[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H5508-H5509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG HOME STUDY ACT

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4514) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio as a unit 
of the National Park System, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4514

       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 ``Colonel Charles Young Home 
     Study Act''.

     SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
     this Act as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Army, shall conduct a special resource study 
     of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic 
     Landmark in Xenia, Ohio (referred to in this Act as the 
     ``Home'').
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) evaluate any architectural and archeological resources 
     of the Home;
       (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the Home as a unit of the National Park System;
       (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
     protection, and interpretation of the Home by Federal, State, 
     or local governmental entities or private and nonprofit 
     organizations, including the use of shared management 
     agreements with the Dayton Aviation Heritage National 
     Historical Park or specific units of that Park, such as the 
     Paul Laurence Dunbar Home;
       (4) consult with the Ohio Historical Society, Central State 
     University, Wilberforce University, and other interested 
     Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and 
     nonprofit organizations, or individuals; and
       (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
     development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
     associated with the alternatives considered under the study.

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       (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection 
     (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 8 of Public 
     Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).
       (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
     funds are first made available for the study under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 
     contains--
       (1) the results of the study under subsection (a); and
       (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Guam (Ms. Bordallo) and the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Guam.


                             General Leave

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Guam?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4514, introduced by Congressman Lacy Clay of 
Missouri, directs the National Park Service to study the suitability 
and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, 
Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. Colonel Charles Young was 
a distinguished African American officer in the U.S. Army during the 
late 1800s and early 1900s and the first African American to hold the 
rank of colonel. Young is also credited with being the first African 
American national park superintendent, when, as commander of the 10th 
Calvary, he was sent to protect the newly established Sequoia National 
Park and General Grant National Park in California.
  Through this study, the Park Service will thoroughly review the 
cultural and historical resources associated with the remarkable story 
of Colonel Young and determine how best to interpret his role in 
American history.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I commend Congressman Clay for his efforts to 
highlight the story of this great American, and I urge the House to 
support H.R. 4514.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel 
Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park 
Service. The bill also directs the Secretary to consider other 
initiatives for protection of the home and interpretation of the life 
and accomplishments of Colonel Young.
  Colonel Young was the third African American to graduate from West 
Point and had a distinguished career in the U.S. Army from 1884 to 
1922, including command of troops in the Spanish-American War. Colonel 
Young is also the first black to serve, in effect, as the 
superintendent of a national park, because he commanded the Army unit 
assigned to protect Sequoia National Park and General Grant National 
Park. Colonel Young served our country with great distinction, and I 
hope this study will help us find appropriate ways to honor his life.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I again urge Members to support the bill, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Bordallo) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 4514, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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