[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 173 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15871-S15872]
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           CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 1012) to establish 
the Carter

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G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and 
for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
  [Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.]

                               H.R. 1012

       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 ``Carter G. Woodson Home 
     National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2003''.

     [SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       [(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       [(1) Dr. Carter G. Woodson, considered the father of 
     African-American history, founded in 1915 The Association for 
     the Study of Negro Life and History, renamed as The 
     Association for the Study of African-American Life and 
     History.
       [(2) Through the Association, Dr. Woodson, the son of 
     slaves who earned a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University, 
     dedicated his life to educating the American public about the 
     extensive and positive contributions of African Americans to 
     the Nation's history and culture.
       [(3) Under Dr. Woodson's leadership, Negro History Week was 
     designated in 1926. That designation has since evolved into 
     Black History Month in February of each year.
       [(4) The headquarters and operations of the Association was 
     Dr. Woodson's home at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, 
     Washington, D.C., where he lived from 1915 to 1950.
       [(5) The Carter G. Woodson Home was designated as a 
     National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its national 
     significance in African-American cultural heritage.
       [(6) A National Park Service study of the Carter G. Woodson 
     Home dated June 2002, found that the Carter G. Woodson Home 
     is suitable for designation as a unit of the National Park 
     System, and is feasible for designation so long as property 
     adjacent to the home is available for National Park Service 
     administrative, curatorial, access, and visitor 
     interpretative needs.
       [(7) Establishment of the Carter G. Woodson Home National 
     Historic Site would foster opportunities for developing and 
     promoting interpretation of African-American cultural 
     heritage throughout the Shaw area of Washington, D.C.
       [(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preserve, 
     protect, and interpret for the benefit, education, and 
     inspiration of present and future generations, the home of 
     the preeminent historian and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson, 
     founder of the organization known today as The Association 
     for the Study of African-American Life and History.

     [SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       [In this Act:
       [(1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       [(2) The term ``historic site'' means the Carter G. Woodson 
     Home National Historic Site.
       [(3) The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Carter G. 
     Woodson Home National Historic Site'', numbered 876/82338 and 
     dated February 10, 2003.

     [SEC. 4. CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

       [(a) Establishment.--After the Secretary has acquired, or 
     agreed to a long-term lease for, the majority of the property 
     described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish as 
     a unit of the National Park System the Carter G. Woodson Home 
     National Historic Site.
       [(b) Boundary.--The historic site shall consist of the 
     property located at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, in the 
     District of Columbia and three adjoining houses north of that 
     address, as depicted on the map, if acquired or leased by the 
     Secretary.
       [(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for 
     public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
     Park Service, Department of the Interior.
       [(d) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire lands or 
     interests in lands, and improvements thereon, within the 
     boundary of the historic site from willing owners by 
     donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or 
     exchange.
       [(e) Administration..--
       [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the 
     National Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and 
     the Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly known as the Historic 
     Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C. 461 et 
     seq.).
       [(2) Rehabilitation agreement.--In order to achieve cost 
     efficiencies in the restoration of property, the Secretary 
     may enter into an agreement with the Shiloh Community 
     Development Corporation for the purpose of rehabilitating the 
     Carter G. Woodson Home and other property within the boundary 
     of the historic site. The agreement may contain such terms 
     and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       [(3) Operation agreement.--In order to reestablish the 
     historical connection between the home of Dr. Woodson and the 
     association he founded and to facilitate interpretation of 
     Dr. Woodson's achievements, the Secretary may enter into an 
     agreement with The Association for the Study of African-
     American Life and History that allows the association to use 
     a portion of the historic site for its own administrative 
     purposes. The agreement may contain such terms and conditions 
     as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       [(4) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with public and private entities for 
     the purpose of fostering interpretation of African-American 
     heritage in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C.
       [(5) General management plan.--The Secretary shall prepare 
     a general management plan for the historic site within three 
     years after funds are made available for that purpose.

     [SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       [There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.]

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Carter G. Woodson Home 
     National Historic Site Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) Carter g. woodson home.--The term ``Carter G. Woodson 
     Home'' means the property located at 1538 Ninth Street, 
     Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as depicted on the 
     map.
       (2) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
     Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.
       (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Carter 
     G. Woodson Home National Historic Site'', numbered 876/82338-
     A and dated July 22, 2003.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 3. CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

       (a) Establishment.--Upon acquisition by the Secretary of 
     the Carter G. Woodson Home, or interests therein, the 
     Secretary shall establish the historic site as a unit of the 
     National Park System by publication of a notice to that 
     effect in the Federal Register.
       (b) Additions to Historic Site.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any of the 3 
     properties immediately north of the Carter G. Woodson Home 
     located at 1540, 1542, and 1544 Ninth Street, Northwest, 
     described on the map as ``Potential Additions to National 
     Historic Site'', for addition to the historic site.
       (2) Boundary revision.--Upon the acquisition of any of the 
     properties described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     revise the boundaries of the historic site to include the 
     property.
       (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for 
     public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
     Park Service, Department of the Interior.
       (d) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire the 
     Carter G. Woodson Home or any of the properties described in 
     subsection (b)(1), including interests therein, and any 
     improvements to the land by donation, purchase from a willing 
     seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
       (e) Administration.--(1) The Secretary shall administer the 
     historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and 
     the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
       (2) General Management Plan.--The Secretary shall prepare a 
     general management plan for the historic site not later than 
     three years after the date on which funds are made available 
     for that purpose.

     SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with public or private entities to provide public 
     interpretation and education of African-American heritage in 
     the Shaw area of the District of Columbia.
       (b) Rehabilitation.--In order to achieve cost efficiencies 
     in the restoration of properties within the historic site, 
     the Secretary may enter into an agreement with public or 
     private entities to restore and rehabilitate the Carter G. 
     Woodson Home and other properties within the boundary of the 
     historic site, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary deems necessary.
       (c) Agreement With the Association for the Study of 
     African-American Life and History.--In order to reestablish 
     the historical connection between the Carter G. Woodson Home 
     and the association Dr. Woodson founded, and to facilitate 
     interpretation of Dr. Woodson's achievements, the Secretary 
     may enter into an agreement with The Association for the 
     Study of African-American Life and History that allows the 
     association to use a portion of the historic site for its own 
     administrative purposes. Such agreement shall ensure that the 
     association's use of a portion of the historic site is 
     consistent with the administration of the historic site, 
     including appropriate public access and rent, and such other 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary.

     SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.
  The committee amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
to.
  The bill (H.R. 1012), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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