,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,begich introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to conduct a special resource 
study to determine the suitability and  
feasibility of adding the sites         
associated with the forced relocation   
and confinement of the ,aleut people    
during ,world ,war ,,ii in the ,state of
 ,alaska as a unit of the ,national     
,park ,system1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,aleut ,confinement and    
,relocation ,sites ,study ,act4  #b4    
,aleut confinement and relocation sites 
study  7a7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state means the  
,state of ,alaska4  7b7 ,study ,the     

,secretary shall conduct a special      
resource study of the following sites to
 determine whether any of the sites may 
be suitable for inclusion in the        
,national ,park ,system3 7#a7 ,the #e   
,world ,war ,,ii ,aleut relocation sites
 at ,funter ,bay1 ,burnett ,inlet1      
,killisnoo1 ,ward ,lake1 and the        
,wrangell ,institute in the ,state4     
7#b7 ,the following villages in the     
,state from which the ,aleut people were
 forcibly removed and which were so     
depopulated and so significantly damaged
 by miliary activity and weather that   
the villages effectively could not be   
resettled after ,world ,war ,,ii3 7,a7  
,makushin1 ,kashega1 and ,biorka around 
,unalaska ,island4  7,b7 ,attu on ,attu 
,island4  7c7 ,contents ,in conducting  
the study under subsection 7b71 the     
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 evaluate the    
national significance of the sites      
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of
 subsection 7b72  7#b7 determine the    
suitability and feasibility of          

designating those sites as one or more  
units of the ,national ,park ,system2   
7#c7 consider alternatives for          
preservation1 protection1 and           
interpretation of the land comprising   
those sites by ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local governments or private or         
nonprofit organizations2  7#d7 consult  
with any interested governments or      
organizations described in paragraph    
7#c7 or any other interested individual2
 and  7#e7 identify cost estimates for  
any ,federal acquisition1 development1  
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with carrying out
 the alternatives described in paragraph
 7#c74  7d7 ,applicable law ,the study  
under subsection 7b7 shall be conducted 
in accordance with section #h of the    
,national ,park ,system ,general        
,authorities ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#a;a-#e74  7e7 ,report ,not later than  
#c years after the date on which funds  
are first made available for the study  
under subsection 7b71 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 that describes-- 7#a7  
the findings of the study2 and  7#b7 any
 conclusions and recommendations of the 
,secretary4  7f7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
such sums as are necessary4