,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,doggett introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,columbia1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,republic of ,texas ,legation   
,memorial ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,for  
the purposes of this ,act3  7#a7        
,association ,the term ,association     
means the ,daughters of the ,republic of
 ,texas1 a corporation organized under  
the laws of the ,state of ,texas 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 ,republic of ,texas  
,legation ,memorial authorized to be    

established under section #c4  #c4      
,memorial to commemorate  7a7           
,authorization ,to establish            
commemorative work ,the ,association may
 establish the ,republic of ,texas      
,legation ,memorial as a commemorative  
work1 on ,federal land in the ,district 
of ,columbia to commemorate and honor   
those who1 as representatives of the    
,republic of ,texas1 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     
,states4  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  7#a7 ,if 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 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  7#b7 ,if 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 balance to a separate account with  
the ,national ,park ,foundation for     

memorials1 to be available to the       
,secretary of the ,interior or the      
,administrator 7as appropriate7         
following the process provided in       
section #hijf7;b77#d7 of title #dj1     
,united ,states ,code1 for accounts     
established under section #hijf7;b77#b7 
or 7#c7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states   
,code4