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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3556 

To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for 

a second century of protecting our national parks’ natural, historic, 

and cultural resources for present and future generations, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. TSONGAS, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 

Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. NORCROSS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to 

the Committees on Agriculture and Education and the Workforce, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial 

in 2016 and for a second century of protecting our 

national parks’ natural, historic, and cultural resources 

for present and future generations, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘National Park Service Centennial Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—CENTENNIAL DECLARATION 

Sec. 101. Centennial Declaration. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 

Sec. 201. Purpose. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund. 

Sec. 204. Signature projects or programs. 

Sec. 205. Donations and matching Federal funds. 

Sec. 206. Report to Congress. 

TITLE III—SECOND CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 

Sec. 301. Second Century Infrastructure Investment. 

TITLE IV—PUBLIC LANDS CENTENNIAL PROGRAM 

Sec. 401. Public Lands Centennial Fund. 

Sec. 402. Public Lands Centennial Program. 

Sec. 403. Report to Congress. 

TITLE V—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service. 

TITLE VI—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SECOND CENTURY FUND 

Sec. 601. National Park Service Second Century Fund. 

Sec. 602. Comparable pass cost for seniors. 

TITLE VII—NATIONAL PARK NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS 

Sec. 701. National Park Service interpretation and education. 

Sec. 702. Public Land Corps amendments. 

Sec. 703. Volunteers in the parks. 

TITLE VIII—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VISITOR SERVICES 

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 

Sec. 801. National Park Service Visitor Services Management Program. 

TITLE IX—INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Sec. 901. Intellectual property. 

TITLE X—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 

Sec. 1001. Board of directors. 

Sec. 1002. Authorization of appropriations. 


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1 TITLE I—CENTENNIAL 

2 DECLARATION 

3 SEC. 101. CENTENNIAL DECLARATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 100301 of title 54, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

7 There is’’; and 

8 (2) by adding the following new subsection at 

9 the end: 

10 ‘‘(b) CENTENNIAL DECLARATION.—On the centen11 nial of the establishment of the Service in 1916, Congress 

12 declares that the Service has responsibility not only for 

13 the administration of the System, but also for programs 

14 that provide financial and technical assistance to States, 

15 communities, and individuals to protect natural, cultural, 

16 historical, and recreational sites, enhancing the preserva17 tion of the Nation’s story, increasing access to the out18 doors, and contributing to the economic and environ19 mental well-being of the United States. The Congress reaf20 firms and directs that the Secretary utilize these pro21 grams, and any related programs authorized by Congress, 

22 to further the conservation and enjoyment of the natural 

23 and cultural heritage of the Nation for the benefit and 

24 inspiration of the public.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK 

2 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 

3 SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

4 It is the purpose of this title to establish a fund in 

5 the Treasury that will be used to finance signature 

6 projects and programs to enhance the National Park Sys7 tem as it approaches its centennial in 2016 and to prepare 

8 the parks for another century of conservation, preserva9 tion, and enjoyment. 

10 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title: 

12 (1) CHALLENGE FUND.—The term ‘‘Challenge 

13 Fund’’ means the National Park Centennial Chal14 lenge Fund. 

15 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

16 the Director of the National Park Service. 

17 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of the Interior. 

19 (4) SIGNATURE PROJECT OR PROGRAM.—The 

20 term ‘‘signature project or program’’ means any 

21 project or program identified by the Secretary as 

22 one that will help prepare the national parks for an23 other century of conservation, preservation, and en24 joyment. 


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1 (5) QUALIFIED DONATION.—The term ‘‘quali2 fied donation’’ means either a cash donation, or the 

3 binding pledge of a cash donation that is guaranteed 

4 by an irrevocable letter of credit, to the National 

5 Park Service that the Director certifies is to be used 

6 for a signature project or program. 

7 SEC. 203. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 

9 the Treasury a fund to be known as the National Park 

10 Centennial Challenge Fund. The Challenge Fund shall 

11 consist of— 

12 (1) qualified donations that are transferred 

13 from the National Park Service donation account in 

14 accordance with section 205(a) of this title; and 

15 (2) amounts appropriated from the general 

16 fund of the Treasury in accordance with section 

17 205(b) of this title. 

18 (b) AVAILABILITY.—All amounts transferred or ap19 propriated to the Challenge Fund shall be available to the 

20 Secretary for signature projects or programs under this 

21 title without further appropriation until expended. 

