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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 915 

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 

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. 

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 


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

2 and working in developing countries. 

3 (2) The Peace Corps has become an enduring 

4 symbol of America’s commitment to promoting pros5 perity and progress in the developing world. 

6 (3) Peace Corps volunteers have deepened the 

7 ties of goodwill, friendship, and mutual under8 standing between the United States and other coun9 tries. 

10 (4) Peace Corps volunteers return to the United 

11 States with language fluency and deep cross-cultural 

12 experience that enhances America’s international 

13 standing. 

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

15 have served at the request of 139 countries as Peace 

16 Corps volunteers over more than 50 years. 

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

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

19 the Caribbean, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, Latin 

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

21 Islands. 

22 (7) Peace Corps volunteers work with local 

23 communities in developng countries to promote sus24 tainable development and local capacity building. 


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1 (8) Peace Corps volunteers have made signifi2 cant and lasting contributions around the globe in 

3 education, public health and HIV/AIDS relief, agri4 culture, youth development, the environment, and 

5 business development. 

6 (9) As of 2013, 25 additional countries have re7 quested Peace Corps volunteers and existing host 

8 countries have requested an increase in the number 

9 of Peace Corps volunteers. 

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

11 the Peace Corps continues to reaffirm America’s 

12 commitment to help communities overseas help 

13 themselves. 

14 SEC. 2. MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THE ESTABLISH15 MENT OF THE PEACE CORPS AND THE 

16 IDEALS OF WORLD PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP 

17 UPON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA19 TIVE WORK.—The Peace Corps Commemorative Founda20 tion may establish a commemorative work on Federal land 

21 in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemo22 rate the formation of the Peace Corps and the ideals of 

23 world peace and friendship upon which the Peace Corps 

24 was founded. 


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1 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO2 RATIVE WORKS ACT.—The establishment of the com3 memorative work shall be in accordance with chapter 89 

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

5 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

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

7 funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establish8 ment of the commemorative work. The Peace Corps Com9 memorative Foundation shall be solely responsible for ac10 ceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses 

11 of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 

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

13 of all expenses for the establishment of the commemora14 tive work (including the maintenance and preservation 

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

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

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

18 United States Code, there remains a balance of funds re19 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative work, 

20 the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation shall trans21 mit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Inte22 rior for deposit in the account provided for in section 

23 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

4 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

6 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

7 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro8 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

9 vote on passage. 

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