,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize
 the ,national ,medal of ,honor ,museum 
,foundation to establish a commemorative
 work in the ,district of ,columbia and 
its environs1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,national ,medal of ,honor      
,monument ,act4  #b4 ,authorization to  
establish commemorative work  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,national ,medal of ,honor 
,museum ,foundation may establish a     
commemorative work on ,federal land in  
the ,district of ,columbia and its      
environs to honor the extraordinary acts
 of valor1 selfless service1 and        
sacrifice displayed by ,medal of ,honor 
recipients4  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 national    
medal of honor museum foundation ,the   
,national ,medal of ,honor ,museum      
,foundation 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 ,national ,medal of ,honor    
,museum ,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 that title4  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 ,national ,medal of ,honor ,museum  
,foundation 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 the      
,administrator of ,general ,services1 as
 appropriate1 in accordance with the    
process provided in paragraph 7#d7 of   
section #hijf7;b7 of that title for     

accounts established under paragraph    
7#b7 or 7#c7 of that section4