H. R. 3349 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Republic of Texas Legation 
Memorial Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Daughters of the Republic of Texas may 
establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District 
of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those 
who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the 
District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made 
possible the annexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of 
the United States. 
(b) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STANDARDS
FOR
COMMEMORATIVE 
WORKS.—The establishment of the commemorative work under this 
section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be used to pay 
any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work 
under this section. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF TEXAS.—The Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall be 
solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and pay-
ment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemora-
tive work under this section. 
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all expenses for the 
establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and 
preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 
United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received 
for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Daugh-
ters of the Republic of Texas shall transmit the amount of 
the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in 
the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon expiration of 
the authority for the commemorative work under section 
8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance
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of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative 
work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall transmit 
the balance to a separate account with the National Park 
Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary 
of the Interior or the Administrator (as appropriate) following 
the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United 
States Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) 
or (3) of title 40, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.