,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjai,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 
,gardner7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,every ,word ,we ,utter ,monument to   
establish a commemorative work in the   
,district of ,columbia and its environs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,findings 
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 a monument  
as a tribute to the magnitude of the    
effort of suffragists over a period of  
#g decades to pass the #aith ,amendment 
to the ,constitution of the ,united     
,states in a way that engages the viewer
 and serves as a call to action for     
present and future generations is       
appropriate on ,federal land2  7#b7 the 
monument described in paragraph 7#a7    
should include-- 7,a7 a sculptural      
portrait to honor ,susan ,b4 ,anthony1  
,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton1 ,harriot     

,stanton ,blatch1 ,sojourner ,truth1    
,alice ,paul1 and ,ida ,b4 ,wells2 and  
7,b7 a depiction of the ,declaration of 
,sentiments and ,ratification ,flag with
 the names of other women instrumental  
in fighting for women's suffrage        
included in the depiction of the word   
,,we of the ,declaration of ,sentiments 
with raised lettering on ripples        
radiating from the monument2 and  7#c7  
the preferred site location for the     
monument is ,area ,,ii1 near            
,belmont-,paul ,national ,monument and  
the ,supreme ,court4  #b4 ,authorization
 to establish commemorative work  7a7   
,in ,general ,the ,every ,word ,we      
,utter ,monument may establish a        
commemorative work on ,federal land in  
the ,district of ,columbia and its      
environs 7as defined in section         
#hijb7;a7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states 
,code71 to commemorate the passage of   
the #aith ,amendment to the             
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
which gave women the right to vote4  7b7

 ,compliance ,with ,standards for       
,commemorative ,works ,the establishment
 of the commemorative work under this   
section shall be in accordance with     
chapter #hi of title #dj1 ,united       
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,commemorative ,works ,act74  7c7       
,prohibition on the use of federal funds
  7#a7 ,in general ,federal funds may   
not be used to pay any expense of the   
establishment of the commemorative work 
under this section4  7#b7               
,responsibility of the ,every ,word ,we 
,utter ,monument ,the ,every ,word ,we  
,utter ,monument shall be solely        
responsible for acceptance of           
contributions for1 and payment of the   
expenses of1 the establishment of the   
commemorative work under this section4  
7d7 ,deposit of excess funds  7#a7 ,in  
general ,if1 on payment of all expenses 
for the establishment of the            
commemorative work under this section   
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 ,every   
,word ,we ,utter ,monument 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 ,on        
expiration of authority ,if1 on         
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 work under this section1  
the ,every ,word ,we ,utter ,monument   
shall transmit the amount of the balance
 to a separate account with the         
,national ,park ,foundation for         
memorials1 to be available to the       
,secretary of the ,interior or          
,administrator of ,general ,services1 as
 appropriate1 in accordance with the    

process provided in section             
#hijf7;b77#d7 of title #dj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 for accounts established 
under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of section 
#hijf7;b7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states 
,code4