable development and local capacity building. 

6 (8) Peace Corps volunteers have made signifi7 cant and lasting contributions around the globe in 

8 education, public health and HIV/AIDS relief, agri9 culture, youth development, the environment, and 

10 business development. 

11 (9) As of 2013, 25 additional countries have re12 quested Peace Corps volunteers and existing host 

13 countries have requested an increase in the number 

14 of Peace Corps volunteers. 

15 (10) After more than five decades of service, 

16 the Peace Corps continues to reaffirm America’s 

17 commitment to help communities overseas help 

18 themselves. 

19 SEC. 2. MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THE ESTABLISH20 MENT OF THE PEACE CORPS AND THE 

21 IDEALS OF WORLD PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP 

22 UPON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA24 TIVE WORK.—The Peace Corps Commemorative Founda25 tion may establish a commemorative work on Federal land 

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1 in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemo2 rate the formation of the Peace Corps and the ideals of 

3 world peace and friendship upon which the Peace Corps 

4 was founded. 

5 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO6 RATIVE WORKS ACT.—The establishment of the com7 memorative work shall be in accordance with chapter 89 

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

9 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

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

11 funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establish12 ment of the commemorative work. The Peace Corps Com13 memorative Foundation shall be solely responsible for ac14 ceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses 

15 of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 

16 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment 

17 of all expenses for the establishment of the commemora18 tive work (including the maintenance and preservation 

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

20 States Code), or upon expiration of the authority for the 

21 commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 40, 

22 United States Code, there remains a balance of funds re23 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative work, 

24 the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation shall trans25 mit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Intemstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 rior for deposit in the account provided for in section 

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

3 SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

6 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

8 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

9 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro10 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

11 vote on passage. 

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Union Calendar No. 245 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 915 

[Report No. 113–329, Part I] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative 

for other purposes. in the District of Columbia and its environs, and Foundation to establish a commemorative work 

JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 21), 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 21), 2014 

The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 

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