,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bcgg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 ,mast introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,white ,house ,task ,force on ,celebrating ,america's #bejth ,birthday to establish the ,national ,garden of ,american ,heroes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,garden for ,america's #bejth ,anniversary ,act4 #b4 ,national ,garden of ,american ,heroes 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,task ,force shall-- 7#a7 establish the ,garden in accordance with this ,act2 and 7#b7 in establishing the ,garden1 be responsible for any planning1 contracting1 implementation of plans1 designing1 building1 permitting1 compliance1 and land acquisition or environmental reviews related to such establishment4 7b7 ,timeline for construction of ,garden 7#a7 ,deadline for commencement ,to the maximum extent practicable and subject to paragraph 7#b71 the ,task ,force shall commence construction of the ,garden by not later than ,july #d1 #bjbf4 7#b7 ,limitation on construction pending approval ,the ,task ,force may only commence construction of the ,garden after the ,secretary of the ,interior approves the location of the ,garden4 7c7 ,location of ,garden 7#a7 ,authorization of establishment in ,reserve ,notwithstanding section #hijh7;c7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,task ,force may establish the ,garden in the ,reserve4 7#b7 ,authorization of land acquisition ,if the ,garden is not established on ,federal land1 the ,secretary of the ,interior may acquire through purchase1 donation1 or exchange from a ,state1 local government1 ,tribal ,government1 or private landowner land on which to establish the ,garden4 7d7 ,individuals honored ,notwithstanding section #hijc7;c7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,garden may commemorate any individual or group of individuals4 7e7 ,private contributions ,the ,task ,force shall solicit and accept private contributions for the ,garden4 7f7 ,national ,garden ,fund 7#a7 ,in general ,there is hereby established in the ,treasury a fund1 to be known as the ,national ,garden ,fund1 for the expenses of establishing and maintaining the ,garden4 7#b7 ,deposits and credits2 obligations 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,national ,garden ,fund shall consist of-- 7i7 amounts deposited1 and interest and proceeds credited1 under subparagraph 7,b72 and 7ii7 obligations obtained under subparagraph 7,c74 7,b7 ,deposits and credits ,the ,chair of the ,task ,force shall deposit in the ,national ,garden ,fund the amounts accepted as contributions under subsection 7e74 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall credit to the ,national ,garden ,fund the interest on1 and the proceeds from sale or redemption of1 obligations held in the ,national ,garden ,fund4 7,c7 ,obligations ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall invest any portion of the ,national ,garden ,fund that1 as determined by the ,chair of the ,task ,force1 is not required to meet current expenses4 ,each investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the ,united ,states or an obligation guaranteed as to principal and interest by the ,united ,states that1 as determined by the ,chair of the ,task ,force1 has a maturity suitable for the ,national ,garden ,fund4 7#c7 ,availability of funds ,such amounts as are necessary shall be made available from the ,national ,garden ,fund to-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 for the ,secretary to provide administrative support for the establishment of the ,garden2 7,b7 the ,task ,force1 for the ,task ,force to establish the ,garden2 and 7,c7 the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service1 beginning on the date on which the ,garden opens to the public1 for the ,director to maintain the ,garden4 7g7 ,visitation fee 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director may charge a visitation fee for the ,garden if the ,director determines that the funds of the ,national ,garden ,fund are insufficient to maintain the ,garden4 7#b7 ,use of fee ,any fees collected under paragraph 7#a7 may only be used for the maintenance of the ,garden4 7h7 ,reports to ,congress 7#a7 ,report on establishment of ,garden 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this section1 and every #fj days thereafter until the date that is #a day before the date on which the ,garden opens to the public1 the ,task ,force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the establishment of the ,garden1 which shall include information regarding-- 7i7 prior to the commencement of construction of the ,garden1 any proposed location for the ,garden1 or a final decision about such location2 7ii7 any plan for the design of the ,garden1 and any implementation or planned implementation of such plan2 7iii7 an up-to-date timeline for establishment of the ,garden1 including-- 7,i7 prior to the commencement of construction of the ,garden1 any recommendations or initiatives implemented to enable such commencement by not later than ,july #d1 #bjbf2 and 7,,ii7 after the commencement of construction of the ,garden1 a date on which the ,garden plans to open to the public1 recommendations1 and any initiatives related to such date on which the ,garden plans to open to the public2 and 7iv7 a detailed and up-to-date budget for establishing the ,garden1 including information on any funds in the ,national ,garden ,fund1 and how such funds are used4 7,b7 ,contingency ,if the ,task ,force determines that commencement of construction of the ,garden by ,july #d1 #bjbf1 is not feasible1 then the ,task ,force shall1 not later than ,july #d1 #bjbf1 submit to ,congress a revised timeline for establishment of the ,garden1 including a date on which the ,garden plans to open to the public4 7#b7 ,report on maintenance of ,garden ,not later than #fj days after the date on which the ,garden opens to the public1 and every #fj days thereafter1 the ,director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the maintenance of the ,garden1 which shall include information regarding-- 7,a7 the staffing and operations of the ,garden2 7,b7 the conservation and resource management of the ,garden2 7,c7 visitations to the ,garden2 7,d7 the safety of the public at the ,garden2 7,e7 any security threats or challenges to the ,garden2 7,f7 any funds in the ,national ,garden ,fund1 and how such funds are used2 and 7,g7 any visitation fees collected under subparagraph 7g71 and how such fees are used4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,garden ,the term ,garden means the statuary park1 to be known as the ,national ,garden of ,american ,heroes1 described in ,executive ,order #adahi 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #hhdi2 relating to celebrating ,america's #bejth birthday7 and prior ,executive ,orders #acicd 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #daafe2 relating to building and rebuilding monuments to ,american heroes7 and #acigh 7#hf ,fed4 ,reg4 #fhji2 relating to building the ,garden74 7#c7 ,reserve ,the term ,reserve has the meaning given such term in section #hijb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given such term in section #feja of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,task ,force ,the term ,task ,force means the ,white ,house ,task ,force on ,celebrating ,america's #bejth ,birthday established under ,executive ,order #adahi 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #hhdi2 relating to celebrating ,america's #bejth birthday7 and prior ,executive ,orders #acicd 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #daafe2 relating to building and rebuilding monuments to ,american heroes7 and #acigh 7#hf ,fed4 ,reg4 #fhji2 relating to building the ,garden7 to establish the ,garden4 7#f7 ,tribal ,government ,the term ,tribal ,government has the meaning given such term in section #dba of the ,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #feh74