,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,farr1 
,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,honda1 and ,mr4  
,petri7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,budget1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,peace ,corps             
,commemorative ,foundation to establish 
a commemorative work in the ,district of
 ,columbia and its environs1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,congress
 makes the following findings3  7#a7    
,the ,peace ,corps was created by       
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy on ,march 
#a1 #aifa1 for ,americans to serve their
 country in the cause of peace by living
 and working in developing countries4   

7#b7 ,the ,peace ,corps has become an   
enduring symbol of ,america's commitment
 to promoting prosperity and progress in
 the developing world4  7#c7 ,peace     
,corps volunteers have deepened the ties
 of goodwill1 friendship1 and mutual    
understanding between the ,united       
,states and other countries4  7#d7      
,peace ,corps volunteers return to the  
,united ,states with language fluency   
and deep cross-cultural experience that 
enhances ,america's international       
standing4  7#e7 ,over #baj1jjj          
,americans from all #ej ,states have    
served at the request of #aci countries 
as ,peace ,corps volunteers over more   
than #ej years4  7#f7 ,more than #h1jjj 
,peace ,corps volunteers currently serve
 in #gf host countries in ,africa1      
,asia1 the ,caribbean1 ,eastern         
,europe_/,central ,asia1 ,latin         
,america1 ,north ,africa_/,middle ,east1
 and the ,pacific ,islands4  7#g7 ,peace
 ,corps volunteers work with local      
communities in developng countries to   

promote sustainable development and     
local capacity building4  7#h7 ,peace   
,corps volunteers have made significant 
and lasting contributions around the    
globe in education1 public health and   
,,hiv_/,,aids relief1 agriculture1 youth
 development1 the environment1 and      
business development4  7#i7 ,as of      
#bjac1 #be additional countries have    
requested ,peace ,corps volunteers and  
existing host countries have requested  
an increase in the number of ,peace     
,corps volunteers4  7#aj7 ,after more   
than five decades of service1 the ,peace
 ,corps continues to reaffirm ,america's
 commitment to help communities overseas
 help themselves4  #b4 ,memorial to     
commemorate the establishment of the    
,peace ,corps and the ideals of world   
peace and friendship upon which it was  
founded  7a7 ,authorization ,to         
establish commemorative work ,the ,peace
 ,corps ,commemorative ,foundation may  
establish a commemorative work on       
,federal land in the ,district of       

,columbia and its environs to           
commemorate the formation of the ,peace 
,corps and the ideals of world peace and
 friendship upon which the ,peace ,corps
 was founded4  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            
commemorative work4 ,the ,peace ,corps  
,commemorative ,foundation shall be     
solely responsible for acceptance of    
contributions for1 and payment of the   
expenses of1 the establishment of the   
commemorative work4  7d7 ,deposit of    
excess funds ,if1 upon payment of all   
expenses for the establishment of the   
commemorative work 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 ,peace ,corps   
,commemorative ,foundation 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  #c4 ,budgetary  
effects ,the budgetary effects of this  
,act1 for the purpose of complying with 
the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of
 #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference
 to the latest statement titled         
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4