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[S. 270 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.270

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the 
   Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of 
Kansas, and for other purposes'' to provide for inclusion of additional 
   related sites in the National Park System, 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 ``Brown v. Board of Education National 
Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL PARK.
    (a) In General.--The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic 
Site established by section 103(a) of Public Law 102-525 (106 Stat. 
3439) shall be known and designated as the ``Brown v. Board of 
Education National Historical Park''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, document, 
record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Brown v. Board 
of Education National Historic Site shall be considered to be a 
reference to the ``Brown v. Board of Education National Historical 
Park''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title I of Public Law 102-525 (106 
Stat. 3438) is amended--
        (1) in the title heading, by striking ``HISTORIC SITE'' and 
    inserting ``HISTORICAL PARK'';
        (2) in sections 101(2) and 103(a), by striking ``National 
    Historic Site'' each place it appears and inserting ``National 
    Historical Park'';
        (3) in the section heading for each of sections 103 and 105, by 
    striking ``historic site'' each place it appears and inserting 
    ``historical park''; and
        (4) by striking ``historic site'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``historical park''.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL PARK AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREAS.
    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to honor the civil 
rights stories of struggle, perseverance, and activism in the pursuit 
of education equity.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 101 of Public Law 102-525 (106 Stat. 
3438) (as amended by section 2(c)) is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``As 
    used in this title--'' and inserting ``In this title:'';
        (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the term'' and inserting 
    the ``The term'';
        (3) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting a paragraph 
    heading, the text of which is comprised of the term defined in that 
    paragraph;
        (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) 
    and (2), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in 
    numerical order; and
        (5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the 
    following:
        ``(1) Affiliated area.--The term `affiliated area' means a site 
    associated with a court case included in Brown v. Board of 
    Education of Topeka described in paragraph (8), (9), or (10) of 
    section 102(a) that is designated as an affiliated area of the 
    National Park System by section 106(a).''.
    (c) Findings.--Section 102(a) of Public Law 102-525 (106 Stat. 
3438) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) 
    and (6), respectively;
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following:
        ``(3) The Brown case was joined by 4 other cases relating to 
    school segregation pending before the Supreme Court (Briggs v. 
    Elliott, filed in South Carolina, Davis v. County School Board of 
    Prince Edward County, filed in Virginia, Gebhart v. Belton, filed 
    in Delaware, and Bolling v. Sharpe, filed in the District of 
    Columbia) that were consolidated into the case of Brown v. Board of 
    Education of Topeka.
        ``(4) A 1999 historic resources study examined the 5 cases 
    included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and found that 
    each case--
            ``(A) is nationally significant; and
            ``(B) contributes unique stories to the case for 
        educational equity.''; and
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), the 
    following:
        ``(7) With respect to the case of Briggs v. Elliott--
            ``(A) Summerton High School in Summerton, South Carolina, 
        the all-White school that refused to admit the plaintiffs in 
        the case--
                ``(i) has been listed on the National Register of 
            Historic Places in recognition of the national significance 
            of the school; and
                ``(ii) is used as administrative offices for Clarendon 
            School District 1; and
            ``(B) the former Scott's Branch High School, an 
        `equalization school' in Summerton, South Carolina constructed 
        for African-American students in 1951 to provide facilities 
        comparable to those of White students, is now the Community 
        Resource Center owned by Clarendon School District 1.
        ``(8) Robert Russa Moton High School, the all-Black school in 
    Farmville, Virginia, which was the location of a student-led strike 
    leading to Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County--
            ``(A) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark 
        in recognition of the national significance of the school; and
            ``(B) is now the Robert Russa Moton Museum, which is 
        administered by the Moton Museum, Inc., and affiliated with 
        Longwood University.
        ``(9) With respect to the case of Belton v. Gebhart--
            ``(A) Howard High School in Wilmington, Delaware, an all-
        Black school to which the plaintiffs in the case were forced to 
        travel--
                ``(i) has been designated as a National Historic 
            Landmark in recognition of the national significance of the 
            school; and
                ``(ii) is now the Howard High School of Technology, an 
            active school administered by the New Castle County 
            Vocational-Technical School District;
            ``(B) the all-White Claymont High School, which denied 
        admission to the plaintiffs, is now the Claymont Community 
        Center administered by the Brandywine Community Resource 
        Council, Inc.; and
            ``(C) the Hockessin School #107C (Hockessin Colored 
        School)--
                ``(i) is the all-Black school in Hockessin, Delaware, 
            that 1 of the plaintiffs in the case was required to attend 
            with no public transportation provided; and
                ``(ii) is now used as a community facility by Friends 
            of Hockessin Colored School #107, Inc.
        ``(10) John Philip Sousa Junior High School in the District of 
    Columbia, the all-White school that refused to admit plaintiffs in 
    Bolling v. Sharpe--
            ``(A) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark 
        in recognition of the national significance of the school;
            ``(B) is now known as the `John Philip Sousa Middle 
        School'; and
            ``(C) is owned by the District of Columbia Department of 
        General Services and administered by the District of Columbia 
        Public Schools.''.
