,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,cochran 7for himself and ,mr4    
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,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 any 
interests in land within the area       
identified as ,modified ,core           
,battlefield for the ,port ,gibson      
,unit1 the ,champion ,hill ,unit1 and   
the ,raymond ,unit as generally depicted

 on the map entitled ,vicksburg         
,national ,military ,park--,proposed    
,battlefield ,additions1 numbered       
#cjf_/ajjihf1 and dated ,october #bjaj4 
7#b7 ,methods of acquisition ,land may  
be acquired under paragraph 7#a7 by     
donation1 purchase 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 this ,act--     
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  7d7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as are necessary to carry out this 
,act4