I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 
To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at projects 
authorized under the Commemorative Works Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be 
displayed at projects authorized under the Commemora-
tive Works Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 8905(b) of title 40, United States Code is 
amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this paragraph, the Secretary or 
Administrator, as applicable, may permit a 
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sponsor described in subsection (a) to acknowl-
edge donor contributions at the commemorative 
work. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Acknowledgments 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be displayed inside a visitor cen-
ter or other ancillary structure associated 
with the commemorative work; and 
‘‘(ii) conform to applicable National 
Park Service or General Services Adminis-
tration guidelines for donor recognition, as 
applicable. 
‘‘(C) 
LIMITATIONS.—Acknowledgments 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be limited to an appropriate 
statement or credit recognizing the con-
tribution; 
‘‘(ii) be displayed in a form approved 
by the Secretary or Administrator; 
‘‘(iii) be displayed for a period of time 
determined by the Secretary or Adminis-
trator to be appropriate, commensurate 
with the level of the contribution; 
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‘‘(iv) be limited to short, discrete, and 
unobtrusive acknowledgments or credits; 
and 
‘‘(v) not include any advertising slo-
gans or company logos. 
‘‘(D) SUBMITTAL OF PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the dis-
play of donor acknowledgments, the spon-
sor shall submit to the Secretary or Ad-
ministrator, as applicable, for approval a 
plan for displaying the donor acknowledg-
ments, including— 
‘‘(I) the sample text and types of 
acknowledgments to be displayed; and 
‘‘(II) the form and location of all 
displays. 
‘‘(ii) 
NOTIFICATION
AND
RESUB-
MITTAL.—If the Secretary or Adminis-
trator does not approve the plan submitted 
under clause (i), the Secretary or Adminis-
trator shall— 
‘‘(I) not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the plan is received, 
notify the sponsor of the reasons the 
plan is not approved; and 
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‘‘(II) allow the sponsor to resub-
mit a revised donor acknowledgment 
plan. 
‘‘(E) COST.—The sponsor shall bear all ex-
penses related to the display of donor acknowl-
edgments. 
‘‘(F) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
paragraph 
shall apply to any commemorative work dedi-
cated after January 1, 2010.’’. 
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