A draft House spending bill has cut $53 million in 2013 funds for the Eisenhower Memorial Commission, signaling more troubles for the controversial Frank Gehry-designed memorial.

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has asked the Eisenhower Memorial Commission to see models of the Frank Gehry-designed memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower later this month, likely delaying any formal approval from the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.