[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2921 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2921

  To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration of 
  historic buildings at historically black colleges and universities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

   Mr. Clement (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
 Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie 
 Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Meek, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, 
 Mr. Tucker, and Ms. Waters) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration of 
  historic buildings at historically black colleges and universities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Nation's historically black colleges and 
        universities have contributed significantly to the effort to 
        attain equal opportunity through postsecondary education for 
        African-American, low-income, and educationally disadvantaged 
        Americans;
            (2) over our Nation's history, States and the Federal 
        Government have discriminated in the allocation of land and 
        financial resources to support these institutions, thus forcing 
        them to rely on the generous support of private individuals and 
        other charitable organizations;
            (3) the development of this source of private and 
        charitable financial support for historically black colleges 
        and universities has resulted in structures and buildings of 
        historic importance and architecturally unique design on the 
        campuses of these institutions; and
            (4) many of these structures and buildings are national 
        treasures worthy of preservation and restoration for future 
        generations of all Americans as well as for the students and 
        faculty of these institutions.

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT 
              HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--Under the authority of section 2 of 
the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the preservation of historic 
sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, 
and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 462), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall, from amounts available under subsection (b) in any fiscal year, 
make grants to eligible historically black colleges and universities 
for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and 
structures on the campus of these institutions.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are authorized to 
be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2000, 
to carry out this Act.
    (2) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for 
fiscal year 1994, $5,000,000 shall be available only for grants under 
subsection (a) to Fisk University.
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``historically black colleges and 
        universities'' means any historically black college and 
        university that was established prior to 1964 whose principal 
        mission was, and is, the education of African-Americans and 
        that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
        agency or association determined by the Secretary of the 
        Department of Education to be a reliable authority as to the 
        quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency 
        or association, making reasonable progress toward 
        accreditation.
            (2) The term ``historic building and structures'' means a 
        building or structure listed on the National Register of 
        Historic Places or designated a National Historic Landmark.

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