[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 270 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 270

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                                 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.''.

            Passed the Senate April 6, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 270

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.