[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3322. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Alexander) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the 
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 5___. U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subdivision 1 of Division B of subtitle 
     III of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after chapter 3083 the following:

               ``CHAPTER 3084--U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK

     ``Sec. 308401. Definition of Network

       ``In this chapter, the term `Network' means the U.S. Civil 
     Rights Network established under section 308402(a).

     ``Sec. 308402. U.S. Civil Rights Network

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish, within 
     the Service, a program to be known as the `U.S. Civil Rights 
     Network'.
       ``(b) Duties of Secretary.--In carrying out the Network, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) review studies and reports to complement and not 
     duplicate studies of the historical importance of the African 
     American civil rights movement that may be underway or 
     completed, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study;
       ``(2) produce and disseminate appropriate educational 
     materials relating to the African American civil rights 
     movement, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or 
     electronic information;
       ``(3) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and 
     memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance 
     under subsection (c); and
       ``(4)(A) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or 
     device for the Network; and
       ``(B) issue regulations for the use of the symbol or device 
     adopted under subparagraph (A).
       ``(c) Elements.--The Network shall encompass the following 
     elements:
       ``(1) All units and programs of the Service that are 
     determined by the Secretary to relate to the African American 
     civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 
     1968.
       ``(2) Other Federal, State, local, and privately owned 
     properties that--
       ``(A) relate to the African American civil rights movement;
       ``(B) have a verifiable connection to the African American 
     civil rights movement; and
       ``(C) are included in, or determined by the Secretary to be 
     eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic 
     Places.
       ``(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and 
     programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature 
     that are directly related to the African American civil 
     rights movement.

     ``Sec. 308403. Cooperative agreements and memoranda of 
       understanding

       ``To achieve the purposes of this chapter and to ensure 
     effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal 
     elements of the Network described in section 308402(c) with 
     System units and programs of the Service, the Secretary may 
     enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of 
     understanding with, and provide technical assistance to the 
     heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local 
     government, regional governmental bodies, and private 
     entities.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 
     54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to chapter 3083 the following:

``3084. U.S. Civil Rights Network.''.

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