[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3425 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3425

 To authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
   commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
       commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2009

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
   commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
       commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.

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

SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE WORK RECOGNIZING ENACTMENT OF FAIR HOUSING 
              ACT.

    (a) Authority To Establish Commemorative Work.--The Fair Housing 
Commemorative Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal 
land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the 
enactment of the Fair Housing Act (title VIII of Public Law 90-284) on 
April 11, 1968.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
commemorative work authorized by subsection (a) shall be established 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 
authorized by subsection (a). The Fair Housing 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 of 
the establishment of the commemorative work authorized by subsection 
(a) (including the maintenance and preservation amount provided for in 
section 8906(b), of title 40, United States Code), or upon expiration 
of the authority for the commemorative work under chapter 89 of title 
40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for 
the establishment of that commemorative work, the Fair Housing 
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 such title.
    (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the terms 
``commemorative work'' and ``the District of Columbia and its 
environs'' have the meanings given to such terms in section 8902(a) of 
title 40, United States Code.
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