[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 176

     To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
  alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the history of the 
              Harlem Renaissance, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            Janaury 19, 1999

 Mr. Moynihan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
  alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the history of the 
              Harlem Renaissance, 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 ``Harlem Renaissance Cultural Zone Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Harlem Renaissance was the dominant intellectual, 
        literary, and artistic expression of the New Negro Movement of 
        the 1920's;
            (2) W.E.B. DuBois, James Weldon Johnson, and Alain Locke 
        planted the seeds of the New Negro Movement, while Langston 
        Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Jean 
        Toomer, and Wallace Thurman were among the Movement's most 
        gifted writers; and
            (3) the Harlem Renaissance also included the music of Duke 
        Ellington, the theatrical productions of Eubie Blake, and the 
        nightlife of the Cotton Club and the Alhamba theaters.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF ALTERNATIVES FOR CULTURAL ZONE TO COMMEMORATE AND 
              INTERPRET HISTORY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall conduct a study of 
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the history of the 
Harlem Renaissance.
    (b) Matters To Be Considered.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) consideration of the establishment of a new unit of the 
        National Park System;
            (2) consideration of the establishment of various 
        appropriate designations for sites relating to the history of 
        the Harlem Renaissance; and
            (3) recommendations for cooperative arrangements with State 
        and local governments, historical organizations, and other 
        entities.
    (c) Study Process.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) conduct the study with public involvement and in 
        consultation with State and local officials, scholarly and 
        other interested organizations, and individuals;
            (2) complete the study as expeditiously as practicable 
        after the date on which funds are made available; and
            (3) on completion of the study, submit to the Committee on 
        Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
        findings and recommendations of the study.
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