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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 3989 (Engrossed in Senate) — To amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to modify certain membership and other requireme... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. United States Semiquincentennial Commission

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Section 4 of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–196 ; 130 Stat. 685) is amended— in subsection (b)(4), by striking subparagraph
(I)and inserting the following: The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Chief Justice of the United States; or an Associate Justice or former Associate Justice appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States. ; in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 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 in subsection (d)— by striking All meetings and inserting the following: The first meeting ; and by adding at the end the following: At least 1 meeting of the Commission each year shall be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. . 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 . Section 6(b) of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–196 ; 130 Stat. 689) is amended— 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 in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and other after founding . Section 9 of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–196 ; 130 Stat. 691) is amended— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: 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). ; 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 by adding at the end the following: 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. 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. 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. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. .
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  • Pub. L. 114-196
  • 130 Stat. 687
  • 130 Stat. 689
  • 130 Stat. 691
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Sec. 2
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Pub. L.Pub. L. 114-196
Stat.130 Stat. 687
Stat.130 Stat. 689
Stat.130 Stat. 691
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