,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cegi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #c1 #bjbb,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,embassy of ,france in ,washington1 ,,dc1 to establish a commemorative work in the ,district of ,columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of ,jean ,monnet to restoring peace between ,european nations and establishing the ,european ,union1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,authorization to establish commemorative work 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states and ,france share a long and mutually beneficial relationship2 7#b7 the relationship between the ,united ,states and ,france is built on a shared commitment to the values of democracy1 human rights1 the rule of law1 security1 and prosperity2 7#c7 ,france is-- 7,a7 a key ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization ally2 and 7,b7 an important bilateral economic partner to the ,united ,states2 7#d7 ,jean ,monnet was a ,french diplomat who played an influential role in-- 7,a7 the founding of the ,european ,union2 and 7,b7 restoring and maintaining peace throughout ,europe2 7#e7 ,jean ,monnet served as ,deputy ,secretary-,general of the ,league of ,nations1 the first worldwide intergovernmental organization established to maintain world peace2 7#f7 ,jean ,monnet served as ,chair of the ,anglo-,french ,coordinating ,committee during ,world ,war ,,ii to unite ,british and ,french war efforts2 7#g7 after ,france surrendered to ,germany on ,june #bb1 #aidj1 ,jean ,monnet served on the ,british ,purchasing ,commission to facilitate the production and purchase of armaments for the war effort2 7#h7 ,jean ,monnet-- 7,a7 served as an advisor to ,president ,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt2 and 7,b7 played a critical role in the ,united ,states by providing necessary armaments and aid to ,european allies during ,world ,war ,,ii2 7#i7 ,jean ,monnet led the development and implementation of the ,modernization and ,re-equipment ,plan1 which spurred economic recovery in ,france after ,world ,war ,,ii2 7#aj7 ,jean ,monnet co-authored the ,schuman ,declaration-- 7,a7 that-- 7i7 bound together ,french and ,german industries after ,world ,war ,,ii to revitalize the ,european economy and ensure peace2 and 7ii7 led to the establishment of the ,european ,coal and ,steel ,community2 and 7,b7 the date of enactment of which1 ,may #i1 has been adopted as ,europe ,day by the ,european ,union2 7#aa7 ,jean ,monnet served as the first president of the ,high ,authority of the ,european ,coal and ,steel ,community2 7#ab7 ,jean ,monnet founded the ,action ,committee for the ,united ,states of ,europe1 which is recognized as having laid the foundation for the establishment of the ,european ,union2 7#ac7 on ,april #b1 #aigf1 the ,european ,council of the ,european ,union presented the first ever ,honorary ,citizen of ,europe award to ,jean ,monnet for his extraordinary efforts to promote ,european cooperation2 7#ad7 in #aifc1 ,president ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson presented ,jean ,monnet with the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom2 and 7#ae7 ,jean ,monnet-- 7,a7 had a residence near ,rock ,creek ,park in ,washington1 ,,dc2 7,b7 enjoyed taking long walks through ,rock ,creek ,park2 7,c7 affectionately referred to ,rock ,creek ,park as my park2 and 7,d7 claimed that long walks through ,rock ,creek ,park helped him to think and develop plans to achieve peace and unity in ,europe4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,embassy ,the term ,embassy means the ,embassy of ,france in ,washington1 ,,dc4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7c7 ,authorization 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,embassy may establish a commemorative work on ,federal land in the ,district of ,columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of ,jean ,monnet with respect to-- 7,a7 restoring peace between ,european nations2 and 7,b7 establishing the ,european ,union4 7#b7 ,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 7#c7 ,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 embassy of france in washington1 ,,dc ,the ,embassy shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for1 and the payment of the expenses of1 the establishment of the commemorative work under this section4 7#d7 ,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 ,embassy shall transmit the amount of the balance to the ,secretary 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 ,embassy 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 7d7 ,determination of 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 ,senate ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4