[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 3989 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3989
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to
modify certain membership and other requirements of the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Semiquincentennial
Commission Amendments Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--Section 4 of the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-196; 130
Stat. 685) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subparagraph (I) and
inserting the following:
``(I) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for
the Arts.
``(J) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
``(K) The Director of the Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
``(L)(i) The Chief Justice of the United States; or
``(ii) an Associate Justice or former Associate
Justice appointed by the Chief Justice of the United
States.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Removal of members who are private citizens.--On an
affirmative vote of not less than \2/3\ of the members of the
Commission, the Commission may remove a member of the
Commission appointed under subsection (b)(3).''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``All meetings'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Location of first meeting.--The first meeting''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Location of subsequent meetings.--At least 1 meeting
of the Commission each year shall be held in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.''.
(b) Duties.--Section 5(c)(1) of the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-196; 130
Stat. 687) is amended by striking ``2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act'' and inserting ``March 31, 2020''.
(c) Coordination.--Section 6(b) of the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-196; 130
Stat. 689) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``presiding officer of
the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, the
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities'' and
inserting ``Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts,
the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities,
and the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library
Services''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``and other'' after ``founding''.
(d) Expenditures of Commission.--Section 9 of the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-196; 130
Stat. 691) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--All expenditures of the Commission shall be made
from donations, earned income, and any funds made available to carry
out this Act under subsection (g).'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``Once each year during
the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act'' and
inserting ``Annually during the period beginning 1 year after
the Commission submits the report to the President under
section 5(c)(1)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Intellectual Property Protections.--The Commission shall have
the sole power to authorize, license, and, as applicable, derive income
from, the usage of official marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of
the Commission and the official United States Semiquincentennial
activities sponsored or cosponsored by the Commission.
``(f) Enforcement.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), except as
authorized under rules and regulations officially issued by the
Commission, any person who knowingly manufactures, reproduces,
or uses any logo, symbol, or mark originated under authority
of, and certified by, in accordance with paragraph (2), the
Commission or the secretariat of the Commission described in
subsection (b) for use in connection with the commemoration of
the United States Semiquincentennial, or any facsimile of the
logo, symbol, or mark, or holds out to the public objects in a
manner to suggest any logo, symbol, or mark not officially
authorized by the Commission or the secretariat of the
Commission, shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each
unauthorized use, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
``(2) Applicability date.--The requirements of paragraph
(1) shall apply beginning on the date of publication in the
Federal Register of notice of certification by the Commission
or secretariat of the Commission with respect to a logo,
symbol, or mark.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.''.
Passed the Senate July 21, 2020.
Attest:
Secretary.
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3989
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to
modify certain membership and other requirements of the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission, and for other purposes.