S. 3989 – Reading Mode

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

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020.

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