22 SEC. 204. SIGNATURE PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS. 

23 (a) LIST.—The Secretary shall develop a list of signa24 ture projects or programs eligible for funding from the 

25 Challenge Fund. The Secretary shall submit the list to the 


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1 Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate, and to the Committees on Appro3 priations and Natural Resources of the House of Rep4 resentatives. 

5 (b) UPDATES.—The Secretary may, from time to 

6 time, as the Secretary finds appropriate, add any signa7 ture project or program to the list and provide notice of 

8 such addition as required by subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 205. DONATIONS AND MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS. 

10 (a) QUALIFIED DONATIONS.—At any time after Oc11 tober 1, 2015, the Secretary may transfer to the Challenge 

12 Fund any qualified donation received by the National 

13 Park Service. 

14 (b) MATCHING AMOUNT.—There is appropriated to 

15 the Challenge Fund for each fiscal year in the period be16 ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 

17 2018, an amount equal to the qualified donations received 

18 in the same fiscal year, not to exceed $100,000,000 in any 

19 one fiscal year. 

20 (c) SOLICITATION.—Nothing in this title shall be con21 strued as expanding any authority that exists on the date 

22 of its enactment with respect to the ability of the National 

23 Park Service and its employees to receive or solicit dona24 tions. 


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1 SEC. 206. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 The Secretary shall provide with the submission of 

3 the President’s budget for each fiscal year a report on the 

4 status of the signature projects or programs and their 

5 funding. 

6 TITLE III—SECOND CENTURY 

7 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 

8 SEC. 301. SECOND CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE INVEST9 MENT. 

10 In addition to annual appropriations, there is hereby 

11 appropriated to the National Park Service Construction 

12 Account for each fiscal year in the period beginning on 

13 October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2018, 

14 $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to cor15 rect deficiencies in National Park Service infrastructure 

16 and facilities. 

17 TITLE IV—PUBLIC LANDS 

18 CENTENNIAL PROGRAM 

19 SEC. 401. PUBLIC LANDS CENTENNIAL FUND. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

21 Treasury a fund to be known as the Public Lands Centen22 nial Fund. 

23 (b) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year in the period be24 ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 

25 2018, there is hereby appropriated to the Public Lands 


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1 Centennial Fund $100,000,000, to remain available until 

2 expended. 

3 SEC. 402. PUBLIC LANDS CENTENNIAL PROGRAM. 

4 (a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior and the 

5 Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program 

6 under which funds from the Public Lands Centennial 

7 Fund are made available to Federal land or water man8 agement agencies, including the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment, the Bureau of Reclamation, the United States Fish 

10 and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the National 

11 Park Service, to support projects that— 

12 (1) enhance visitor services and outdoor rec13 reational opportunities; 

14 (2) restore lands and waters; 

15 (3) repair facilities or trails; or 

16 (4) increase energy and water efficiency. 

17 (b) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—The program estab18 lished in subsection (a) shall provide for a competitive 

19 process for the selection of eligible projects. 

20 (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting projects to 

21 receive funds under the program established in subsection 

22 (a), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Ag23 riculture shall consider the extent to which a proposed 

24 project— 


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1 (1) ranks highly within existing agency project 

2 prioritization processes; 

3 (2) delivers measurable and observable environ4 mental or community benefits; 

5 (3) includes a role for youth and veterans; 

6 (4) follows best management practices and does 

7 not create significant new burdens for maintenance 

8 or ongoing reinvestment by the proposing land man9 agement agency; and 

10 (5) involves collaboration with community part11 ners. 

12 SEC. 403. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

13 The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

14 Agriculture shall provide with the submission of the Presi15 dent’s budget for each fiscal year a report of the projects 

16 selected for funding under section 402 and the status of 

17 their funding. 

18 TITLE V—NATIONAL PARK 

19 FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 

20 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Foun22 dation Endowment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 502. SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT FOR THE NA2 TIONAL PARK SERVICE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1011 of title 54, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘§ 101121. Second Century Endowment for the Na7 tional Park Service 

8 ‘‘(a) SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT.—To further 

9 the mission of the Service, the National Park Foundation 

10 shall establish a special account to be known as the Second 

11 Century Endowment for the National Park Service (in this 

12 title referred to as the ‘Endowment’). 

