113 S331 IS: Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act
U.S. Senate
2013-02-14
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1.This Act may be cited as
the Colonel Charles Young Home Study
Act
.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)Colonel Charles
Young was—
(A)a distinguished
African-American officer in the United States Army;
(B)the third
African-American to graduate from West Point;
(C)a commander of
troops in combat in—
(i)the
Spanish-American War; and
(ii)the Mexican
expedition against Pancho Villa;
(D)1 of the first
military attachés in the United States; and
(E)a pioneer of
techniques in military intelligence;
(2)the experience of
Colonel Young in the Army between 1884 and 1922 illustrates the changing nature
of race relations in the United States during a period spanning from the end of
the Civil War to the beginning of the Civil Rights movement;
(3)Colonel Young was
a friend and associate of other distinguished African-Americans of the period,
including poet Paul Laurence Dunbar from nearby Dayton, Ohio;
(4)as the commander
of an Army unit assigned to protect and develop Sequoia National Park and
General Grant National Park in the State of California, Colonel Young is
recognized as the first African-American to be the Superintendent of a National
Park; and
(5)the home of
Colonel Young located near Xenia, Ohio, is—
(A)a National
Historic Landmark; and
(B)closely
associated with—
(i)Wilberforce
University, a historically Black university at which Colonel Young served as
Professor of Military Science; and
(ii)Central State
University, which is—
(I)a historically
Black university; and
(II)the location of
the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center.
3.
(a)The
Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the
Secretary
), in consultation with the Secretary of the Army,
shall conduct a special resource study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a
National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio (referred to in this Act as the
Home
).
(b)In
conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1)evaluate any
architectural and archeological resources of the Home;
(2)determine the
suitability and feasibility of designating the Home as a unit of the National
Park System;
(3)consider other
alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the Home by
Federal, State, or local governmental entities or private and nonprofit
organizations, including the use of shared management agreements with the
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park or specific units of that
Park, such as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Home;
(4)consult with the
Ohio Historical Society, Central State University, Wilberforce University, and
other interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and
nonprofit organizations, or individuals; and
(5)identify cost
estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation,
and maintenance associated with the alternatives considered under the
study.
(c)The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in
accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
(d)Not
later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for
the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains—
(1)the results of
the study under subsection (a); and
(2)any conclusions
and recommendations of the Secretary.