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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3989 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 17, 2020 

Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 

6 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMIS2 SION. 

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

4 the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 

5 2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 685) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subpara7 graph (I) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(I) The Chairperson of the National En9 dowment for the Arts. 

10 ‘‘(J) The Chairperson of the National En11 dowment for the Humanities. 

12 ‘‘(K) The Director of the Institute of Mu13 seum and Library Services. 

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

15 States; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) an Associate Justice or former Asso17 ciate Justice appointed by the Chief Justice of 

18 the United States.’’; 

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

20 following: 

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

22 CITIZENS.—On an affirmative vote of not less than 

2 23 ⁄3 of the members of the Commission, the Commis24 sion may remove a member of the Commission ap25 pointed under subsection (b)(3).’’; and 

26 (3) in subsection (d)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘All meetings’’ and insert2 ing the following: 

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

4 meeting’’; and 

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

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

7 At least 1 meeting of the Commission each year 

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

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

10 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 

11 114–196; 130 Stat. 687) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years 

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

13 ‘‘March 31, 2020’’. 

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

15 States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Pub16 lic Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 689) is amended— 

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

18 officer of the Federal Council on the Arts and the 

19 Humanities, the Chairperson of the National En20 dowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the 

21 National Endowment for the Humanities’’ and in22 serting ‘‘Chairperson of the National Endowment for 

23 the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endow24 ment for the Humanities, and the Director of the 

25 Institute of Museum and Library Services’’; and 


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

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

3 ‘‘founding’’. 

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

5 the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 

6 2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 691) is amended— 

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

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All expenditures of the Commis10 sion shall be made from donations, earned income, and 

11 any funds made available to carry out this Act under sub12 section (g).’’; 

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

14 year during the period beginning on the date of en15 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Annually during 

16 the period beginning 1 year after the Commission 

17 submits the report to the President under section 

18 5(c)(1)’’; and 

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

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

21 Commission shall have the sole power to authorize, license, 

22 and, as applicable, derive income from, the usage of offi23 cial marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the Com24 mission and the official United States Semiquincentennial 

25 activities sponsored or cosponsored by the Commission. 


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1 ‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 

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

3 except as authorized under rules and regulations of4 ficially issued by the Commission, any person who 

5 knowingly manufactures, reproduces, or uses any 

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

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

8 the Commission or the secretariat of the Commission 

9 described in subsection (b) for use in connection 

10 with the commemoration of the United States 

11 Semiquincentennial, or any facsimile of the logo, 

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

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

14 not officially authorized by the Commission or the 

15 secretariat of the Commission, shall be fined not 

16 more than $1,000 for each unauthorized use, impris17 oned for not more than 1 year, or both. 

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

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

20 of publication in the Federal Register of notice of 

21 certification by the Commission or secretariat of the 

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


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

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec3 essary to carry out this Act.’’. 

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