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[H.R. 1927 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1927


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2017

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National 
 Park Service the African American Civil Rights Network, 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 ``African American Civil Rights 
Network Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to recognize--
                    (A) the importance of the African American civil 
                rights movement; and
                    (B) the sacrifices made by the people who fought 
                against discrimination and segregation; and
            (2) to authorize the National Park Service to coordinate 
        and facilitate Federal and non-Federal activities to 
        commemorate, honor, and interpret--
                    (A) the history of the African American civil 
                rights movement;
                    (B) the significance of the civil rights movement 
                as a crucial element in the evolution of the Civil 
                Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.); and
                    (C) the relevance of the African American civil 
                rights movement in fostering the spirit of social 
                justice and national reconciliation.

SEC. 3. U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subdivision 1 of division B of subtitle III of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
3083 the following:

               ``CHAPTER 3084--U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK

``Sec.
``308401. Definition of network.
``308402. U.S. Civil Rights Network.
``308403. Cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding.
``308404. Sunset.
``Sec. 308401. Definition of network
    ``In this chapter, the term `Network' means the African American 
Civil Rights Network established under section 308402(a).
``Sec. 308402. U.S. Civil Rights Network
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish, within the 
Service, a program to be known as the `U.S. Civil Rights Network'.
    ``(b) Duties of Secretary.--In carrying out the Network, the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) review studies and reports to complement and not 
        duplicate studies of the historical importance of the African 
        American civil rights movement that may be underway or 
        completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study;
            ``(2) produce and disseminate appropriate educational 
        materials relating to the African American civil rights 
        movement, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or 
        electronic information;
            ``(3) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and 
        memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance 
        under subsection (c); and
            ``(4)(A) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or 
        device for the Network; and
            ``(B) issue regulations for the use of the symbol or device 
        adopted under subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Elements.--The Network shall encompass the following 
elements:
            ``(1) All units and programs of the Service that are 
        determined by the Secretary to relate to the African American 
        civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968.
            ``(2) With the consent of the property owner, other 
        Federal, State, local, and privately owned properties that--
                    ``(A) relate to the African American civil rights 
                movement;
                    ``(B) have a verifiable connection to the African 
                American civil rights movement; and
                    ``(C) are included in, or determined by the 
                Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the National 
                Register of Historic Places.
            ``(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and 
        programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature 
        that are directly related to the African American civil rights 
        movement.
``Sec. 308403. Cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding
    ``To achieve the purposes of this chapter and to ensure effective 
coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the Network 
described in section 308402(c) with System units and programs of the 
Service, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and 
memoranda of understanding with, and provide technical assistance to 
the heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, 
regional governmental bodies, and private entities.
``Sec. 308404. Sunset
    ``This program shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the 
date of enactment of this chapter.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
3083 the following:

``3084 U.S. Civil Rights Network............................  308401''.

SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.