,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,clay 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4  
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 
,brown of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1  
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 
,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4      
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4    
,fattah1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee  
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4       
,payne1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4
 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,thompson of 
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4      
,watt1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4   
,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,ms4 ,edwards1
 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice      
,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mrs4
 ,christensen1 and ,mr4 ,turner7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  

,secretary of the ,interior to conduct a
 special resource study regarding the   
proposed ,united ,states ,civil ,rights 
,trail1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states ,civil ,rights      
,trail ,special ,resource ,study ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,special resource study    
regarding proposed ,united ,states      
,civil ,rights ,trail  7a7 ,study       
,required ,the ,secretary of the        
,interior shall conduct a special       
resource study for the purpose of       
evaluating a range of alternatives for  
protecting and interpreting sites       
associated with the struggle for civil  
rights in the ,united ,states1 including
 alternatives for potential addition of 
some or all of the sites to the         
,national ,trails ,system4  7b7         
,consultation ,the ,secretary shall     
conduct the special resource study in   
consultation with appropriate ,federal1 
,state1 county1 and local governmental  
entities4  7c7 ,study requirements ,the 

,secretary shall conduct the study      
required under subsection 7a7 in        
accordance with section #h7;c7 of       
,public ,law #ia-chc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#a;a-#e7;c77 and section #e7;b7 of the  
,national ,trails ,system ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #abdd7;b771 as appropriate4   
7d7 ,study ,objectives ,in conducting   
the special resource study1 the         
,secretary shall evaluate alternatives  
for achieving the following objectives3 
7#a7 ,identifying the resources and     
historic themes associated with the     
movement to secure racial equality in   
the ,united ,states for ,african        
,americans that1 focusing on the period 
from #aied through #aifh1 challenged the
 practice of racial segregation in the  
,nation and achieved equal rights for   
all ,american citizens4  7#b7 ,making a 
review of existing studies and reports1 
such as the ,civil ,rights ,framework   
,study1 to complement and not duplicate 
other studies of the historical         
importance of the civil rights movements

 that may be underway or undertaken4    
7#c7 ,establishing connections with     
agencies1 organizations1 and            
partnerships already engaged in the     
preservation and interpretation of      
various trails and sites dealing with   
the civil rights movement4  7#d7        
,protecting historically significant    
landscapes1 districts1 sites1 and       
structures4  7#e7 ,identifying          
alternatives for preservation and       
interpretation of the sites by the      
,national ,park ,service1 other         
,federal1 ,state1 or local governmental 
entities1 or private and nonprofit      
organizations1 including the potential  
inclusion of some or all of the sites in
 a ,national ,civil ,rights ,trail4     
7#f7 ,identifying cost estimates for any
 necessary acquisition1 development1    
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         
alternatives developed under the special
 resource study4  7e7 ,report ,not later
 than #c years after the date on which  

funds are made available to carry out   
this section1 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 containing the results 
of the study conducted under subsection 
7c7 and any recommendations of the      
,secretary with respect to the route4