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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3579 

To authorize the Embassy of France in Washington, DC, to establish a 

commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs to 

honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean Monnet to restoring peace 

between European nations and establishing the European Union, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 

Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Embassy of France in Washington, DC, 

to establish a commemorative work in the District of 

Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary 

contributions of Jean Monnet to restoring peace between 

European nations and establishing the European Union, 

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. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA4 TIVE WORK. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the United States and France share a long 

2 and mutually beneficial relationship; 

3 (2) the relationship between the United States 

4 and France is built on a shared commitment to the 

5 values of democracy, human rights, the rule of law, 

6 security, and prosperity; 

7 (3) France is— 

8 (A) a key North Atlantic Treaty Organiza9 tion ally; and 

10 (B) an important bilateral economic part11 ner to the United States; 

12 (4) Jean Monnet was a French diplomat who 

13 played an influential role in— 

14 (A) the founding of the European Union; 

15 and 

16 (B) restoring and maintaining peace 

17 throughout Europe; 

18 (5) Jean Monnet served as Deputy Secretary19 General of the League of Nations, the first world20 wide intergovernmental organization established to 

21 maintain world peace; 

22 (6) Jean Monnet served as Chair of the Anglo23 French Coordinating Committee during World War 

24 II to unite British and French war efforts; 


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1 (7) after France surrendered to Germany on 

2 June 22, 1940, Jean Monnet served on the British 

3 Purchasing Commission to facilitate the production 

4 and purchase of armaments for the war effort; 

5 (8) Jean Monnet— 

6 (A) served as an advisor to President 

7 Franklin D. Roosevelt; and 

8 (B) played a critical role in the United 

9 States by providing necessary armaments and 

10 aid to European allies during World War II; 

11 (9) Jean Monnet led the development and im12 plementation of the Modernization and Re-equip13 ment Plan, which spurred economic recovery in 

14 France after World War II; 

15 (10) Jean Monnet co-authored the Schuman 

16 Declaration— 

17 (A) that— 

18 (i) bound together French and Ger19 man industries after World War II to revi20 talize the European economy and ensure 

21 peace; and 

22 (ii) led to the establishment of the 

23 European Coal and Steel Community; and 


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1 (B) the date of enactment of which, May 

2 9, has been adopted as ‘‘Europe Day’’ by the 

3 European Union; 

4 (11) Jean Monnet served as the first president 

5 of the High Authority of the European Coal and 

6 Steel Community; 

7 (12) Jean Monnet founded the Action Com8 mittee for the United States of Europe, which is rec9 ognized as having laid the foundation for the estab10 lishment of the European Union; 

11 (13) on April 2, 1976, the European Council of 

12 the European Union presented the first ever Hon13 orary Citizen of Europe award to Jean Monnet for 

14 his extraordinary efforts to promote European co15 operation; 

16 (14) in 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson 

17 presented Jean Monnet with the Presidential Medal 

18 of Freedom; and 

19 (15) Jean Monnet— 

20 (A) had a residence near Rock Creek Park 

21 in Washington, DC; 

22 (B) enjoyed taking long walks through 

23 Rock Creek Park; 

24 (C) affectionately referred to Rock Creek 

25 Park as ‘‘my park’’; and 


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1 (D) claimed that long walks through Rock 

2 Creek Park helped him to think and develop 

3 plans to achieve peace and unity in Europe. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) EMBASSY.—The term ‘‘Embassy’’ means 

6 the Embassy of France in Washington, DC. 

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Embassy may establish 

11 a commemorative work on Federal land in the Dis12 trict of Columbia and its environs to honor the ex13 traordinary contributions of Jean Monnet with re14 spect to— 

15 (A) restoring peace between European na16 tions; and 

17 (B) establishing the European Union. 

18 (2) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COM19 MEMORATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the 

20 commemorative work under this section shall be in 

21 accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United 

22 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemora23 tive Works Act’’). 

24 (3) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

25 FUNDS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not 

2 be used to pay any expense of the establishment 

3 of the commemorative work under this section. 

4 (B) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EMBASSY OF

5 FRANCE IN WASHINGTON, DC.—The Embassy 

6 shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of 

7 contributions for, and the payment of the ex8 penses of, the establishment of the commemora9 tive work under this section. 

10 (4) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—If, on payment of all 

12 expenses for the establishment of the com13 memorative work under this section (including 

14 the maintenance and preservation amount re15 quired by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 

16 States Code), there remains a balance of funds 

17 received for the establishment of the commemo18 rative work, the Embassy shall transmit the 

19 amount of the balance to the Secretary for de20 posit in the account provided for in section 

21 8906(b)(3) of that title. 

22 (B) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If, 

23 on expiration of the authority for the com24 memorative work under section 8903(e) of title 

25 40, United States Code, there remains a balVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Feb 05, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3579.IS S3579

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1 ance of funds received for the establishment of 

2 the commemorative work under this section, the 

3 Embassy shall transmit the amount of the bal4 ance to a separate account with the National 

5 Park Foundation for memorials, to be available 

6 to the Secretary of the Interior or the Adminis7 trator of General Services, as appropriate, in 

8 accordance with the process provided in para9 graph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for ac10 counts established under paragraph (2) or (3) 

11 of that section. 

12 (d) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

13 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of com14 plying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

15 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

17 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

18 by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro19 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

20 vote on passage. 

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