13 ‘‘(b) FUNDS FOR THE ENDOWMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) The Endowment shall consist of any gifts, 

15 devises, or bequests that are provided to the Na16 tional Park Foundation for such purpose. 

17 ‘‘(2) The National Park Foundation shall de18 posit any funds received for the Endowment in a 

19 federally insured, interest-bearing account or may 

20 invest funds in appropriate security obligations, as 

21 directed by the Board of Directors. 

22 ‘‘(3) Any accrued interest or dividends earned 

23 on funds received for the Endowment shall be added 

24 to the principal and form a part of the Endowment. 

25 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) The National Park Foundation shall use 

2 funds deposited in the Endowment for projects and 

3 activities approved by the Secretary that further the 

4 mission and purposes of the Service. 

5 ‘‘(2) Each fiscal year, the National Park Foun6 dation may not expend from the Endowment more 

7 than 50 percent of the funds received or added to 

8 the Endowment in that fiscal year in accordance 

9 with paragraph (1). 

10 ‘‘(3) No funds received for the Endowment 

11 shall be used by the National Park Foundation for 

12 administrative expenses of the Foundation, including 

13 for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and 

14 other overhead expenses. 

15 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Beginning two years after the enact16 ment of this title, the National Park Foundation shall in17 clude, with its annual report, the status of the Endow18 ment, including— 

19 ‘‘(1) a statement of the amounts deposited in 

20 the Endowment and the balance remaining in the 

21 Endowment at the end of the fiscal year; and 

22 ‘‘(2) a description of the sums and purposes of 

23 the expenditures made from the Endowment for the 

24 fiscal year.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be2 ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 

3 the following: 

‘‘101121. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.’’. 

4 TITLE VI—NATIONAL PARK 

5 SERVICE SECOND CENTURY 

6 FUND 

7 SEC. 601. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SECOND CENTURY 

8 FUND. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 

10 amended by inserting the following after chapter 1033: 

11 ‘‘CHAPTER 1035—NATIONAL PARK 

12 SERVICE SECOND CENTURY FUND 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘103501. Establishment. 

‘‘103502. Lodging and camping fees. 

13 ‘‘§ 103501. Establishment 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

15 Treasury an account to be known as the National Park 

16 Service Second Century Fund. 

17 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—All funds collected under section 

18 103502 and section 807(c)(3) of the Federal Lands Recre19 ation Enhancement Act shall be deposited into the Na20 tional Park Service Second Century Fund, and shall re21 main available until expended. 

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1 ‘‘(1) Funds deposited into the National Park 

2 Service Second Century Fund shall be used for 

3 projects or programs approved by the Secretary to 

4 further the mission of the Service and to enhance 

5 the visitor experience in System units. 

6 ‘‘(2) Funds may only be used if matched, on a 

7 1-to-1 basis, by non-Federal donations (including 

8 funds, goods, or services) to the Service for specified 

9 projects or programs. 

10 ‘‘§ 103502. Lodging and camping fees 

11 ‘‘(a) FEES.—Within a System unit, the Secretary, ei12 ther directly or through a concessions contract, lease, or 

13 similar instrument, may impose a fee in addition to the 

14 daily cost of lodging or camping— 

15 ‘‘(1) of not more than 5 percent of the fee 

16 charged on each person for each night of lodging in 

17 facilities; and 

18 ‘‘(2) of not more than 5 percent of the fee 

19 charged on each person for each night of camping 

20 in designated campgrounds. 

21 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—No fees may be charged under 

22 this section within a System unit for— 

23 ‘‘(1) visitors engaged in backcountry camping 

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1 ‘‘(2) employees of the System, including sea2 sonal employees or employees of concessioners, who 

3 live in housing provided in the parks due to their 

4 employment, and house guests of such employees; 

5 ‘‘(3) persons engaged in residential educational 

6 and interpretive programs who are lodged in park 

7 facilities while participating in these programs; and 

8 ‘‘(4) lodging or camping on private property 

9 within a System unit.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Title 54, United 

11 States Code, is further amended in the matter before sub12 title I by inserting the following after the item relating 

13 to chapter 1033: 

‘‘1035. Second Century Fund ....................................................... 10351.’’. 

