[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6616 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6616

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
    Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, and other associated 
locations to determine if those locations should be included as a unit 
    of the National Park System, to include those locations if the 
Secretary concludes that they meet the criteria for inclusion, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2008

 Mr. Hobson (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Tiberi, 
Ms. Sutton, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
    Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, and other associated 
locations to determine if those locations should be included as a unit 
    of the National Park System, to include those locations if the 
Secretary concludes that they meet the criteria for inclusion, 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 ``Colonel Charles Young Home National 
Historical Site Study Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG HOME AND 
              ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS AND ENTITIES.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of the Army, shall conduct a 
        study of the study area, as defined in section 4(2), to assess 
        its national significance and the suitability and feasibility 
        of including it as a unit of the National Park System.
            (2) Requirements of study.--In conducting the study, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) comply with section 8(c) of the National Park 
                System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c));
                    (B) consult with interested Federal, State, tribal, 
                and local officials, representatives of civic 
                organizations, and members of the public;
                    (C) consider in the evaluation conducted pursuant 
                to section 8(c)(3)(B) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-
                5(c)(3)(B)), in consultation with the Secretary of the 
                Army, an affiliation of the study area with the 
                National Museum of the United States Army, the Buffalo 
                Soldiers National Museum, or other entities associated 
                with Colonel Charles Young, as determined by the 
                Secretary of the Interior, in order to focus on the 
                life of Colonel Charles Young and the African-American 
                military experience;
                    (D) investigate the historical relationship of the 
                Colonel Charles Young Home with the Underground 
                Railroad by methods including--
                            (i) consideration of available historical 
                        documentation; and
                            (ii) completion of architectural and 
                        archeological investigations of the Colonel 
                        Charles Young Home; and
                    (E) consider research in existence on the date of 
                the enactment of this Act, as well as original research 
                conducted as a part of the study authorized by this 
                subsection, on the historical significance and 
                feasibility of preserving and interpreting the study 
                area.
    (b) Report.--Notwithstanding section 8(c)(1) of the National Park 
System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)(1)), within 2 
complete fiscal years after the date on which funds are made available 
to carry out the study required by subsection (a) of this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the findings 
of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary 
relating to--
            (1) the inclusion of the study area as a unit of the 
        National Park System; and
            (2) if the Secretary concludes that the study area meets 
        the criteria for inclusion, the affiliation of the new unit of 
        the National Park System with the entities referred to in 
        subsection (a)(2)(C).

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF THE COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG HOME AND ASSOCIATED 
              LOCATIONS AS A UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND 
              AFFILIATION OF ASSOCIATED ENTITIES WITH SUCH UNIT.

    (a) Inclusion.--If the Secretary concludes in the report required 
by section 2(b) that the study area meets the criteria for inclusion as 
a unit of the National Park System--
            (1) the study area shall be included as a unit of the 
        National Park System; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after such inclusion, the 
        Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
        the study area has been included as a unit of the National Park 
        System.
    (b) Affiliation.--If the study area is included as a unit of the 
National Park System under subsection (a) and the Secretary recommends 
in the report required by section 2(b) an affiliation of such unit with 
the entities referred to in section 2(a)(2)(C), the Secretary may take 
the action necessary to implement such an affiliation.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--Unless otherwise indicated, the term 
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the 
        following:
                    (A) The colonel charles young home.--The Colonel 
                Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark 
                located in Xenia, Ohio.
                    (B) The united states cavalry museum.--The United 
                States Cavalry Museum located at Fort Riley, Kansas.
                    (C) The frontier army museum.--The Frontier Army 
                Museum located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
                    (D) The fort huachuca historical museum.--The Fort 
                Huachuca Historical Museum located at Fort Huachuca, 
                Arizona.
                    (E) The presidio army museum.--The Presidio Army 
                Museum located in San Francisco, California.
                    (F) Other associated locations.--Any other location 
                associated with Colonel Charles Young, as determined by 
                the Secretary.
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