[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 76 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S3912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           VIETNAM VETERANS DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ACT OF 2013

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 588, which was received from the 
House and is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 588) to provide for donor contribution 
     acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans 
     Memorial Visitor Center, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Wyden 
amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1154) was agreed to, as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 8905(b) of title 40, United States Code is amended 
     by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) Donor contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable, may 
     permit a sponsor described in subsection (a) to acknowledge 
     donor contributions at the commemorative work.
       ``(B) Requirements.--Acknowledgments shall--
       ``(i) be displayed inside a visitor center or other 
     ancillary structure associated with the commemorative work; 
     and
       ``(ii) conform to applicable National Park Service or 
     General Services Administration guidelines for donor 
     recognition, as applicable.
       ``(C) Limitations.--Acknowledgments shall--
       ``(i) be limited to an appropriate statement or credit 
     recognizing the contribution;
       ``(ii) be displayed in a form approved by the Secretary or 
     Administrator;
       ``(iii) be displayed for a period of time determined by the 
     Secretary or Administrator to be appropriate, commensurate 
     with the level of the contribution;
       ``(iv) be limited to short, discrete, and unobtrusive 
     acknowledgments or credits; and
       ``(v) not include any advertising slogans or company logos.
       ``(D) Submittal of plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--Prior to the display of donor 
     acknowledgments, the sponsor shall submit to the Secretary or 
     Administrator, as applicable, for approval a plan for 
     displaying the donor acknowledgments, including--

       ``(I) the sample text and types of acknowledgments to be 
     displayed; and
       ``(II) the form and location of all displays.

       ``(ii) Notification and resubmittal.--If the Secretary or 
     Administrator does not approve the plan submitted under 
     clause (i), the Secretary or Administrator shall--

       ``(I) not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     plan is received, notify the sponsor of the reasons the plan 
     is not approved; and
       ``(II) allow the sponsor to resubmit a revised donor 
     acknowledgment plan.

       ``(E) Cost.--The sponsor shall bear all expenses related to 
     the display of donor acknowledgments.
       ``(F) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply to any 
     commemorative work dedicated after January 1, 2010.''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR VIETNAM 
                   MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER.

       Section 6(b)(5) of Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note; 
     124 Stat. 2851) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
     ``2018''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 588), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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