‘‘(1) adjust to how people learn and engage 
with the natural world and shared heritage as em-
bodied in the System; 
‘‘(2) reflect different cultural backgrounds, 
ages, education, gender, abilities, ethnicity, and 
needs; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate innovative approaches to 
management and appropriately incorporate emerging 
learning and communications technology; and 
‘‘(4) reflect current scientific and academic re-
search, content, methods, and audience analysis. 
‘‘§ 100805. Improved utilization of partners and vol-
unteers in interpretation and education 
‘‘The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with park partners and volun-
teers in the delivery of quality programs and services 
to supplement those provided by the Service as part 
of a park’s Long Range Interpretive Plan; 
‘‘(2) support interpretive partners by providing 
opportunities to participate in interpretive training; 
and 
‘‘(3) collaborate with other Federal and non- 
Federal public or private agencies, organizations, or 
institutions for the purposes of developing, pro-
moting, and making available educational opportuni-
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ties related to resources of the System and pro-
grams.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—Title 54, United 
States Code, is further amended in the matter before sub-
title I by inserting the following after the item relating 
to chapter 1007: 
‘‘1008. Education and interpretation ............................................
100801.’’. 
SEC. 702. PUBLIC LAND CORPS AMENDMENTS. 
The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (Public Law 
103–82; 16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 203(10)(A), by striking ‘‘25’’ and 
inserting ‘‘30’’; 
(2) in section 204(b), by striking ‘‘25’’ and in-
serting ‘‘30’’; and 
(3) in section 207(c)(2), by striking ‘‘120 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 
SEC. 703. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS. 
Section 102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘not more than $3,500,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’. 
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TITLE 
VIII—NATIONAL 
PARK 
SERVICE VISITOR SERVICES 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 
SEC. 801. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VISITOR SERVICES 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting the following after chapter 1019: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1020—VISITOR SERVICES 
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. 
‘‘§ 102001. Establishment of the Visitor Services Man-
agement Authority 
‘‘The Secretary may establish a Visitor Services Man-
agement Authority (hereinafter in this chapter referred to 
as the ‘VSMA’) that may administer commercial visitor 
services programs and activities of the Service, as may be 
designated by the Secretary, including and without limita-
tion, the award and administration of commercial visitor 
facilities and services management contracts pursuant to 
section 102004. 
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‘‘§ 102002. Operating Board 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT
OF OPERATING BOARD.—The 
VSMA shall have an Operating Board of 7 members ap-
pointed by the Secretary as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Director of the National Park Service. 
‘‘(2) The Chief Financial Officer of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(3) The Associate Director for Business Serv-
ices of the National Park Service. 
‘‘(4) Four other National Park Service Federal 
employees with appropriate training and experience 
to provide expert guidance to the VSMA. 
‘‘(b) TERMS AND VACANCIES.—Each board member 
appointed under subsection (a)(4) shall serve for a term 
not to exceed four years. A board member may continue 
to serve upon the expiration of the term until a successor 
is appointed. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE OPERATING BOARD.—The Op-
erating Board shall— 
‘‘(1) appoint a VSMA Director; 
‘‘(2) formulate policies for the programs and 
activities of the VSMA; 
‘‘(3) exercise general supervision over the ad-
ministration of the VSMA; 
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‘‘(4) establish bylaws, policies, and procedures 
as may be necessary for the fulfillment of the duties 
described in this chapter; 
‘‘(5) review, approve, or disapprove all proposed 
VSMA contractual and investment programs and ac-
tions; and 
‘‘(6) take all actions that are necessary and ap-
propriate to carry out the duties described in this 
chapter. 
‘‘§ 102003. Duties of the Director 
‘‘The Director of the VSMA shall be responsible, sub-
ject to the supervision and direction of the Operating 
Board, for carrying out the programs and activities of the 
VSMA and for appointing such other VSMA officers and 
employees as the Director deems necessary. 
