That the Act of 
December 18, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 19e-19n), entitled ``An Act to establish 
the National Park Foundation'', is amended--
            (1) in section 1--
                    (A) by striking ``therein'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``therein, and to develop and implement means 
                of securing funds from the private sector, to enhance 
                funding for the National Park System without 
                supplanting appropriated funds otherwise available for 
                the National Park System,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to accept and administer such 
                gifts'';
            (2) in section 3--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 3.''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end:
    ``(b)(1) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Foundation 
shall have exclusive authority to license or authorize persons to use 
such trademarks, tradenames, signs, symbols, emblems, insignia, logos, 
likenesses or slogans that are or may be in the future adopted and 
owned by the Foundation, and for which the Foundation has filed an 
application or applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 
for the purposes of representing, promoting or advertising for 
commercial purposes or pecuniary gain that an individual, company, or 
particular good or service is an official sponsor or official supporter 
of the National Park System or National Park Service.
    ``(2) The authority provided in paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
the following conditions:
            ``(A) The criteria and guidelines for the competitive 
        issuance and the maintenance of a license or authorization, and 
        the issuance of each license or authorization, shall be subject 
        to the prior written approval of the Secretary as being 
        appropriate to the image of the National Park System and 
        consistent with the management policies and practices of the 
        National Park Service, and such approval authority may not be 
        delegated.
            ``(B) Neither the Secretary of the Interior, the 
        Foundation, nor any other person may authorize an individual, 
        company, or particular good or service to represent, promote, 
        or advertise, and no person may represent or imply, for 
        commercial purposes or for pecuniary gain that it is an 
        official sponsor or official supporter of any individual unit 
        of the National Park System.
            ``(C) The advertisements and promotional activities 
        undertaken by a licensee or authorized person shall be 
        appropriate to the image of the National Park System and 
        consistent with the management policies and practices of the 
        National Park Service.
            ``(D) Neither the Secretary of the Interior, the 
        Foundation, nor any other person may authorize an individual, 
        company, or particular good or service to represent that it is 
        endorsed by the National Park Service.
            ``(E) Nothing in this Act shall in any way restrict or 
        preclude the Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. 
        (the `Statue of Liberty Foundation'), so long as its activities 
        are authorized by a Memorandum of Agreement with the Secretary 
        of the Interior, from raising donations for the restoration of 
        the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island by, among other things, 
        offering to any third parties exclusive rights to any 
        trademark, tradename, sign, symbol, insignia, emblem, logo, 
        likeness, or slogan owned by the Statue of Liberty Foundation.
            ``(F) Activities of the Foundation undertaken pursuant to 
        this Act, including the licensing or authorizing of official 
        sponsors and official supporters of the National Park System or 
        National Park Service by the Foundation, shall not preclude 
        charitable organizations or cooperating associations from 
        conducting fundraising activities or selling merchandise to 
        generate support for a unit or units of the National Park 
        System or the National Park Service, so long as such activities 
        do not convey a right to be considered as an official sponsor 
        or official supporter of such unit or units as prohibited by 
        subparagraph (B) or of the National Park System or National 
        Park Service.
    ``(c) No license or authorization referred to in subsection (b) 
shall grant any person any right or authority to market, advertise, 
display, sell, or promote, any goods, products or services in any unit 
of the National Park System or in any related facility operated outside 
the boundaries of any unit, or to advertise or promote that it is an 
official sponsor or official supporter within the meaning of subsection 
(b) in any such unit or related facility: Provided, That the Secretary 
of the Interior may authorize limited recognition of official sponsors 
or official supporters within the meaning of subsection (b) in units of 
the National Park System or any related facility operated outside the 
boundaries of any unit but only under such appropriate policies and 
procedures which ensure that status as an official sponsor or official 
supporter within the meaning of subsection (b) shall not be 
commercially exploited in any manner within any such unit or related 
facility.'';
            (3) in section 4--
                    (A) by inserting ``and section 8(b)'' between 
                ``transfer'' and the comma;
                    (B) by inserting ``license,'' between ``lease,'' 
                and ``invest''; and
                    (C) by striking ``any business, nor shall the 
                Foundation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``business 
                for pecuniary profit or gain, except for the purposes 
                set forth in this Act; operate any commercial 
                establishment or enterprise within any unit of the 
                National Park System; engage in any lobbying activities 
                as defined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
                Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(7)) concerning the 
                management of the National Park System; or'';
            (4) in section 8--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 8.''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end:
    ``(b) All of the income in the Foundation, net of reasonable 
operating expenses, any contributions to local government pursuant to 
subsection (a), and reserves determined necessary or appropriate by the 
Board, shall be provided to or for the benefit of the National Park 
Service: Provided, That all such net income derived from the licenses 
and authorizations referred to in section 3(b) shall be expended in 
accordance with policies and priorities of the National Park Service on 
programs, projects, or activities that benefit the National Park System 
or National Park Service as identified by the Secretary in consultation 
with the Foundation.'';
            (5) in section 10--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 10.''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end:
    ``(b) Within 30 days of the execution of each license or 
authorization referred to in section 3(b), the Foundation shall 
transmit a copy thereof to the Committee on Resources of the United 
States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the United States Senate.
