[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5091]
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  SA 5737. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Boozman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1077. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO 
                   HONOR JEAN MONNET.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) Sponsor.--The term ``Sponsor'' means the Government of 
     France.
       (b) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The Sponsor 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--
       (A) restoring peace between European nations; and
       (B) establishing the European Union.
       (2) Compliance with standards for commemorative works.--The 
     establishment of the commemorative work under this section 
     shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works 
     Act'').
       (3) Prohibition on the use of federal funds.--
       (A) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
     expense of the establishment or maintenance of the 
     commemorative work under this section.
       (B) Acceptance of contributions and payment of expenses.--
     The Sponsor shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of 
     contributions for, and the payment of the expenses of, the 
     establishment and maintenance of the commemorative work under 
     this section.
       (4) Deposit of excess funds.--
       (A) In general.--If, on payment of all expenses for the 
     establishment of the commemorative work under this section 
     (including the maintenance and preservation amount required 
     by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there 
     remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of 
     the commemorative work, the Sponsor shall transmit the amount 
     of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account 
     provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.
       (B) On expiration of authority.--If, on 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 under this section, the Sponsor shall transmit the 
     amount of the balance to a separate account with the National 
     Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the 
     Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as 
     appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in 
     paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts 
     established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.
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