‘‘§ 102004. Contract authority 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The VSMA may award 
and administer management contracts (and related profes-
sional services contracts) for the operation of commercial 
visitor facilities and visitor services programs in areas of 
the System. The commercial visitor facilities and visitor 
services programs management contracts that may be 
awarded shall be limited to those that are necessary and 
appropriate for public use and enjoyment of the unit of 
the System in which they are located and that are con-
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sistent, to the highest degree possible, with the preserva-
tion and conservation of the resources and values of the 
unit. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The VSMA may 
award and administer management contracts and related 
professional services contracts authorized under this chap-
ter notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
‘‘§ 102005. Financial management 
‘‘(a) VSMA REVOLVING FUND.—There is established 
a revolving fund that shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation for expenses necessary for the management, im-
provement, enhancement, operation, construction, mainte-
nance of commercial visitor services and facilities and pay-
ment of possessory interest and leasehold surrender inter-
est. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) Funds collected by the VSMA pursuant to 
the contracts awarded under this chapter shall be 
credited to the revolving fund. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to transfer to 
the revolving fund, without reimbursement, any ad-
ditional funds or revenue deemed appropriate in con-
nection with the functions to be carried out under 
this chapter. 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The revolving fund shall be 
available for expenditure by the VSMA in furtherance of 
the purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
such sums as may be necessary. 
‘‘§ 102006. Regulations 
‘‘As soon as practicable after the effective date of this 
title, the VSMA shall promulgate regulations appropriate 
for its implementation. 
‘‘§ 102007. Audits of records 
‘‘The financial records of the VSMA shall be made 
available to the Comptroller General and the Inspector 
General of the Department of the Interior, as requested, 
for purposes of conducting annual audits and investiga-
tions as necessary. 
‘‘§ 102008. Annual report 
‘‘The President’s annual budget submission shall in-
clude a description of the revenues and expenditures asso-
ciated with the VSMA.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—Title 54, United 
States Code, is further amended in the matter before sub-
title I by inserting the following after the item relating 
to chapter 1019: 
‘‘1020. Visitor Services Management Authority ............................
102001.’’. 
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TITLE IX—INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY 
SEC. 901. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1025 of title 54, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 102505. Reproductions of museum objects 
‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS FOR REPRODUCTIONS.—With re-
spect to a museum object in which the object itself and 
the object’s intellectual property rights, if any, are under 
the control of the Secretary, the Secretary may enter into 
agreements for the creation of reproductions of the object 
with other Federal agencies, units of State or local govern-
ments, for-profit corporations, public and private founda-
tions, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, 
and individuals. The agreements may include provisions 
for the collection of fees or royalties. 
‘‘(b) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—Any agreement 
under subsection (a) shall provide for the protection of the 
public interest in the museum object and any other terms 
and conditions that the Secretary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(c) RETENTION OF FUNDS.—Any funds collected 
pursuant to this section shall be retained, until expended 
and without further appropriation, for use by the System 
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unit, office, or repository where the museum object is 
held.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘102505. Reproductions of museum objects.’’. 
TITLE X—NATIONAL PARK 
FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 1001. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 101112— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Park Foundation 
shall consist of a Board having as members no fewer than 
6 private citizens of the United States appointed by the 
Secretary. The Secretary and the Director shall be mem-
bers of the Board, ex officio.’’; and 
(B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Board shall have a Chairman 
who shall be elected by the Board from its members for 
a two-year term.’’; and 
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(2) in section 101113(a), by renumbering para-
graph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after 
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SERVICE.—Activities 
of the National Park Foundation under paragraph 
(1) shall be undertaken after consultation with the 
Director to assure they are consistent with the pro-
grams and policies of the Service.’’. 
SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1011 of title 54, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding after section 
101121 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 101122. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subchapter $25,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2026. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT OF ADVANCE PAYMENT.—The 
amount made available for a fiscal year under subsection 
(a) shall be provided to the National Park Foundation in 
an advance payment of the entire amount on October 1 
of the fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter. 
‘‘(c) USE
OF
APPROPRIATED
FUNDS.—Amounts 
made available under subsection (a) shall be provided to 
the National Park Foundation for use for matching, on 
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a 1-to-1 basis, contributions (whether in currency, serv-
ices, or property) made to the Foundation. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—No Federal funds made available under sub-
section (a) shall be used by the National Park Foundation 
for administrative expenses of the Foundation, including 
for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other 
overhead expenses. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION USE FOR INVESTMENT.—No Fed-
eral funds made available under section (a) shall be put 
in a fund by the National Park Foundation that will be 
invested or earn interest in any way.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 101121 at the end the following: 
‘‘101122. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
Æ 
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