#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ebj  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct a /udy
 ( alt]natives = commemorat+ & int]pret+
 ! role ( ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s 9 ! e>ly  
ye>s ( ! ,national ,p>ks1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s 9 !      
,national ,p>ks ,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
& purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ! late #ai? c5tury & 
e>ly #bj? c5tury1 ,african-,am]ican     
troops :o came to be kn[n z ! ,buffalo  
,soldi]s s]v$ 9 _m critical roles 9 !   
we/]n ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ protect+ "s
 ( ! fir/ ,national ,p>ks4  7#b7 ,bas$  
at ! ,presidio 9 ,san ,francisco1       
,buffalo ,soldi]s 7 assign$ to ,sequoia 
& ,yosemite ,national ,p>ks :]e !y      
patroll$ ! backc\ntry1 built trails1    
/opp$ poa*+1 & o!rwise s]v$ 9 ! roles   
lat] assum$ by ,national ,p>k rang]s4   
7#c7 ,! public w\ld b5efit f hav+       
opportunities to le>n m ab\t ! ,buffalo 
,soldi]s 9 ! ,national ,p>ks & _!       

contributions to ! managem5t ( ,national
 ,p>ks & ! legacy ( ,african-,am]icans 9
 ! po/-,civil ,w> era4  7#d7 ,z !       
c5t5nial ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice 9   
#bjaf approa*es1 x is an especially     
appropriate "t to conduct rese>* &      
increase public aw>5ess ( ! /ew>d%ip    
role ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s play$ 9 ! e>ly 
ye>s ( ! ,national ,p>ks4  7b7 ,purpose 
,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to au?orize a  
/udy to det]m9e ! mo/ effective ways to 
increase und]/&+ & public aw>5ess ( !   
critical role t ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s     
play$ 9 ! e>ly ye>s ( ! ,national ,p>ks4
  #c4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior %all conduct a /udy (       
alt]natives = commemorat+ & int]pret+ ! 
role ( ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s 9 ! e>ly ye>s
 ( ! ,national ,p>ks4  7b7 ,cont5ts (   
/udy ,! /udy %all include--  7#a7 a     
hi/orical assessm5t1 bas$ on ext5sive   
rese>*1 ( ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s :o s]v$ 9 
,national ,p>ks 9 ! ye>s prior to !     
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice2  
7#b7 an evaluation ( ! suitability &    

feasibility ( e/abli%+ a national       
hi/oric trail commemorat+ ! r\te travel$
 by ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s f _! po/ 9 !    
,presidio ( ,san ,francisco to ,sequoia 
& ,yosemite ,national ,p>ks & to any o!r
 ,national ,p>ks :]e !y may h s]v$2     
7#c7 ! id5tification ( prop]ties t c\ld 
meet crit]ia = li/+ 9 ! ,national       
,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places or crit]ia = 
designation z ,national ,hi/oric        
,l&m>ks2  7#d7 an evaluation (          
appropriate ways to enhance hi/orical   
rese>*1 education1 int]pretation1 &     
public aw>5ess ( ! /ory ( ! ,buffalo    
,soldi]s' /ew>d%ip role 9 ! ,national   
,p>ks1 includ+ ways to l9k ! /ory to !  
developm5t ( ,national ,p>ks & ! /ory ( 
,african-,am]ican milit>y s]vice foll[+ 
! ,civil ,w>2 &  7#e7 any o!r matt]s t !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior deems           
appropriate = ?is /udy4  7c7 ,report ,n 
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] funds are made    
available = ! /udy1 ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior %all submit to ! ,committee on 
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          

,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report conta9+ ! /udy's f9d+s &         
recomm5dations4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives ,june #ag1 #bjac4;,cl]k4