,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjac ,mr4 
,thompson of ,mississippi introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the acquisition
 of core battlefield land at ,champion  
,hill1 ,port ,gibson1 and ,raymond for  
addition to ,vicksburg ,national        
,military ,park4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,champion     
,hill1 ,port ,gibson1 and ,raymond      
,battlefields ,addition ,act4  #b4      
,vicksburg ,national ,military ,park    
7a7 ,acquisition of land  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior
 7referred to in this ,act as the       
,secretary7 may acquire the land or     
interests in land within the area       
identified as ,modified ,core           
,battlefield for the ,port ,gibson      
,unit1 the ,champion ,hill ,unit1 and   
the ,raymond ,unit and the area         
identified as ,golden ,west ,cemetery in

 ,port ,gibson1 as generally depicted on
 the map entitled ,vicksburg ,national  
,military ,park-,proposed ,battlefield  
,additions1 numbered #cjf_/ajjihf;,a1   
and dated ,april #bjaa4  7#b7 ,methods  
of acquisition ,land and interests in   
land may be acquired under paragraph    
7#a7 by donation1 purchase from a       
willing seller with donated or          
appropriated funds1 or exchange1 except 
that land owned by the ,state of        
,mississippi or any political           
subdivisions of the ,state may be       
acquired only by donation4  7b7         
,availability of map ,the map described 
in subsection 7a77#a7 shall be on file  
and available for public inspection in  
the appropriate offices of the ,national
 ,park ,service4  7c7 ,boundary         
adjustment ,on the acquisition of land  
by the ,secretary under subsection 7a7--
  7#a7 the acquired land shall be added 
to ,vicksburg ,national ,military ,park2
  7#b7 the boundary of the ,vicksburg   
,national ,military ,park shall be      

adjusted to reflect the acquisition of  
the land2 and  7#c7 the acquired land   
shall be administered as part of the    
,vicksburg ,national ,military ,park in 
accordance with applicable laws         
7including regulations74