[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H10181]
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                    COLD WAR INTERPRETIVE STUDY ACT

  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 107) to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a 
study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for 
commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes, as 
amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                H.R. 107

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. COLD WAR STUDY.

       (a) Subject of Study.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, State historic 
     preservation offices, State and local officials, Cold War 
     scholars, and other interested organizations and individuals, 
     shall conduct a National Historic Landmark theme study to 
     identify sites and resources in the United States that are 
     significant to the Cold War. In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall--
       (1) consider the inventory of sites and resources 
     associated with the Cold War completed by the Secretary of 
     Defense pursuant to section 8120(b)(9) of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-511; 104 
     Stat. 1906);
       (2) consider historical studies and research of Cold War 
     sites and resources such as intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles, flight training centers, manufacturing facilities, 
     communications and command centers (such as Cheyenne 
     Mountain, Colorado), defensive radar networks (such as the 
     Distant Early Warning Line), and strategic and tactical 
     aircraft; and
       (3) inventory and consider nonmilitary sites and resources 
     associated with the people, events, and social aspects of the 
     Cold War.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall include--
       (1) recommendations for commemorating and interpreting 
     sites and resources identified by the study, including--
       (A) sites for which studies for potential inclusion in the 
     National Park System should be authorized;
       (B) sites for which new national historic landmarks should 
     be nominated;
       (C) recommendations on the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing a central repository for Cold War artifacts and 
     information; and
       (D) other appropriate designations;
       (2) recommendations for cooperative arrangements with State 
     and local governments, local historical organizations, and 
     other entities; and
       (3) cost estimates for carrying out each of those 
     recommendations.
       (c) Guidelines.--The study shall be--
       (1) conducted with public involvement; and
       (2) submitted to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate no later than 3 years after the date 
     that funds are made available for the study.

     SEC. 2. INTERPRETIVE HANDBOOK ON THE COLD WAR.

       Not later than 4 years after funds are made available for 
     that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and 
     publish an interpretive handbook on the Cold War and shall 
     disseminate information gathered through the study through 
     appropriate means in addition to the handbook.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to carry 
     out this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Hefley) and the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Underwood) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley).
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I 
will try not to take the full 20 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 107, which I introduced, would direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a National Historic Landmark theme study to 
identify sites and resources in the United States that are significant 
to the Cold War. Generally speaking, the Cold War is considered to be 
from 1946 to 1989.
  H.R. 107 would direct the Secretary to study military and nonmilitary 
sites and resources associated with the people, events, and social 
aspects of the Cold War. The study shall include recommendations for 
commemorating and interpreting the sites identified by the study, 
including cooperative arrangements with the State and local governments 
and local historical organizations, as well as cost estimates for 
carrying out each of the recommendations. The Secretary shall submit 
the report to the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The legislation also requires the Secretary to prepare and publish an 
interpretive handbook on the Cold War and disseminate information 
gathered through the study.
  Mr. Speaker, the bill is supported by the majority and the minority 
of the subcommittee, and I do not believe it is controversial. In 
addition, the bill is supported by the administration with the ongoing 
caveat that the maintenance backlog be addressed first.

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  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 107, as amended.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 107, which was introduced by our 
colleague, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley), directs the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study regarding the sites and 
resources associated with the Cold War.
  The period of history known as the Cold War covered some four 
decades, from approximately 1945 to 1991. The tension between the 
United States and the former Soviet Union that marked the Cold War era 
had a significant impact on U.S. policy, both at home and abroad, and 
as such, it is a crucial element of our recent history, certainly for 
most of us who have lived through this time period.
  Already one site identified with the Cold War, a Minuteman missile 
complex in South Dakota, has been designated a national historic site. 
There are numerous sites and resources associated with the Cold War in 
the United States. The study authorized by H.R. 107 will provide public 
agencies and private individuals and organizations with recommendations 
on commemorating and interpreting appropriate sites and resources 
associated with the Cold War.
  Mr. Speaker, we support the study authorized by H.R. 107, and 
recommend adoption of the bill, as amended by the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, I encourage support of the bill. I have no 
further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Culberson). The question is on the 
motion offered by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley) that the 
House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 107, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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