[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6595 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6595

 To require a report on the establishment of a joint Army-Navy storage 
   and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage and 
               Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2012

Mr. Barletta (for himself, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Platts) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a report on the establishment of a joint Army-Navy storage 
   and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage and 
               Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

    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 ``Joint Military Heritage Preservation 
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ARMY-NAVY STORAGE AND 
              PRESERVATION FACILITY AT THE UNITED STATES ARMY HERITAGE 
              AND EDUCATION CENTER, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment 
of the feasability and advisability of establishing a joint Army-Navy 
storage and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage 
and Education Center (USAHEC), Carlisle, Pennsylvania, including for 
purposes of improving the storage and preservation of materials under 
the responsibility of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Naval Historical and Heritage Command'' 
        means the Navy command that is responsible for the 
        preservation, analysis, and dissemination of the history and 
        heritage of the Navy. The Command is based at the Washington 
        Navy Yard, District of Columbia, and is composed of 42 
        facilities in 13 geographic locations.
            (3) The term ``United States Army Heritage and Education 
        Center'' means the integrated educational and research complex 
        of the Army that acquires, conserves, stores, exhibits, 
        interprets, and makes available all types of historical 
        materials. The Center is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and 
        is composed of the Army Military History Institute, the Army 
        Heritage Museum, a historical services division, a digital 
        archive, and a museum support and conservation facility.
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