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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9014 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2020 

Mr. KHANNA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

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.—Following notice and approval of the rel23 evant appointing authority, on an affirmative vote of 

not less than 2 24 ⁄3 of the members of the Commission, 

25 the Commission may remove a member of the Com26 mission appointed under subsection (b)(3).’’; and 


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1 (3) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘All meetings’’ and insert3 ing the following: 

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

5 meeting’’; and 

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

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

8 At least 1 meeting of the Commission each year 

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

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

11 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 

12 114–196; 130 Stat. 687) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years 

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

14 ‘‘March 31, 2020’’. 

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

16 States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Pub17 lic Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 689) is amended— 

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

19 officer of the Federal Council on the Arts and the 

20 Humanities, the Chairperson of the National En21 dowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the 

22 National Endowment for the Humanities’’ and in23 serting ‘‘Chairperson of the National Endowment for 

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1 ment for the Humanities, and the Director of the 

2 Institute of Museum and Library Services’’; and 

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

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

5 ‘‘founding’’. 

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

7 the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 

8 2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 691) is amended— 

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

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All expenditures of the Commis12 sion shall be made from donations, earned income, and 

13 any funds made available to carry out this Act under sub14 section (f).’’; 

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

16 year during the period beginning on the date of en17 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Annually during 

18 the period beginning 1 year after the Commission 

19 submits the report to the President under section 

20 5(c)(1)’’; and 

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

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

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

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

25 logos of the Commission. 


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1 ‘‘(f) 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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