,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #e1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,young 
of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,bishop 
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,mr4 ,hall1   
,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 and ,mr4  
,meadows7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
authorize the ,national ,desert ,storm  
,memorial ,association to establish the 
,national ,desert ,storm and ,desert    
,shield ,memorial as a commemorative    
work in the ,district of ,columbia1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,national
 ,desert ,storm and ,desert ,shield ,war
 ,memorial ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,for 
the purposes of this ,act3  7#a7        
,association ,the term ,association     
means the ,national ,desert ,storm      
,memorial ,association1 a corporation   

organized under the laws of the ,state  
of ,arkansas and described in section   
#eja7;c77#c7 and exempt from taxation   
under section #eja7;a7 of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7#b7 ,memorial
 ,the term memorial means the ,national 
,desert ,storm and ,desert ,shield      
,memorial authorized to be established  
under section #c4  #c4 ,memorial to     
commemorate  7a7 ,authorization ,to     
establish commemorative work ,the       
,association may establish the ,national
 ,desert ,storm and ,desert ,shield     
,memorial as a commemorative work1 on   
,federal land in the ,district of       
,columbia to commemorate and honor those
 who1 as a member of the ,armed ,forces1
 served on active duty in support of    
,operation ,desert ,storm or ,operation 
,desert ,shield4  7b7 ,compliance with  
standards for commemorative works act   
,the establishment of the commemorative 
work shall be in accordance with chapter
 #hi of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code
 7commonly known as the ,commemorative  

,works ,act74  7c7 ,use of federal funds
 prohibited ,federal funds may not be   
used to pay any expense of the          
establishment of the memorial4 ,the     
,association shall be solely responsible
 for acceptance of contributions for1   
and payment of the expenses of1 the     
establishment of the memorial4  7d7     
,deposit of excess funds ,if1 upon      
payment of all expenses for the         
establishment of the memorial 7including
 the maintenance and preservation amount
 required by section #hijf7;b77#a7 of   
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code71 or   
upon expiration of the authority for the
 commemorative work under section       
#hijc7;e7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 there remains a balance of funds 
received for the establishment of the   
commemorative work1 the ,association    
shall transmit the amount of the balance
 to the ,secretary of the ,interior for 
deposit in the account provided for in  
section #hijf7;b77#c7 of title #dj1     
,united ,states ,code4