14 SEC. 602. COMPARABLE PASS COST FOR SENIORS. 

15 The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., Public Law 108–447, division J, title 

17 VIII) is amended— 

18 (1) in section 805(b)(1), by striking ‘‘of 

19 $10.00’’ and inserting ‘‘equal to the price of the Na20 tional Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) in section 807(c)— 

23 (A) by renumbering paragraph (3) as 

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1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) a new 

2 paragraph (3) as follows: 

3 ‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION OF AGE DISCOUNT FEES

4 FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Any amounts above 

5 $10.00 that are collected by the National Park Serv6 ice for the purchase of the lifetime pass by citizens 

7 62 years of age or older shall be deposited in the 

8 National Park Service Second Century Fund estab9 lished in chapter 1035 of title 54, United States 

10 Code.’’. 

11 TITLE VII—NATIONAL PARK 

12 NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS 

13 SEC. 701. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INTERPRETATION AND 

14 EDUCATION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 

16 amended by inserting the following after chapter 1007: 

17 ‘‘CHAPTER 1008—EDUCATION AND 

18 INTERPRETATION 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘100801. Purposes. 

‘‘100802. Definitions. 

‘‘100803. Interpretation and education authority. 

‘‘100804. Interpretation and education evaluation and quality improvement. 

‘‘100805. Improved utilization of partners and volunteers in interpretation and 

education. 

19 ‘‘§ 100801. Purposes 

20 ‘‘The purposes of this chapter are— 

21 ‘‘(1) to more effectively achieve the mission of 

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1 tion for interpretation and education programs that 

2 are carried out by the Service under separate au3 thorities; 

4 ‘‘(2) to ensure that the public encounters a va5 riety of interpretive and educational opportunities 

6 and services in their visits to our System units; 

7 ‘‘(3) to recognize the Service provides lifelong 

8 learning opportunities and contributes to inter9 disciplinary learning in traditional and nontradi10 tional educational settings; and 

11 ‘‘(4) to provide opportunities for all people to 

12 find relevance in the System and to strengthen pub13 lic understanding of our natural and cultural herit14 age. 

15 ‘‘§ 100802. Definitions 

16 ‘‘As used in this chapter: 

17 ‘‘(1) INTERPRETATION.—The term ‘interpreta18 tion’ means providing opportunities for people to 

19 form intellectual and emotional connections to gain 

20 awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the 

21 resources of the System. ‘Interpretation’ may also 

22 refer to the professional career field of Service em23 ployees, volunteers, and partners who interpret the 

24 resources of the System. 


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1 ‘‘(2) EDUCATION.—The term ‘education’ means 

2 enhancing public awareness, understanding, and ap3 preciation of the resources of the System through 

4 learner-centered, place-based materials, programs, 

5 and activities that achieve specific learning objectives 

6 as identified in a curriculum. 

7 ‘‘(3) RELATED AREAS.—The term ‘related 

8 areas’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) national wild and scenic rivers and 

10 national trails; 

11 ‘‘(B) national heritage areas; and 

12 ‘‘(C) affiliated areas administered in con13 nection with the System. 

14 ‘‘§ 100803. Interpretation and education authority 

15 ‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that management of Sys16 tem units and related areas is enhanced by the availability 

17 and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality 

18 interpretation and education. 

19 ‘‘§ 100804. Interpretation and education evaluation 

20 and quality improvement 

21 ‘‘The Secretary may undertake a program of regular 

22 evaluation of interpretation and education programs to en23 sure that they— 


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1 ‘‘(1) adjust to how people learn and engage 

2 with the natural world and shared heritage as em3 bodied in the System; 

4 ‘‘(2) reflect different cultural backgrounds, 

5 ages, education, gender, abilities, ethnicity, and 

6 needs; 

7 ‘‘(3) demonstrate innovative approaches to 

8 management and appropriately incorporate emerging 

9 learning and communications technology; and 

10 ‘‘(4) reflect current scientific and academic re11 search, content, methods, and audience analysis. 

12 ‘‘§ 100805. Improved utilization of partners and vol13 unteers in interpretation and education 

14 ‘‘The Secretary may— 

15 ‘‘(1) coordinate with park partners and volun16 teers in the delivery of quality programs and services 

17 to supplement those provided by the Service as part 

18 of a park’s Long Range Interpretive Plan; 

19 ‘‘(2) support interpretive partners by providing 

20 opportunities to participate in interpretive training; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(3) collaborate with other Federal and non23 Federal public or private agencies, organizations, or 

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1 ties related to resources of the System and pro2 grams.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Title 54, United 

4 States Code, is further amended in the matter before sub5 title I by inserting the following after the item relating 

6 to chapter 1007: 

‘‘1008. Education and interpretation ............................................ 100801.’’. 

