,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjad,ms4 ,norton 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,wolf1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,ms4 ,edwards7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate the
 ,civil ,war ,defenses of ,washington   
,national ,historical ,park comprised of
 certain ,national ,park ,system lands1 
and by affiliation and cooperative      
agreements other historically           
significant resources1 located in the   
,district of ,columbia1 ,virginia1 and  
,maryland1 that were part of the ,civil 
,war defenses of ,washington and related
 to the ,shenandoah ,valley ,campaign of
 #ahfd1 to study ways in which the      
,civil ,war history of both the ,north  
and ,south can be assembled1 arrayed1   
and conveyed for the benefit of the     
public1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title and table of contents  7a7 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,civil ,war ,defenses of ,washington
 ,national ,historical ,park ,act4  7b7 
,table of contents ,the table of        
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title and table of     
contents4,sec4 #b4 ,findings and        
purpose4,sec4 #c4 ,redesignation4,sec4  
#d4 ,areas included in ,civil ,war      
,defenses of ,washington ,national      
,historical ,park4,sec4 #e4 ,possible   
inclusion of additional areas4,sec4 #f4 
,national ,civil ,war ,history          
,education ,center ,report4,sec4 #g4    
,administration4,sec4 #h4 ,definitions4 
#b4 ,findings and purpose  7a7 ,findings
 ,the ,congress finds and declares as   
follows3 7#a7 ,as the ,united ,states   
commemorates the #aejth anniversary of  
the ,civil ,war1 #ahfa-ahfe1 it is      
fitting and helpful for ,americans to   
remember1 reflect upon1 and learn from  
the storied history1 valor1 heartbreak1 
and suffering of both sides in this     
tragic war that so divided and scarred  
the young ,nation1 but that also served 

as a crucible for the ,nation to secure 
itself as ,united ,states and preserve  
the ,union1 abolish the injustice of    
slavery1 and become the beacon of hope  
as a democracy that it has become for   
the world4  7#b7 ,the significance of   
the ,civil ,war to the future of the    
,united ,states is incalculable4 ,the   
war's lessons and meaning to the history
 of the ,united ,states1 what it stands 
for1 and its place in the world today   
must be remembered and conveyed to      
future generations4 ,the war pitted     
family against family1 brother against  
brother1 friend against friend1 ,blue   
against ,gray4 ,its battlegrounds were  
consecrated with blood that was shed by 
many who gave their last full measure of
 devotion4 ,the reunited democracy that 
emerged1 after such a heavy loss of life
 on both sides and the difficult decades
 of healing that followed1 made the     
,united ,states stronger4 ,it helped the
 ,nation advance toward achieving the   
inalienable rights and noble goals and  

values its founders sought1 but had not 
fully achieved1 in their lifetimes4     
7#c7 ,the defenses of ,washington played
 a key role in the outcome of the ,civil
 ,war4 ,they were constructed at the    
beginning of the war in #ahfa as a ring 
of fortifications in the ,district of   
,columbia1 ,maryland1 and northern      
,virginia1 to protect the ,nation's     
,capital4 ,by the end of the war1 these 
defenses included #fh forts1 #ic unarmed
 batteries1 #hjg mounted cannon1 #ac    
miles of rifle trenches1 and #cb miles  
of military roads4  7#d7 ,the major test
 of the ,civil ,war defenses of         
,washington came with the ,shenandoah   
,valley ,campaign of #ahfd when         
,confederate ,lieutenant ,general ,jubal
 ,early marched from ,richmond to       
,lynchburg1 ,virginia1 and through the  
,shenandoah ,valley to ,harpers ,ferry1 
,west ,virginia1 and ,frederick1        
,maryland4 ,his major objective1 as     
directed to him by ,general ,robert ,e4 
,lee1 was to attack the ,nation's       

