SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—Section 4 of 
the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 685) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subpara-
graph (I) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) The Chairperson of the National En-
dowment for the Arts. 
‘‘(J) The Chairperson of the National En-
dowment for the Humanities. 
‘‘(K) The Director of the Institute of Mu-
seum and Library Services. 
‘‘(L)(i) The Chief Justice of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(ii) an Associate Justice or former Asso-
ciate Justice appointed by the Chief Justice of 
the United States.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) REMOVAL OF MEMBERS WHO ARE PRIVATE 
CITIZENS.—Following notice and approval of the rel-
evant appointing authority, on an affirmative vote of 
not less than 2⁄3 of the members of the Commission, 
the Commission may remove a member of the Com-
mission appointed under subsection (b)(3).’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘All meetings’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) LOCATION OF FIRST MEETING.—The first 
meeting’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LOCATION OF SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.— 
At least 1 meeting of the Commission each year 
shall be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—Section 5(c)(1) of the United States 
Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114–196; 130 Stat. 687) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 31, 2020’’. 
(c) COORDINATION.—Section 6(b) of the United 
States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 689) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘presiding 
officer of the Federal Council on the Arts and the 
Humanities, the Chairperson of the National En-
dowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endow-
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ment for the Humanities, and the Director of the 
Institute of Museum and Library Services’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and other’’ after 
‘‘founding’’. 
(d) EXPENDITURES OF COMMISSION.—Section 9 of 
the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–196; 130 Stat. 691) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All expenditures of the Commis-
sion shall be made from donations, earned income, and 
any funds made available to carry out this Act under sub-
section (f).’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Once each 
year during the period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Annually during 
the period beginning 1 year after the Commission 
submits the report to the President under section 
5(c)(1)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTIONS.—The 
Commission shall have the exclusive right to use, and to 
allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and 
logos of the Commission. 
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this Act.’’. 
Æ 
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