Title: To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Social Sciences and History

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of the philosopher and patriot, Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine is best known for writing Common Sense, a pamphlet that helped to inspire the Revolutionary War.
The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act.
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6720 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6720

   To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2022

Mr. Raskin (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Dean, 
Mr. Casten, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. DeSaulnier) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF THOMAS PAINE COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    (a) In General.--The Thomas Paine Memorial Association may 
establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia and its environs to honor the United States patriot, Thomas 
Paine.
    (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.--Federal funds may not 
be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative 
work under this section.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If upon payment of all expenses for the 
        establishment of the commemorative work (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 such establishment, the Thomas 
        Paine Memorial 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) 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 of funds 
        received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the 
        Thomas Paine Memorial Association shall transmit the amount of 
        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 of General Services (as 
        appropriate) following the process provided in section 
        8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for accounts 
        established under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 8906(b) of 
        title 40, United States Code.
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