,capital from the north1 causing ,union 
,forces to be withdrawn from threatening
 ,richmond1 the capital of the          
,confederacy4 ,he was delayed by ,union 
,major ,general ,lew ,wallace at the    
,battle of ,monocacy on ,july #i1 #ahfd1
 and was stopped at the northern edge of
 the ,district of ,columbia at the      
,battle of ,fort ,stevens on ,july      
#aa-ab1 #ahfd4 ,the ,shenandoah ,valley 
,campaign ended when ,union ,lieutenant 
,general ,philip ,sheridan defeated     
,general ,early at the ,battle of ,cedar
 ,creek1 ,virginia1 on ,october #ai1    
#ahfd4  7#e7 ,the ,battle of ,fort      
,stevens was the second and last attempt
 by the ,confederate ,army to attack    
,washington4 ,the first major effort to 
surround or capture the ,nation's       
,capital ended at ,gettysburg in ,july  
#ahfc4 ,after that historic battle1 in  
his address at ,gettysburg ,cemetery on 
,november #ai1 #ahfc1 ,president        
,abraham ,lincoln redefined what was at 
stake3 a new nation1 conceived in       

liberty1 and dedicated to the           
proposition that all men are created    
equal ''' that this nation1 under ,god1 
shall have a new birth of freedom--and  
that government of the people1 by the   
people1 and for the people shall not    
perish from the earth44  7#f7 ,the      
,battle of ,fort ,stevens was the only  
verifiable time that a sitting ,united  
,states ,president 7,abraham ,lincoln7  
came under hostile fire during a battle 
while in office4 ,nearly all the        
individual forts in the defenses of     
,washington 7on both sides of the       
,potomac and ,anacostia ,rivers7 were   
involved in stopping ,general ,early's  
attack4 ,had that one battle at the very
 edge of ,washington been lost1 the     
,nation's ,capital1 the ,presidency1 the
 ,union ,government1 and emancipation   
all would have been potentially lost and
 the history of the ,united ,states     
dramatically changed4 ,the victory at   
,fort ,stevens not only saved the city  
and the national government1 but also   

led to the ,october #ahfd victories for 
the ,union in the ,shenandoah ,valley1  
which ensured ,lincoln's re-election and
 preservation of the ,union at that     
critical moment4  7#g7 ,after the end of
 the war1 most of the ,civil ,war       
defenses of ,washington were returned to
 private land owners1 but many were     
retained by the military or the lands   
were repurchased later by the ,united   
,states4 ,of the remaining              
fortifications in public ownership1 #ai 
sites 7including ,battleground          
,cemetery7 are owned by the ,federal    
,government and managed by the ,national
 ,park ,service1 four are owned by local
 units of government in northern        
,virginia1 and one is owned by          
,montgomery ,county1 ,maryland4  7#h7   
,in #aijb1 the ,senate ,mc,millan       
,commission issued a ,report on the     
,improvement of the ,park ,system of    
,washington4 7,u4,s4 ,senate ,committee 
on the ,district of ,columbia1 ,senate  
,report ,no4 #aff1 #egth ,congress1 #ast

 ,session74 ,the ,report called for     
development of a ,fort ,drive to connect
 the ,civil ,war defenses of ,washington
 in the ,nation's ,capital4 ,congress   
appropriated funds to purchase lands for
 the ,fort ,drive during the #aicjs1 but
 it was never fully completed4  7#i7    
,most of the remaining ,civil ,war      
defenses of ,washington contain         
significant natural and recreational    
resources1 and some offer sweeping      
vistas overlooking the ,nation's        
,capital4 ,with the lands acquired for  
the ,fort ,drive1 they provide a linkage
 of urban green spaces that contribute  
to the history1 character1 and scenic   
values of the ,nation's ,capital and    
offer educational and recreational      
opportunities along with their natural  
and important historical values4  7#aj7 
,sites associated with the ,civil ,war  
defenses of ,washington that are in     
,federal ownership within the ,district 
of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of      
,virginia1 and the ,state of ,maryland  

are managed under three separate units  
of the ,national ,park ,service 7,rock  
,creek ,park1 ,national ,capital        
,parks-,east1 and the ,george           
,washington ,memorial ,parkway74 ,action
 by ,congress is needed to protect and  
aid the educational benefits of the     
unique place in history of these sites  
through proper management1              
stabilization1 maintenance1 development1
 use1 and1 importantly1 interpretation4 
7#aa7 ,it is fitting and proper that1 as
 ,americans reflect upon the legacy of  
the ,civil ,war1 we more fully          
understand and appreciate the roles of  
the battles in the ,district of         
,columbia1 ,virginia1 ,west ,virginia1  
and ,maryland related to the defenses of
 ,washington4 ,taken together1 these    
battles were pivotal to the outcome of  
the war and therefore to its impact on  
the promise of the ,united ,states4 ,it 
is therefore in the national interest   
that these historically important sites 
and resources be protected from further 

