To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at projects authorized under the Commemorative Works Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-2395
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2013-06-17
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

General Services Administration

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Monuments and memorials

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services (GSA), as applicable, to permit a sponsor authorized to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs to acknowledge donor contributions at such work.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to approve such plan if it: (1) allows only short, discrete, and unobtrusive acknowledgments or credits; (2) does not permit any advertising slogans or company logos; and (3) conforms to applicable National Park Service guidelines for indoor recognition.</p> <p>Requires the sponsor to: (1) bear all display expenses; and (2) submit a display plan to the Secretary for approval before the display.</p> <p>Allows resubmission of a revised plan if the original plan is not approved.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2395 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 Commemorative Works Act, and for other purposes.

1. Donor contributions Section 8905(b) of title 40, United States Code is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) Donor contributions (A) In general Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable, may permit a sponsor described in subsection (a) to acknowledge donor contributions at the commemorative work. (B) Requirements Acknowledgments shall— (i) be displayed inside a visitor center or other ancillary structure associated with the commemorative work; and (ii) conform to applicable National Park Service or General Services Administration guidelines for donor recognition, as applicable. (C) Limitations Acknowledgments shall— (i) be limited to an appropriate statement or credit recognizing the contribution; (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 Administrator to be appropriate, commensurate with the level of the contribution; (iv) be limited to short, discrete, and unobtrusive acknowledgments or credits; and (v) not include any advertising slogans or company logos. (D) Submittal of plan (i) In general Prior to the display of donor acknowledgments, the sponsor shall submit to the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable, for approval a plan for displaying the donor acknowledgments, including— (I) the sample text and types of acknowledgments to be displayed; and (II) the form and location of all displays. (ii) Notification and resubmittal If the Secretary or Administrator does not approve the plan submitted under clause (i), the Secretary or Administrator 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 (II) allow the sponsor to resubmit a revised donor acknowledgment plan. (E) Cost The sponsor shall bear all expenses related to the display of donor acknowledgments. (F) Applicability This paragraph shall apply to any commemorative work dedicated after January 1, 2010. .