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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 

To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at projects 

authorized under the Commemorative Works Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2013 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be 

displayed at projects authorized under the Commemorative Works Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS. 

4 Section 8905(b) of title 40, United States Code is 

5 amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(7) DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 

9 provided in this paragraph, the Secretary or 

10 Administrator, as applicable, may permit a 

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1 sponsor described in subsection (a) to acknowl2 edge donor contributions at the commemorative 

3 work. 

4 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Acknowledgments 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) be displayed inside a visitor cen7 ter or other ancillary structure associated 

8 with the commemorative work; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) conform to applicable National 

10 Park Service or General Services Adminis11 tration guidelines for donor recognition, as 

12 applicable. 

13 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.—Acknowledgments 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) be limited to an appropriate 

16 statement or credit recognizing the con17 tribution; 

18 ‘‘(ii) be displayed in a form approved 

19 by the Secretary or Administrator; 

20 ‘‘(iii) be displayed for a period of time 

21 determined by the Secretary or Adminis22 trator to be appropriate, commensurate 

23 with the level of the contribution; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) be limited to short, discrete, and 

2 unobtrusive acknowledgments or credits; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(v) not include any advertising slo5 gans or company logos. 

6 ‘‘(D) SUBMITTAL OF PLAN.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the dis8 play of donor acknowledgments, the spon9 sor shall submit to the Secretary or Ad10 ministrator, as applicable, for approval a 

11 plan for displaying the donor acknowledg12 ments, including— 

13 ‘‘(I) the sample text and types of 

14 acknowledgments to be displayed; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the form and location of all 

16 displays. 

17 ‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION AND RESUB18 MITTAL.—If the Secretary or Adminis19 trator does not approve the plan submitted 

20 under clause (i), the Secretary or Adminis21 trator shall— 

22 ‘‘(I) not later than 60 days after 

23 the date on which the plan is received, 

24 notify the sponsor of the reasons the 

25 plan is not approved; and 

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1 ‘‘(II) allow the sponsor to resub2 mit a revised donor acknowledgment 

3 plan. 

4 ‘‘(E) COST.—The sponsor shall bear all ex5 penses related to the display of donor acknowl6 edgments. 

7 ‘‘(F) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph 

8 shall apply to any commemorative work dedi9 cated after January 1, 2010.’’. 

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