Bill Summary
The National Service Animals Memorial Act is a law that authorizes the National Service Animals Monument Corporation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. The purpose of this work is to honor the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service animals and their handlers in the United States. The establishment of this commemorative work must comply with the requirements of the Commemorative Works Act, and no federal funds can be used for its creation. The Corporation is responsible for accepting and managing donations to cover the expenses of the work. Any excess funds will be deposited into a designated account for future use. The budgetary effects of this Act will be determined by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee. It was passed by the House of Representatives on September 19, 2022.
Possible Impacts
1. Funding for the establishment of the commemorative work can only come from contributions and cannot be paid for with federal funds. This may limit the amount of resources available to the National Service Animals Monument Corporation and could potentially delay or prevent the establishment of the monument.
2. The budgetary effects of this Act must be determined and recorded, which could require additional time and resources for government officials. This could potentially impact other legislative priorities and delay the passage of other bills.
3. The Act specifies that the commemorative work should be in accordance with certain standards and regulations, which could affect the location and design of the monument. This could potentially impact the visual and aesthetic qualities of the monument, as well as its accessibility and inclusivity.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6353 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6353
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 20, 2022
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To authorize the National Service Animals Monument Corporation 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Service Animals Memorial
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.
(a) In General.--The National Service Animals Monument Corporation
(referred to in this section as the ``Corporation'') may establish a
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its
environs to commemorate the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service
animals and handlers of service animals in 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 national service animals monument
corporation.--The Corporation shall be solely responsible for
the acceptance of contributions for, and the 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 commemorative work under this section
(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 Corporation 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 under
this section, the Corporation 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, in
accordance with the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of
title 40, United States Code, for accounts established under
paragraph (2) or (3) of section 8906(b) of such title.
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.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2022.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.