United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3989
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2020-06-17
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Intellectual property

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Pennsylvania

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-31
text: Became Public Law No: 116-282.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.</p> <p>Among other things, the bill</p> <ul> <li>modifies the membership requirements of the commission;</li> <li>changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020;</li> <li>grants the commission the sole power to authorize, license, and derive income from the usage of official marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the commission and the official semiquincentennial activities sponsored or cosponsored by the commission; and </li> <li>establishes penalties for knowingly manufacturing, reproducing, or using any log, symbol, or mark originated under the authority of, and certified by, the commission for use in connection with the commemoration of the semiquincentennial.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2020-07-21
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.</p> <p>Among other things, the bill</p> <ul> <li>modifies the membership requirements of the commission;</li> <li>changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020;</li> <li>grants the commission the sole power to authorize, license, and derive income from the usage of official marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the commission and the official semiquincentennial activities sponsored or cosponsored by the commission; and </li> <li>establishes penalties for knowingly manufacturing, reproducing, or using any log, symbol, or mark originated under the authority of, and certified by, the commission for use in connection with the commemoration of the semiquincentennial.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2020-12-17
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.</p> <p>Among other things, the bill</p> <ul> <li>modifies the membership requirements of the commission;</li> <li>changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020; and</li> <li>grants the commission the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and logos of the commission.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2020-12-19
action_desc: Senate agreed to House amendment
text: <p><b>United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.</p> <p>Among other things, the bill</p> <ul> <li>modifies the membership requirements of the commission;</li> <li>changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020; and</li> <li>grants the commission the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and logos of the commission.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2020-12-31
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.</p> <p>Among other things, the bill</p> <ul> <li>modifies the membership requirements of the commission;</li> <li>changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020; and</li> <li>grants the commission the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and logos of the commission.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3989 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2020 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 . 2. United States Semiquincentennial Commission (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 subparagraph (I) and inserting the following: (I) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. (J) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (K) The Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (L) (i) The Chief Justice of the United States; or (ii) an Associate Justice or former Associate 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 On an affirmative vote of not less than 2/3 of the members of the Commission, the Commission may remove a member of the Commission appointed under subsection (b)(3). ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking All meetings and inserting 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 (Public 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 Endowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities and inserting Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment 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 Commission shall be made from donations, earned income, and any funds made available to carry out this Act under subsection (g). ; (2) in subsection (d), by striking “Once each year during the period beginning on the date of enactment 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 sole power to authorize, license, and, as applicable, derive income from, the usage of official marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the Commission and the official United States Semiquincentennial activities sponsored or cosponsored by the Commission. (f) Enforcement (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), except as authorized under rules and regulations officially issued by the Commission, any person who knowingly manufactures, reproduces, or uses any logo, symbol, or mark originated under authority of, and certified by, in accordance with paragraph (2), the Commission or the secretariat of the Commission described in subsection (b) for use in connection with the commemoration of the United States Semiquincentennial, or any facsimile of the logo, symbol, or mark, or holds out to the public objects in a manner to suggest any logo, symbol, or mark not officially authorized by the Commission or the secretariat of the Commission, shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each unauthorized use, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. (2) Applicability date The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply beginning on the date of publication in the Federal Register of notice of certification by the Commission or secretariat of the Commission with respect to a logo, symbol, or mark. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. .

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3989 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 . 2. United States Semiquincentennial Commission (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 subparagraph (I) and inserting the following: (I) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. (J) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (K) The Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (L) (i) The Chief Justice of the United States; or (ii) an Associate Justice or former Associate 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 On an affirmative vote of not less than 2/3 of the members of the Commission, the Commission may remove a member of the Commission appointed under subsection (b)(3). ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking All meetings and inserting 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 ( Public 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 Endowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities and inserting Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment 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 Commission shall be made from donations, earned income, and any funds made available to carry out this Act under subsection (g). ; (2) in subsection (d), by striking “Once each year during the period beginning on the date of enactment 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 sole power to authorize, license, and, as applicable, derive income from, the usage of official marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the Commission and the official United States Semiquincentennial activities sponsored or cosponsored by the Commission. (f) Enforcement (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), except as authorized under rules and regulations officially issued by the Commission, any person who knowingly manufactures, reproduces, or uses any logo, symbol, or mark originated under authority of, and certified by, in accordance with paragraph (2), the Commission or the secretariat of the Commission described in subsection (b) for use in connection with the commemoration of the United States Semiquincentennial, or any facsimile of the logo, symbol, or mark, or holds out to the public objects in a manner to suggest any logo, symbol, or mark not officially authorized by the Commission or the secretariat of the Commission, shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each unauthorized use, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. (2) Applicability date The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply beginning on the date of publication in the Federal Register of notice of certification by the Commission or secretariat of the Commission with respect to a logo, symbol, or mark. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. .

Passed the Senate July 21, 2020. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Sess. Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 3989 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 . 2. United States Semiquincentennial Commission (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 subparagraph (I) and inserting the following: (I) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. (J) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (K) The Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (L) (i) The Chief Justice of the United States; or (ii) an Associate Justice or former Associate 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 relevant 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 Commission appointed under subsection (b)(3). ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking All meetings and inserting 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 ( Public 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 Endowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities and inserting Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment 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 Commission shall be made from donations, earned income, and any funds made available to carry out this Act under subsection (f). ; (2) in subsection (d), by striking Once each year during the period beginning on the date of enactment 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. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., December 17, 2020 AMENDMENT:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 3989) entitled An Act 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. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 . 2. United States Semiquincentennial Commission (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 subparagraph (I) and inserting the following: (I) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. (J) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (K) The Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (L) (i) The Chief Justice of the United States; or (ii) an Associate Justice or former Associate 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 relevant 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 Commission appointed under subsection (b)(3). ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking All meetings and inserting 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 ( Public 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 Endowment for the Arts, and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities and inserting Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment 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 Commission shall be made from donations, earned income, and any funds made available to carry out this Act under subsection (f). ; (2) in subsection (d), by striking Once each year during the period beginning on the date of enactment 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. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. .

Lorraine Miller Clerk.