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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3026 
To authorize the Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc., to establish a 
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and 
its environs to honor all those who have put their country first as 
military spouses throughout our Nation’s history. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2007 
Mrs. DRAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc., 
to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in 
the District of Columbia and its environs to honor all 
those who have put their country first as military spouses 
throughout our Nation’s history. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Spouses Me-
morial Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) From the earliest days of our Nation to the 
present day, the military spouse has been the back-
bone of the military family. 
(2) Our military members have answered our 
Nation’s call to duty due to the strong support and 
selflessness of the military spouse. 
(3) The military spouse is the unsung hero who 
has traditionally placed spouse, family, and country 
above any personal needs or ambitions. 
(4) The strength, sense of purpose, and courage 
shown by the military spouse in maintaining the co-
hesion of their family during both war and peace-
time has been instrumental in the retention and mo-
rale of our Nation’s military. 
(5) Our military widows have shared in their 
spouses’ last full measure of devotion and deserve 
the recognition, respect, and thanks of a grateful 
Nation. 
(6) President Ronald Reagan, in honoring the 
legacy of the military spouse, proclaimed the Friday 
before Mother’s Day to be Military Spouse Day. 
(7) It is appropriate to extend this recognition 
into a permanent national monument to commemo-
rate the instrumental contribution, service, and sac-
rifice of every military spouse. 
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(8) Every married service member recognizes 
the contributions and dedication of their military 
spouse and the time has come for the Nation as a 
whole to honor all military spouses for their service 
to our country. 
(9) This monument will recognize all spouses 
from the revolutionary war to the present day war 
on terror and all conflicts that come in the future 
and will be a universal symbol of the military spouse 
and the strength and courage to maintain a family 
and support our service members during war and 
peacetime. 
SEC. 3. COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR MILITARY 
SPOUSES. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 
WORK.—The Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc., 
may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in 
the District of Columbia and its environs to honor all 
those who have put their country first as military spouses 
throughout our Nation’s history. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The commemorative work authorized by 
subsection (a) shall be established in accordance with 
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 
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(c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal 
funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establish-
ment of the commemorative work authorized by subsection 
(a). The Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc., shall 
be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, 
and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of that 
commemorative work. 
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment 
of all expenses of the establishment of the commemorative 
work authorized by subsection (a) (including the mainte-
nance and preservation amount provided for in section 
8906(b), of title 40, United States Code), or upon expira-
tion of the authority for the commemorative work under 
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, there remains 
a balance of funds received for the establishment of that 
commemorative work, the Military Spouse Legacy Asso-
ciation, Inc., shall transmit the amount of the balance to 
the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account 
provided for in section 8906(b)(1) of such title. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the terms ‘‘commemorative work’’ and ‘‘the District of Co-
lumbia and its environs’’ have the meanings given to such 
terms in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. 
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