117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6353 

AN ACT 

To authorize the National Service Animals Monument Corporation 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Service Ani3 mals Memorial Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

5 WORK. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Service Animals 

7 Monument Corporation (referred to in this section as the 

8 ‘‘Corporation’’) may establish a commemorative work on 

9 Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs 

10 to commemorate the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service 

11 animals and handlers of service animals in the United 

12 States. 

13 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO14 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora15 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

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

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

18 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

19 FUNDS.— 

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

21 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

22 commemorative work under this section. 

23 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NATIONAL SERV24 ICE ANIMALS MONUMENT CORPORATION.—The Cor25 poration shall be solely responsible for the accept26 ance of contributions for, and the payment of the ex-
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1 penses of, the establishment of the commemorative 

2 work under this section. 

3 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, upon payment of all ex5 penses for the establishment of the commemorative 

6 work under this section (including the maintenance 

7 and preservation amount required by section 

8 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there 

9 remains a balance of funds received for the estab10 lishment of the commemorative work, the Corpora11 tion shall transmit the amount of the balance to the 

12 Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account 

13 provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If, upon 

16 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

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

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

20 work under this section, the Corporation shall trans21 mit the amount of the balance to a separate account 

22 with the National Park Foundation for memorials, 

23 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the 

24 Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in 

25 accordance with the process provided in section 
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1 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for ac2 counts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of 

3 section 8906(b) of such title. 

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 19, 

2022. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6353 

AN ACT 

To authorize the National Service Animals Monurons, and for other purposes. work in the District of Columbia and its envi- ment Corporation to establish a commemorative