Title: Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act
This bill authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor those individuals 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.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6672 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6672

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 17, 2018

    Mr. Culberson (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 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. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the 
        Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a corporation organized 
        under the laws of the State of Texas and described in section 
        501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (2) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means the Republic of 
        Texas Legation Memorial authorized to be established under 
        section 3.

SEC. 3. MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE.

    (a) Authorization To Establish Commemorative Work.--The Association 
may establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a 
commemorative work, on Federal land in the District of Columbia 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) Type of Commemorative Work.--The memorial shall consist of a 
plaque containing an inscription recognizing the Republic of Texas 
Legation.
    (c) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works Act.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with 
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Commemorative Works Act'').
    (d) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Federal funds may not be used 
to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial. The 
Association shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions 
for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial.
    (e) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) 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 Association 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) If upon expiration of the authority for the 
        commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United 
        States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the 
        establishment of the commemorative work, the Association 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.
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