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. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States 

3 Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 

4 2020’’. 

5 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMIS6 SION. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—Section 4 of 

8 the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 

9 2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 685) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subpara11 graph (I) and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(I) The Chairperson of the National En13 dowment for the Arts. 

14 ‘‘(J) The Chairperson of the National En15 dowment for the Humanities. 

16 ‘‘(K) The Director of the Institute of Mu17 seum and Library Services. 

18 ‘‘(L)(i) The Chief Justice of the United 

19 States; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) an Associate Justice or former Asso21 ciate Justice appointed by the Chief Justice of 

22 the United States.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(3) REMOVAL OF MEMBERS WHO ARE PRIVATE

26 CITIZENS.—On an affirmative vote of not less than 
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2 1 ⁄3 of the members of the Commission, the Commis2 sion may remove a member of the Commission ap3 pointed under subsection (b)(3).’’; and 

4 (3) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘All meetings’’ and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) LOCATION OF FIRST MEETING.—The first 

8 meeting’’; and 

9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) LOCATION OF SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.— 

11 At least 1 meeting of the Commission each year 

12 shall be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.’’. 

13 (b) DUTIES.—Section 5(c)(1) of the United States 

14 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 

15 114–196; 130 Stat. 687) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘March 31, 2020’’. 

18 (c) COORDINATION.—Section 6(b) of the United 

19 States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Pub20 lic Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 689) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘presiding 

22 officer of the Federal Council on the Arts and the 

23 Humanities, the Chairperson of the National En24 dowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the 

25 National Endowment for the Humanities’’ and in-
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1 serting ‘‘Chairperson of the National Endowment for 

2 the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endow3 ment for the Humanities, and the Director of the 

4 Institute of Museum and Library Services’’; and 

5 (2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 

6 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and other’’ after 

7 ‘‘founding’’. 

8 (d) EXPENDITURES OF COMMISSION.—Section 9 of 

9 the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 

10 2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 691) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All expenditures of the Commis14 sion shall be made from donations, earned income, and 

15 any funds made available to carry out this Act under sub16 section (g).’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Once each 

18 year during the period beginning on the date of en19 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Annually during 

20 the period beginning 1 year after the Commission 

21 submits the report to the President under section 

22 5(c)(1)’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(e) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTIONS.—The 

25 Commission shall have the sole power to authorize, license, 
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1 and, as applicable, derive income from, the usage of offi2 cial marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the Com3 mission and the official United States Semiquincentennial 

4 activities sponsored or cosponsored by the Commission. 

5 ‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

7 except as authorized under rules and regulations of8 ficially issued by the Commission, any person who 

9 knowingly manufactures, reproduces, or uses any 

10 logo, symbol, or mark originated under authority of, 

11 and certified by, in accordance with paragraph (2), 

12 the Commission or the secretariat of the Commission 

13 described in subsection (b) for use in connection 

14 with the commemoration of the United States 

15 Semiquincentennial, or any facsimile of the logo, 

16 symbol, or mark, or holds out to the public objects 

17 in a manner to suggest any logo, symbol, or mark 

18 not officially authorized by the Commission or the 

19 secretariat of the Commission, shall be fined not 

20 more than $1,000 for each unauthorized use, impris21 oned for not more than 1 year, or both. 

22 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY DATE.—The requirements 

23 of paragraph (1) shall apply beginning on the date 

24 of publication in the Federal Register of notice of 
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1 certification by the Commission or secretariat of the 

2 Commission with respect to a logo, symbol, or mark. 

3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec5 essary 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 

other purposes. States Semiquincentennial Commission, and for bership and other requirements of the United Commission Act of 2016 to modify certain mem-