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[H.R. 3349 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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 payment of the expenses 
    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 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 Daughters 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 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 Committee, 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.