    ``(c) No later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee 
on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate a report 
assessing the cost, effectiveness, and effects of the licensing and 
authorization program established pursuant to section 3(b). The report 
shall include, but not be limited to, assessments of the effect of such 
program on--
            ``(1) visitation levels in the National Park System;
            ``(2) the image of the National Park System;
            ``(3) achievement of the needs and priorities of the 
        National Park Service;
            ``(4) appropriations for the National Park System; and
            ``(5) the costs of the Foundation and the Secretary of the 
        Interior to administer the program.''; and
            (6) at the end, by inserting:
    ``Sec. 11. Whoever, without the authorization of the Foundation, 
uses for purposes of trade, to induce the sale of any good or service, 
to promote any commercial activity, or for other commercial purpose the 
name of the Foundation or any trademark, tradename, sign, symbol, 
emblem, insignia, logo, likeness, or slogan referred to in section 
3(b)(1), or any facsimile or simulation thereof tending to cause 
confusion, to cause mistake, to deceive, or to suggest falsely that an 
individual, company, or particular good or service is an official 
sponsor or official supporter of the National Park System or National 
Park Service, shall be subject to suit in a civil action by the 
Foundation for the remedies provided in the Act of July 5, 1946, 60 
Stat. 427 (15 U.S.C. 501 et seq.).
    ``Sec. 12. Section 1 of Public Law 88-504 (36 U.S.C. 1101), as 
amended, is further amended by adding at the end `(78) The National 
Park Foundation'.''.
Revises the purpose of the National Park Foundation to:  (1) include developing and implementing means of securing funds from the private sector to enhance funding for the National Park System (NPS) without supplanting otherwise available appropriated funds; and (2) exclude accepting and administering private gifts on behalf of the National Park Service. 
Grants the Foundation exclusive authority to license or authorize persons to use such trademarks, symbols, likenesses, or slogans that are adopted and owned by the Foundation and for which it has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the purpose of representing, promoting, or advertising for commercial purposes or pecuniary gain that an individual, company, or particular good service is an official sponsor or official supporter of the NPS or the Service. 
Specifies conditions under which such license or authorization may be granted, such as subjecting the criteria and guidelines for the competitive issuance and the maintenance of a license or authorization to the prior written approval of the Secretary of the Interior.  Authorizes the Foundation to license property. 
Prohibits the Foundation, except as provided in this Act, from: (1) engaging in any business for pecuniary profit or gain; (2) operating any commercial establishment or enterprise within NPS units; or (3) engaging in any lobbying activities concerning NPS management. 
Requires:  (1) all of the Foundation's income, net of reasonable operating expenses, contributions to local government, and reserves determined necessary or appropriate by its Board to be provided for the Service's benefit; and (2) all net income derived from the licenses and authorizations under this Act to be expended in accordance with Service's policies and priorities on programs, projects, or activities that benefit the NPS or the Service as identified by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Foundation. 
Sets forth congressional reporting requirements. 
Subjects persons to a civil suit and remedies for unlawful use of the Foundation's name, trademark, symbol, slogan, or any facsimile or simulation thereof to suggest falsely that an individual, company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or official supporter of the NPS or the Service for commercial purposes. 
Includes the Foundation as a private corporation established under Federal law for purposes of provisions concerning audits of federally chartered corporations.
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