In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 17, 2020. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 3989) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

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. 
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1 ‘‘(J) The Chairperson of the National En2 dowment for the Humanities. 

3 ‘‘(K) The Director of the Institute of Mu4 seum and Library Services. 

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

6 States; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) an Associate Justice or former Asso8 ciate Justice appointed by the Chief Justice of 

9 the United States.’’; 

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

11 following: 

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

13 CITIZENS.—Following notice and approval of the rel14 evant appointing authority, on an affirmative vote of 

not less than 2 15 ⁄3 of the members of the Commission, 

16 the Commission may remove a member of the Com17 mission appointed under subsection (b)(3).’’; and 

18 (3) in subsection (d)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘All meetings’’ and insert20 ing the following: 

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

22 meeting’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(2) LOCATION OF SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—At 

2 least 1 meeting of the Commission each year shall be 

3 held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.’’. 

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

5 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 

6 114–196; 130 Stat. 687) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years 

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

8 ‘‘March 31, 2020’’. 

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

10 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 

11 114–196; 130 Stat. 689) is amended— 

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

13 officer of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Hu14 manities, the Chairperson of the National Endowment 

15 for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the National En16 dowment for the Humanities’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair17 person of the National Endowment for the Arts, the 

18 Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Hu19 manities, and the Director of the Institute of Museum 

20 and Library Services’’; and 

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

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

23 ‘‘founding’’. 
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1 (d) EXPENDITURES OF COMMISSION.—Section 9 of the 

2 United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 

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

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

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All expenditures of the Commis7 sion shall be made from donations, earned income, and any 

8 funds made available to carry out this Act under subsection 

9 (f).’’; 

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

11 year during the period beginning on the date of en12 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Annually during 

13 the period beginning 1 year after the Commission 

14 submits the report to the President under section 

15 5(c)(1)’’; and 

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

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

18 Commission shall have the exclusive right to use, and to 

19 allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and 

20 logos of the Commission. 
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1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

2 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 

3 to carry out this Act.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3989 

AMENDMENT