damage or loss and that they be         
preserved1 enhanced1 and interpreted for
 the use1 enjoyment1 and education of   
present and future generations4  7#ab7  
,there is a genuine need and compelling 
reason for the ,united ,states to       
rededicate itself to and honor the      
vision and ideals of democracy as       
reflected in the ,constitution by       
commemorating and interpreting through  
this ,national ,historical ,park the    
epic story of the ,american ,civil ,war 
and the profound and lasting impact of  
the war on the values1 capabilities1 and
 strengths that the ,united ,states     
reflects through the ideals that it     
stands for in the world today4  7b7     
,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act    
are-- 7#a7 to protect1 preserve1        
enhance1 and interpret for the benefit  
and use of present and future           
generations the cultural1 historical1   
natural1 and recreational resources of  
the ,civil ,war defenses of ,washington 
located in the ,district of ,columbia1  

,virginia1 and ,maryland2 and  7#b7 to  
study and consider creative and         
cost-effective ways that the storied    
history of the ,civil ,war1 including   
the defenses of ,washington and the     
,shenandoah ,valley ,campaign of #ahfd1 
can be assembled1 arrayed1 and          
effectively conveyed to and for the     
benefit of the public4  #c4             
,redesignation ,the ,civil ,war defenses
 of ,washington are hereby redesignated 
as the ,civil ,war ,defenses of         
,washington ,national ,historical ,park4
  #d4 ,areas included in ,civil ,war    
,defenses of ,washington ,national      
,historical ,park  7a7 ,areas under the 
administration of the national park     
service ,the ,national ,historical ,park
 shall include all areas associated with
 the ,civil ,war defenses of ,washington
 that are currently owned by the        
,federal ,government and under the      
administration of the ,national ,park   
,service1 each as depicted on           
appropriate maps maintained by the      

,secretary1 including the following3    
7#a7 ,the following fortifications and  
associated lands3 7,a7 ,battery ,kemble4
  7,b7 ,fort ,bayard4  7,c7 ,fort       
,bunker ,hill4  7,d7 ,fort ,carroll4    
7,e7 ,fort ,chaplin4  7,f7 ,fort ,davis4
  7,g7 ,fort ,de,russy4  7,h7 ,fort     
,dupont4  7,i7 ,fort ,foote4  7,j7 ,fort
 ,greble4  7,k7 ,fort ,mahan4  7,l7     
,fort ,marcy4  7,m7 ,fort ,reno4  7,n7  
,fort ,ricketts4  7,o7 ,fort ,slocum4   
7,p7 ,fort ,stanton4  7,q7 ,fort        
,stevens4  7,r7 ,fort ,totten4  7#b7    
,the following affiliated ,national     
,park ,areas3 7,a7 ,fort ,circle ,drive4
  7,b7 ,battleground ,national          
,cemetery4  7,c7 ,fort ,washington4     
7,d7 ,oxon ,cove ,park and ,oxon ,hill  
,farm4  7b7 ,potential affiliation of   
eligible areas owned by local           
governments ,any site associated with   
the ,civil ,war defenses of ,washington 
that is owned by a unit of local        
government in ,virginia1 ,maryland1 or  
the ,district of ,columbia1 may become  

affiliated with the ,national           
,historical ,park pursuant to a         
cooperative agreement entered into      
between the unit of local government    
concerned and the ,secretary1 including 
the following3 7#a7 ,in ,virginia3 7,a7 
,fort ,ward1 ,city of ,alexandria4  7,b7
 ,fort ,c4,f4 ,smith1 ,arlington        
,county4  7,c7 ,fort ,ethan ,allen1     
,arlington ,county4  7,d7 ,fort         
,willard1 ,fairfax ,county4  7#b7 ,in   
,maryland3 ,battery ,bailey1 ,montgomery
 ,county4  #e4 ,possible inclusion of   
additional areas  7a7 ,affiliation      
authority ,any site associated with the 
,civil ,war defenses of ,washington that
 is owned by a private individual or    
organization or a unit of local         
government in the ,district of          
,columbia1 ,virginia1 or ,maryland1     
other than those listed in section #d1  
that the ,secretary determines is       
eligible for affiliation with the       
,national ,historical ,park1 may be     
affiliated with the ,national           

