,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cdh #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gggh
 ,report ,no4 #aag-ddf ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#af1 #bjbb,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security  ,july #bh1         
#bjbb,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #af1 #bjbb   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to prohibit     
misuse of the ,department of ,homeland  
,security seal1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of ,homeland        
,security ,seal ,protection ,act of     
#bjbb4  #b4 ,prohibition on misuse of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  

seal ,subsection 7a7 of section #hge of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dee7 is amended to read  
as follows3  7a7 ,seal  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,department shall have a seal1 the
 design of which shall be subject to the
 approval of the ,president4  7#b7      
,protection of seal ,except with the    
written permission of the ,secretary1 no
 person may knowingly use the seal1 or  
any colorable imitation thereof1 of the 
,department in a manner reasonably      
calculated to convey the impression that
 the ,department or any organizational  
component or element of the ,department 
has approved1 endorsed1 or authorized   
such use4  7#c7 ,construction ,nothing  
in this subsection may be construed to  
restrict the use of the seal of the     
,department by officers and employees of
 the ,department in their course of     
their official duties4  7#d7 ,existing  
design ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 
nothing in this subsection renders      
unlawful the use of any seal of the     

,department the design of which was     
lawful as of the date of the enactment  
of this subsection4  4  ,july #bh1      
#bjbb,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed