The definition of "political activities" in HR 3485 is so broad that it
appears to cover both scenarios you describe.  While the legislation
would not directly prevent you from doing these things, it would require
that your museum project its yearly expenditures for "political
activities" and then give your individual members (not defined) the
opportunity to refuse to allow their dues to be used for such
activities.  Your museum would then have to reduce its expenditure by an
amount corresponding to the percentage of members who elected the
refusal.  A huge and unwarranted administrative burden to say the least.

Barry G. Szczesny
AAM Government Affairs
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janis Wilkens [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Congressional craziness
>
> Andy Finch wrote:
> > . . ."Political
> > activities" means educating any individual about any candidate,
> > legislation, law, or regulation. . . .
>
> Does this mean that our HR manager could no longer inform us about
> federal
> laws related to employment, and that our natural history exhibits
> couldn't
> inform the public about laws regulating the collection and use of
> plants and
> animals?
>
> --
> Janis Wilkens
> Registrar
> Assistant to the Director for Planning & Special Projects
> Museum of York County, 4621 Mount Gallant Road
> Rock Hill, SC 29732-9905
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