S.Amdt. 4053

SA 4053. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. PROHIBITION OF USE OF FUNDS TO DEPICT CERTAIN
FEDERAL OFFICIALS ON PUBLIC LAND UNITS AND
MATERIALS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND UNITS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds made available under any division of this Act may
be used to depict, permanently or temporarily, the name,
image, or likeness of any President, Vice President, cabinet
secretary, or member of Congress in office as of the date of
the depiction, on a public land unit (including the naming of
a public land unit), a public structure within a public land
unit, signage for a public land unit, a vehicle associated
with a public land unit, written materials relating to a
public land unit (including maps, newsletters, flyers,
permits, and entry passes), or any other physical or printed
property or production of the Federal Government intended for
public display or consumption at a public land unit, except
in cases in which such depiction is required for official
Federal documentation purposes.
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