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1 appearance of the integrity of a Government program or 



2 any official involved in that program. 



3 (b) Seal of the Department. — (1) On the effec- 



4 tive date of this Act, the seal of the Environmental Protec- 



5 tion Agency with appropriate changes shall be the seal of 



6 the Department of the Environment, until such time as 



7 the Secretary may cause a seal of office to be made for 



8 the Department of the Environment of such design as the 



9 Secretary shall approve. 



10 (2) Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized use of 



11 Seal.— (A) Chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, 



12 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 



13 section: 



14 "§ 716. Department of the Environment Seal 



15 "(a) Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other 



16 likeness of the official seal of the Department of the Envi- 



17 ronment, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection 



18 with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, 



19 or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, 



20 telecast, or other production, or on any building, monu- 



21 ment, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying, or in 



22 a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impres- 



23 sion of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the 



24 United States or by any department, agency, or instru- 



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