A bill to authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia.

This bill authorizes the American Friends of the Czech Republic to build a memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Tomáš G. Masaryk, the founding president of Czechoslovakia. The memorial honors Masaryk’s role as a champion of democracy and his close ties to the United States, where he helped draft the Czechoslovak Declaration of Independence in 1918.

For citizens and visitors, the practical impact is the creation of a new public commemorative site on federal land, specifically located in a small park on Massachusetts Avenue NW. The project is designed to be completed without the use of federal funds, as the law requires the sponsoring organization to cover all costs for the memorial’s establishment and future maintenance.