,historical ,park pursuant to a         
cooperative agreement entered into      
between the site owner and the          
,secretary4 ,the ,secretary may purchase
 such properties from willing sellers1  
subject to the availability of private  
sector donated funding or               
appropriations4  7b7 ,consent required  
,no non-,federal property may be        
included in the ,national ,historical   
,park without the written consent of the
 owner of the property4  7c7            
,prohibition on use of condemnation ,the
 ,secretary may not acquire by          
condemnation any land or interest in    
land under this ,act or for the purposes
 of this ,act4  7d7 ,consultation and   
public participation ,the ,secretary    
shall consult with interested officials 
of ,state governments and units of local
 government1 representatives of         
interested organizations1 and interested
 members of the public before executing 
a cooperative agreement under this      
section or section #g7;d74  #f4         

,national ,civil ,war ,history          
,education ,center ,report  7a7 ,in     
general ,in furtherance of and          
consistent with section #b1 the         
,secretary shall study and consider     
creative and cost-effective ways to     
facilitate the storied history of the   
,civil ,war for both the ,north and the 
,south1 including the history of the    
defenses of ,washington and the         
,shenandoah ,valley ,campaign of #ahfd1 
being assembled1 arrayed1 and conveyed  
for the benefit of the public for the   
knowledge1 education1 and inspiration of
 this and future generations about the  
impact of that war on the ,united       
,states and its fledgling democracy1    
abolition of slavery1 free enterprise   
economic system1 culture1 art1 music1   
and national security capabilities4  7b7
 ,assistance ,in conducting the study1  
the ,secretary shall seek and coordinate
 the assistance of a wide array of      
expertise of individuals and            
organizations regarding ,civil ,war     

history1 potential locations where this 
storied history may be shared1 including
 adaptive reuse of existing structures1 
and donated funding resources to help   
facilitate carrying out this section4   
7c7 ,report ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a     
report with recommendations regarding   
the study required by subsection 7a7 to 
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate4  #g4         
,administration  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary shall administer the         
,national ,historical ,park in          
accordance with this ,act and the laws  
generally applicable to units of the    
,national ,park ,system1 including the  
,national ,park ,system ,organic ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq47 and the ,act 
of ,august #ba1 #aice 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#dfa et seq474  7b7 ,technical          
assistance ,the ,secretary may provide  

technical assistance to local           
governments and private individuals and 
organizations for the management1       
interpretation1 and preservation of     
historically significant resources      
associated with the ,civil ,war defenses
 of ,washington4  7c7 ,donations ,the   
,secretary may accept1 hold1 administer1
 and use gifts1 bequests1 devises1 and  
other donations1 including labor and    
services1 for purposes of this ,act1    
including preserving or providing access
 to sites and other resources relating  
to the ,civil ,war defenses of          
,washington4  7d7 ,other cooperative    
agreements ,in addition to the authority
 provided by section #e7;a71 the        
,secretary may enter into cooperative   
agreements with ,state governments1     
units of local government1              
organizations1 or individuals to further
 the purposes of the ,act1 including to 
provide visitor services and            
administrative facilities within        
reasonable proximity to the ,national   

,historical ,park4  7e7 ,marking of     
historical sites ,the ,secretary may    
identify significant federally or       
non-,federally owned sites relating to  
the ,civil ,war history in ,washington  
and adjacent environs in northern       
,virginia and ,montgomery ,county1      
,maryland1 and1 with the consent of the 
owner or owners thereof1 mark them      
appropriately and make reference to them
 in any interpretive literature4  #h4   
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
,act1 the following definitions apply3  
7#a7 ,national ,historical ,park ,the   
term ,national ,historical ,park means  
the ,civil ,war ,defenses of ,washington
 ,national ,historical ,park designated 
by section #c4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  7#c7 ,washington ,the   
term ,washington means ,washington1 the 
,district of ,columbia4