Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
PL 113-21 (H.R.588), enacted 07/18/2013

[113th Congress Public Law 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 113-21
113th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at the 
        Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: July 18, 2013 -  [H.R. 588]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Vietnam Veterans 
Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013. 16 USC 431 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment 
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DONOR CONTRIBUTION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AT THE VIETNAM VETERANS 
                    MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER.

    Section 6(b) of Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4) by striking the ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2018''; and
                    (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) notwithstanding section 8905(b)(7) of title 40, United 
        States Code--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the 
                Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to acknowledge 
                donor contributions to the visitor center by displaying, 
                inside the visitor center, an appropriate statement or 
                credit acknowledging the contribution;
                    ``(B) donor contribution acknowledgments shall be 
                displayed in a form approved by the Secretary of the 
                Interior and for a period of time commensurate with the 
                level of the contribution and the life of the facility;
                    ``(C) the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund shall bear 
                all expenses related to the display of donor 
                acknowledgments;
                    ``(D) <<NOTE: Plans.>>  prior to the display of 
                donor acknowledgments, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
                Fund, Inc. shall submit to the Secretary for approval, 
                its plan for displaying donor acknowledgments;
                    ``(E) such plan shall include the sample text and 
                types of the acknowledgments or credits to be displayed 
                and the form and location of all displays;
                    ``(F) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  the Secretary shall 
                approve the plan, if the Secretary determines that the 
                plan--
                          ``(i) allows only short, discrete, and 
                      unobtrusive acknowledgments or credits;

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                          ``(ii) does not permit any advertising slogans 
                      or company logos; and
                          ``(iii) conforms to applicable National Park 
                      Service guidelines for indoor donor recognition; 
                      and
                    ``(G) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  if the Secretary of 
                the Interior determines that the proposed plan submitted 
                under this paragraph, does not meet the requirements of 
                this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
                          ``(i) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  advise the Vietnam 
                      Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. not later than 30 
                      days after receipt of the proposed plan of the 
                      reasons that such plan does not meet the 
                      requirements; and
                          ``(ii) <<NOTE: Plans.>>  allow the Vietnam 
                      Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to submit a revised 
                      donor recognition plan.''.

    Approved July 18, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 588:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-28 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
            May 6, considered and passed House.
            June 3, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            June 17, House concurred in Senate amendment with an 
                amendment pursuant to H. Res. 264.
            July 10, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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