7 SEC. 702. PUBLIC LAND CORPS AMENDMENTS. 

8 The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (Public Law 

9 103–82; 16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 203(10)(A), by striking ‘‘25’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘30’’; 

12 (2) in section 204(b), by striking ‘‘25’’ and in13 serting ‘‘30’’; and 

14 (3) in section 207(c)(2), by striking ‘‘120 days’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 

16 SEC. 703. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS. 

17 Section 102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘not more than $3,500,000’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’. 


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1 TITLE VIII—NATIONAL PARK 

2 SERVICE VISITOR SERVICES 

3 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 

4 SEC. 801. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VISITOR SERVICES 

5 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 

7 amended by inserting the following after chapter 1019: 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 1020—VISITOR SERVICES 

9 MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘102001. Establishment of the Visitor Services Management Authority. 

‘‘102002. Operating board. 

‘‘102003. Duties of the Director. 

‘‘102004. Contract authority. 

‘‘102005. Financial management. 

‘‘102006. Regulations. 

‘‘102007. Audits of records. 

‘‘102008. Annual report. 

10 ‘‘§ 102001. Establishment of the Visitor Services Man11 agement Authority 

12 ‘‘The Secretary may establish a Visitor Services Man13 agement Authority (hereinafter in this chapter referred to 

14 as the ‘VSMA’) that may administer commercial visitor 

15 services programs and activities of the Service, as may be 

16 designated by the Secretary, including and without limita17 tion, the award and administration of commercial visitor 

18 facilities and services management contracts pursuant to 

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1 ‘‘§ 102002. Operating Board 

2 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT OF OPERATING BOARD.—The 

3 VSMA shall have an Operating Board of 7 members ap4 pointed by the Secretary as follows: 

5 ‘‘(1) The Director of the National Park Service. 

6 ‘‘(2) The Chief Financial Officer of the Na7 tional Park Service. 

8 ‘‘(3) The Associate Director for Business Serv9 ices of the National Park Service. 

10 ‘‘(4) Four other National Park Service Federal 

11 employees with appropriate training and experience 

12 to provide expert guidance to the VSMA. 

13 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND VACANCIES.—Each board member 

14 appointed under subsection (a)(4) shall serve for a term 

15 not to exceed four years. A board member may continue 

16 to serve upon the expiration of the term until a successor 

17 is appointed. 

18 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE OPERATING BOARD.—The Op19 erating Board shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) appoint a VSMA Director; 

21 ‘‘(2) formulate policies for the programs and 

22 activities of the VSMA; 

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1 ‘‘(4) establish bylaws, policies, and procedures 

2 as may be necessary for the fulfillment of the duties 

3 described in this chapter; 

4 ‘‘(5) review, approve, or disapprove all proposed 

5 VSMA contractual and investment programs and ac6 tions; and 

7 ‘‘(6) take all actions that are necessary and ap8 propriate to carry out the duties described in this 

9 chapter. 

10 ‘‘§ 102003. Duties of the Director 

11 ‘‘The Director of the VSMA shall be responsible, sub12 ject to the supervision and direction of the Operating 

13 Board, for carrying out the programs and activities of the 

14 VSMA and for appointing such other VSMA officers and 

15 employees as the Director deems necessary. 

16 ‘‘§ 102004. Contract authority 

17 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The VSMA may award 

18 and administer management contracts (and related profes19 sional services contracts) for the operation of commercial 

20 visitor facilities and visitor services programs in areas of 

21 the System. The commercial visitor facilities and visitor 

22 services programs management contracts that may be 

23 awarded shall be limited to those that are necessary and 

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1 sistent, to the highest degree possible, with the preserva2 tion and conservation of the resources and values of the 

3 unit. 

4 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The VSMA may 

5 award and administer management contracts and related 

6 professional services contracts authorized under this chap7 ter notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

8 ‘‘§ 102005. Financial management 

9 ‘‘(a) VSMA REVOLVING FUND.—There is established 

10 a revolving fund that shall be available without fiscal year 

11 limitation for expenses necessary for the management, im12 provement, enhancement, operation, construction, mainte13 nance of commercial visitor services and facilities and pay14 ment of possessory interest and leasehold surrender inter15 est. 

