[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3201 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3201

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District 
    of Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 1999

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District 
    of Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Carter G. Woodson Home National 
Historic Site Study Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Dr. Carter G. Woodson, cognizant of the widespread 
        ignorance and scanty information concerning the history of 
        African Americans, founded on September 9, 1915, the 
        Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, since 
        renamed the Association for the Study of African-American Life 
        and History.
            (2) The Association was founded in particular to counter 
        racist propaganda alleging black inferiority and the pervasive 
        influence of Jim Crow prevalent at the time.
            (3) The mission of the Association was and continues to be 
        educating the American public of the contributions of Black 
        Americans in the formation of the Nation's history and culture.
            (4) Dr. Woodson dedicated nearly his entire adult life to 
        every aspect of the Association's operations in furtherance of 
        its mission.
            (5) Among the notable accomplishments of the Association 
        under Dr. Woodson's leadership, Negro History Week was 
        instituted in 1926 to be celebrated annually during the second 
        week of February. Negro History Week has since evolved into 
        Black History Month.
            (6) The headquarters and center of operations of the 
        Association was Dr. Woodson's residence, located at 1538 Ninth 
        Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
Park Service.

SEC. 4. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date on which 
funds are made available for such purpose, the Secretary, after 
consultation with the Mayor of the District of Columbia, shall submit 
to the Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate a resource study of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson 
Home and headquarters of the Association for the Study of African-
American Life and History, located at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, 
Washington, D.C.
    (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        Carter G. Woodson Home as a unit of the National Park System; 
        and
            (2) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, 
        development, operation and maintenance, and identification of 
        alternatives for the management, administration, and protection 
        of the Carter G. Woodson Home.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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