Pub. L. 118-234, tit. I, subtit. E, sec. 157 (as amended)
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT.
SEC. 157. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT.
(a) Definitions.âSection 308101 of title 54, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
âSEC. 308101. Definitions
âIn this chapter:
â(1) Secretary.âThe term âSecretaryâ means the Secretary, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program.
â(2) Battlefield reports.âThe term âBattlefield Reportsâ means, collectivelyâ
â(A) the document entitled âReport on the Nationâs Civil War Battlefieldsâ, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993; and
â(B) the document entitled âReport to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United Statesâ, prepared by the National Park Service, and dated September 2007.â
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(b) Preservation Assistance.âSection 308102(a) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking âFederalâ and all that follows through âorganizationsâ and inserting âFederal agencies, States, Tribes, local governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizationsâ.
(c) Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants Improvements.âSection 308103 of title 54, United States Code, is amendedâ
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
â(a) Eligible Site Defined.âIn this section, the term âeligible siteââ
â(1) means a site thatâ
â(A) is not within the exterior boundaries of a unit of the National Park System; and
â(B) is identified in the Battlefield Reports as a battlefield; and
â(2) excludes sites identified in the Battlefield Reports as associated historic sites.â
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking âState and local governmentsâ and inserting âStates, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizationsâ;
(3) in subsection (c), by striking âState or local governmentâ and inserting âState, Tribe, or local governmentâ; and
(4) in subsection (e), by striking âunder this sectionâ and inserting âunder this section, including by States, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations,â.
(d) Battlefield Restoration Grants Improvements.âSection 308105 of title 54, United States Code, is amendedâ
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
â(a) Establishment.âThe Secretary shall establish a battlefield restoration grant program (referred to in this section as the âprogramâ) under which the Secretary may provide grants to States, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for projects that restore day-of-battle conditions onâ
â(1) land preserved and protected under the battlefield acquisition grant program established under section 308103(b); or
â(2) battlefield land that isâ
â(A) owned by a State, Tribe, local government, or nonprofit organization; and
â(B) referred to in the Battlefield Reports.â
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
â(b) Eligible Sites.âThe Secretary may make grants under this section for Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield sitesâ
â(1) eligible for assistance under the battlefield acquisition grant program established under section 308103(b); or
â(2) on battlefield land that isâ
â(A) owned by a State, Tribe, local government, or nonprofit organization; and
â(B) referred to in battlefield reports.â
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(e) Updates and Improvements.âChapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
âSEC. 308106. [54 U.S.C. 308106] Updates and improvements to Battlefield Reports
âNot later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that updates the Battlefield Reports to reflectâ
â(1) preservation activities carried out at the battlefields in the period since the publication of the most recent Battlefield Reports update;
â(2) changes in the condition, including core and study areas, of the battlefields during that period; and
â(3) any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields during that period.â
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(f) Clerical Amendment.âThe table of sections for chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) By amending the item relating to section 308101 to read as follows: â308101. Definitions.â.
(2) By adding at the end the following: â308106. Updates and improvements to Battlefield Reports.â.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 54 U.S.C. 308106