,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself & ,mr4 ,portman7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to    
conduct a special res\rce /udy to       
det]m9e ! suitability & feasibility (   
designat+ ! ,colonel ,*>les ,"y ,home 9 
,x5ia1 ,ohio1 z a unit ( ! ,national    
,p>k ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,colonel ,*>les ,"y ,home ,/udy ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7     
,colonel ,*>les ,"y 0--  7,a7 a di/+ui%$
 ,african-,am]ican (fic] 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,army2  7,b7 ! ?ird              
,african-,am]ican to graduate f ,we/    
,po9t2  7,c7 a comm&] ( troops 9 combat 
9--  7i7 ! ,spani%-,am]ican ,w>2 &  7ii7
 ! ,mexican exp$ition aga9/ ,pan*o      
,villa2  7,d7 #a ( ! fir/ milit>y atta*s
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,e7 a pione] (  

te*niques 9 milit>y intellig5ce2  7#b7 !
 exp]i5ce ( ,colonel ,"y 9 ! ,army      
betwe5 #ahhd & #aibb illu/rates ! *ang+ 
nature ( race relations 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates dur+ a p]iod spann+ f ! end ( !  
,civil ,w> to ! beg9n+ ( ! ,civil       
,rights movem5t2  7#c7 ,colonel ,"y 0 a 
fri5d & associate ( o!r di/+ui%$        
,african-,am]icans ( ! p]iod1 includ+   
poet ,paul ,laur5ce ,dunb> f ne>by      
,dayton1 ,ohio2  7#d7 z ! comm&] ( an   
,army unit assign$ to protect & develop 
,sequoia ,national ,p>k & ,g5]al ,grant 
,national ,p>k 9 ! ,/ate ( ,cali=nia1   
,colonel ,"y is recogniz$ z ! fir/      
,african-,am]ican to be ! ,sup]9t5d5t ( 
a ,national ,p>k2 &  7#e7 ! home (      
,colonel ,"y locat$ ne> ,x5ia1 ,ohio1   
is--  7,a7 a ,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k2 
&  7,b7 closely associat$ )--  7i7      
,wilb]=ce ,univ]sity1 a hi/orically     
,black univ]sity at :i* ,colonel ,"y    
s]v$ z ,pr(essor ( ,milit>y ,sci5ce2 &  
7ii7 ,c5tral ,/ate ,univ]sity1 :i* is-- 
7,i7 a hi/orically ,black univ]sity2 &  

7,,ii7 ! location ( ! ,national         
,afro-,am]ican ,museum & ,cultural      
,c5t]4  #c4 ,special res\rce /udy  7a7  
,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y71 9         
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1   
%all conduct a special res\rce /udy ( ! 
,colonel ,*>les ,"y ,home1 a ,national  
,hi/oric ,l&m>k 9 ,x5ia1 ,ohio 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,home74  7b7 ,cont5ts 
,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 evaluate any     
ar*itectural & ar*eological res\rces ( !
 ,home2  7#b7 det]m9e ! suitability &   
feasibility ( designat+ ! ,home z a unit
 ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2  7#c7       
consid] o!r alt]natives = pres]vation1  
protection1 & int]pretation ( ! ,home by
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local gov]nm5tal     
entities or private & nonpr(it          
organizations1 includ+ ! use ( %>$      
managem5t agreem5ts ) ! ,dayton         
,aviation ,h]itage ,national ,hi/orical 
,p>k or specific units ( t ,p>k1 su* z !
 ,paul ,laur5ce ,dunb> ,home2  7#d7     

consult ) ! ,ohio ,hi/orical ,society1  
,c5tral ,/ate ,univ]sity1 ,wilb]=ce     
,univ]sity1 & o!r int]e/$ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 or local gov]nm5tal entities1 private &
 nonpr(it organizations1 or individuals2
 &  7#e7 id5tify co/ e/imates = any     
,f$]al acquisition1 developm5t1         
int]pretation1 op]ation1 & ma9t5ance    
associat$ ) ! alt]natives consid]$ "u ! 
/udy4  7c7 ,applicable law ,! /udy      
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be       
conduct$ 9 accordance ) section #h (    
,public ,law #ia-chc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#a;a-#e74  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c   
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* funds are fir/  
made available = ! /udy "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate a report t conta9s--  7#a7 !     
results ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a72 &   
7#b7 any conclusions & recomm5dations ( 
! ,secret>y4