To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Authorizes the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the formation of the Peace Corps and to honor the ideals upon which it was founded.

Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work.

Gives the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation sole responsibility for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work.

Requires the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to transmit any remaining balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in a separate account with the National Park Foundation.

Requires the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, to be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation," provided that such statement has been submitted for printing in the Congressional Record prior to the vote on passage.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4195 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4195

 To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2009

Mr. Farr (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Petri, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Watson, 
and Mr. Driehaus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
 commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PEACE CORPS 
              AND TO HONOR THE IDEALS UPON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED.

    (a) Authorization To Establish Commemorative Work.--The Peace Corps 
Commemorative Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal 
land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the 
formation of the Peace Corps and to honor the ideals upon which the 
Peace Corps was founded.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works Act.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with 
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Commemorative Works Act'').
    (c) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Federal funds may not be used 
to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work. The 
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation shall be solely responsible for 
acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 
establishment of the commemorative work.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, upon payment of all expenses for 
the establishment of the commemorative work (including the maintenance 
and preservation amount required by section 8906(b) of title 40, United 
States Code), or upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative 
work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there 
remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
commemorative work, the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation shall 
transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 
United States Code.
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