16 ‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF FUNDS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) Funds collected by the VSMA pursuant to 

18 the contracts awarded under this chapter shall be 

19 credited to the revolving fund. 

20 ‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to transfer to 

21 the revolving fund, without reimbursement, any ad22 ditional funds or revenue deemed appropriate in con23 nection with the functions to be carried out under 

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1 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The revolving fund shall be 

2 available for expenditure by the VSMA in furtherance of 

3 the purposes of this chapter. 

4 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 

6 such sums as may be necessary. 

7 ‘‘§ 102006. Regulations 

8 ‘‘As soon as practicable after the effective date of this 

9 title, the VSMA shall promulgate regulations appropriate 

10 for its implementation. 

11 ‘‘§ 102007. Audits of records 

12 ‘‘The financial records of the VSMA shall be made 

13 available to the Comptroller General and the Inspector 

14 General of the Department of the Interior, as requested, 

15 for purposes of conducting annual audits and investiga16 tions as necessary. 

17 ‘‘§ 102008. Annual report 

18 ‘‘The President’s annual budget submission shall in19 clude a description of the revenues and expenditures asso20 ciated with the VSMA.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Title 54, United 

22 States Code, is further amended in the matter before sub23 title I by inserting the following after the item relating 

24 to chapter 1019: 

‘‘1020. Visitor Services Management Authority ............................ 102001.’’. 


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1 TITLE IX—INTELLECTUAL 

2 PROPERTY 

3 SEC. 901. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1025 of title 54, United 

5 States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 

6 new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 102505. Reproductions of museum objects 

8 ‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS FOR REPRODUCTIONS.—With re9 spect to a museum object in which the object itself and 

10 the object’s intellectual property rights, if any, are under 

11 the control of the Secretary, the Secretary may enter into 

12 agreements for the creation of reproductions of the object 

13 with other Federal agencies, units of State or local govern14 ments, for-profit corporations, public and private founda15 tions, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, 

16 and individuals. The agreements may include provisions 

17 for the collection of fees or royalties. 

18 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any agreement 

19 under subsection (a) shall provide for the protection of the 

20 public interest in the museum object and any other terms 

21 and conditions that the Secretary deems appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(c) RETENTION OF FUNDS.—Any funds collected 

23 pursuant to this section shall be retained, until expended 

24 and without further appropriation, for use by the System 


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1 unit, office, or repository where the museum object is 

2 held.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be4 ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

‘‘102505. Reproductions of museum objects.’’. 

6 TITLE X—NATIONAL PARK 

7 FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 

8 SEC. 1001. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

9 Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in section 101112— 

12 (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Park Foundation 

15 shall consist of a Board having as members no fewer than 

16 6 private citizens of the United States appointed by the 

17 Secretary. The Secretary and the Director shall be mem18 bers of the Board, ex officio.’’; and 

19 (B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Board shall have a Chairman 

22 who shall be elected by the Board from its members for 

23 a two-year term.’’; and 


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1 (2) in section 101113(a), by renumbering para2 graph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after 

3 paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SERVICE.—Activities 

5 of the National Park Foundation under paragraph 

6 (1) shall be undertaken after consultation with the 

7 Director to assure they are consistent with the pro8 grams and policies of the Service.’’. 

9 SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1011 of title 54, United 

11 States Code, is further amended by adding after section 

12 101121 the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 101122. Authorization of appropriations 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap15 propriated to carry out this subchapter $25,000,000 for 

16 each of fiscal years 2016 through 2026. 

17 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT OF ADVANCE PAYMENT.—The 

18 amount made available for a fiscal year under subsection 

19 (a) shall be provided to the National Park Foundation in 

20 an advance payment of the entire amount on October 1 

21 of the fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter. 

22 ‘‘(c) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Amounts 

23 made available under subsection (a) shall be provided to 

24 the National Park Foundation for use for matching, on 


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1 a 1-to-1 basis, contributions (whether in currency, serv2 ices, or property) made to the Foundation. 

3 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EX4 PENSES.—No Federal funds made available under sub5 section (a) shall be used by the National Park Foundation 

6 for administrative expenses of the Foundation, including 

7 for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other 

8 overhead expenses. 

9 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION USE FOR INVESTMENT.—No Fed10 eral funds made available under section (a) shall be put 

11 in a fund by the National Park Foundation that will be 

12 invested or earn interest in any way.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be14 ginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 

15 item relating to section 101121 at the end the following: 

‘‘101122. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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