    (d) Purposes.--Section 102(b)(3) of Public Law 102-525 (106 Stat. 
3438) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``, protection,'' after ``preservation'';
        (2) by striking ``the city of Topeka'' and inserting ``Topeka, 
    Kansas, Summerton, South Carolina, Farmville, Virginia, Wilmington, 
    Claymont, and Hockessin, Delaware, and the District of Columbia''; 
    and
        (3) by inserting ``and the context of Brown v. Board of 
    Education'' after ``civil rights movement''.
    (e) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 103 of Public Law 102-525 (106 
Stat. 3439) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Boundary Adjustment.--
        ``(1) Additions.--In addition to the land described in 
    subsection (b), the historical park shall include the land and 
    interests in land, as generally depicted on the map entitled `Brown 
    v. Board of Education National Historical Park Boundary Additions 
    and Affiliated Areas', numbered 462/178,449, and dated February 
    2022, and more particularly described as--
            ``(A) the Summerton High School site in Summerton, 
        Clarendon County, South Carolina;
            ``(B) the former Scott's Branch High School site in 
        Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina; and
            ``(C) approximately 1 acre of land adjacent to Monroe 
        Elementary School in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
        ``(2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file 
    and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
    the National Park Service.''.
    (f) Property Acquisition.--Section 104 of Public Law 102-525 (106 
Stat. 3439) is amended--
        (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``section 103(b)'' and 
    inserting ``subsections (b) and (c) of section 103'';
        (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``States of Kansas'' 
    and inserting ``State of Kansas or South Carolina''; and
        (3) in the proviso--
            (A) by striking ``: Provided, however, That the'' and 
        inserting ``. The''; and
            (B) by inserting ``or by condemnation of any land or 
        interest in land within the boundaries of the historical park'' 
        after ``without the consent of the owner''.
    (g) General Management Plan.--Section 105 of Public Law 102-525 
(106 Stat. 3439) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting 
the following:
    ``(c) Amendment to General Management Plan.--The Secretary shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives an amendment to the management plan for the historical 
park to include the portions of the historical park in Summerton, 
Clarendon County, South Carolina.''.
    (h) Affiliated Areas.--Public Law 102-525 (106 Stat. 3438) is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating section 106 as section 107; and
        (2) by inserting after section 105 the following:
    ``SEC. 106. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION 
      AFFILIATED AREAS.
    ``(a) In General.--On the date on which the Secretary determines 
that an appropriate management entity has been identified for the 
applicable affiliated area, as generally depicted on the map described 
in section 103(c)(1), the following shall be established as affiliated 
areas of the National Park System:
        ``(1) The Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia.
        ``(2) The Delaware Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights 
    Sites, to include--
            ``(A) the former Howard High School in Wilmington, 
        Delaware;
            ``(B) Claymont High School in Claymont, Delaware; and
            ``(C) Hockessin Colored School #107 in Hockessin, Delaware.
        ``(3) The John Philip Sousa Middle School in the District of 
    Columbia.
    ``(b) Administration.--Each affiliated area shall be managed in a 
manner consistent with--
        ``(1) this title; and
        ``(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
    Park System.
    ``(c) Management Plans.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
    management entity for the applicable affiliated area, shall develop 
    a management plan for each affiliated area.
        ``(2) Requirements.--A management plan under paragraph (1) 
    shall--
            ``(A) be prepared in consultation and coordination with 
        interested State, county, and local governments, management 
        entities, organizations, and interested members of the public 
        associated with the affiliated area;
            ``(B) identify, as appropriate, the roles and 
        responsibilities of the National Park Service and the 
        management entity in administering and interpreting the 
        affiliated area in a manner that does not interfere with 
        existing operations and continued use of existing facilities; 
        and
            ``(C) require the Secretary to coordinate the preparation 
        and implementation of the management plan and interpretation of 
        the affiliated area with the historical park.
        ``(3) Public comment.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) hold not less than 1 public meeting in the general 
        proximity of each affiliated area on the proposed management 
        plan, which shall include opportunities for public comment; and
            ``(B)(i) publish the draft management plan on the internet; 
        and
            ``(ii) provide an opportunity for public comment on the 
        draft management plan.
        ``(4) Submission.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
    which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
    Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
    the House of Representatives the management plan for each 
    affiliated area developed under paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical 
and financial assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
with, the management entity for each affiliated area to provide 
financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and 
preservation of the applicable affiliated area.
    ``(e) Land Use.--Nothing in this section affects--
        ``(1) land use rights of private property owners within or 
    adjacent to an affiliated area, including activities or uses on 
    private land that can be seen or heard within an affiliated area; 
    or
        ``(2) the authority of management entities to operate and 
    administer the affiliated areas.
    ``(f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--
        ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section authorizes the 
    Secretary--
            ``(A) to acquire land in an affiliated area; or
            ``(B) to assume financial responsibility for the operation, 
        maintenance, or management of an affiliated area.
        ``(2) Ownership.--Each affiliated area shall continue to be 
    owned, operated, and managed by the applicable public or private 
    owner of the land in the affiliated area.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.