,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1 #bjag   
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior to /udy ! suitability &        
feasibility ( designat+ ,caguana        
,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,p>k & ,tibes      
,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,c5t]1 z units ( ! 
,national ,p>k ,sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort title2
 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,caguana ,indig5\s ,c]emonial 
,p>k & ,tibes ,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,c5t]
 ,/udy ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
z foll[s3  7#a7 ,caguana indig5\s       
c]emonial p>k  7,a7 ,! ,caguana         
,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,p>k is compris$ ( 
approximately #ac4e acres locat$ at !   
c5t] ( ,pu]to ,rico1 9 ! ,caguana ,w>d  
at ! ,municipality ( ,utuado4  7,b7 ,!  
p>k is visit$ by approximately #fj1jjj  
/ud5ts & t\ri/s e ye>4  7,c7 ,ef=ts to  
protect ! p>k began 9 #aiae1 :5         

ar*eologi/ ,john ,ald5 ,mason1 toge!r ) 
,rob]t ,t4 ,aitk51 />t$ rese>* on ?is   
ar*eological site4 ,a f9al report 0     
issu$ 9 #aida4  7,d7 ,9 #aidi1 ! ,pu]to 
,rican an?ropologi/ & ar*eologi/1       
,ric>do ,e4 ,alegra />t$ a s]ies (      
excavations &1 9 #aifd1 z ,director ( ! 
,in/itute ( ,pu]to ,rican ,culture1     
ord]$ ! re/oration ( ! p>k4  7,e7 ,dur+ 
#aiib1 aft] ye>s ( /udies &             
inve/igations1 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice 
includ$ ! p>k 9 ! ,national ,regi/] (   
,hi/oric ,places4 ,9 #aiic1 ! p>k       
receiv$ ! di/9ction ( a ,national       
,hi/oric ,l&m>k4  7,f7 ,! p>k has "o ( !
 mo/ surpris+ ar*eological sites ( !    
,antilles1 includ+ #bb petroglyphs on   
calc>e\s slates1 monoli?s locat$ 9 its  
ma9 squ>e1 & ! ,cem ,m\nta9 z s5t9el4   
7,g7 ,! p>k museum has a p]man5t        
exhibition ( m ?an #hj ar*eological     
pieces f ! ,tano ance/ors4 ,o!r pieces  
are exhibit$ at ! ,univ]sity ( ,pu]to   
,rico ,museum1 ! ,pu]to ,rico ,hi/orical
 ,ar*ives1 ! ,national ,museum (        

,am]ican ,indians 9 ,new ,york ,city1 & 
at ,yale ,univ]sity1 among o!r private  
collections4  7,h7 ,! ,caguana ,indig5\s
 ,c]emonial ,p>k has unique pieces      
belong+ to precolonial culture1 f ,pu]to
 ,rico & f ! ,c>ibbean1 & ! be/ way to  
ensure _! protection ( ^! treasures may 
be ! inclusion ( ! p>k z a unit ( !     
,national ,p>k ,s]vice4  7#b7 ,tibes    
indig5\s c]emonial c5t]  7,a7 ,! ,tibes 
,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,c5t] is locat$    
betwe5 ! w>ds ( ,tibes & ,portugus 9 !  
municipality ( ,ponce1 & is consid]$ "o 
( ! mo/ significant indig5\s sites 9 !  
,c>ibbean4 ,! c5t] is visit$ by         
approximately #hj1jjj /ud5ts & t\ri/s e 
ye>4  7,b7 ,9 #aige1 ,don ,luis         
,h]nndez--a sug> cane work]--discov]$ ! 
remnants ( indig5\s cultures aft] !     
massive flood+ caus$ by ,hurricane      
,elosa4  7,c7 ,j aft] ! discov]y1 !     
,guaynia ,society ( ,ar*eology & ,hi/ory
 f ! ,pontifical ,ca?olic ,univ]sity (  
,pu]to ,rico />t$ ! excavations &       
re/oration on ! site4 ,! gr\p 0 assi/$  

by ! r5[n$ ,antillean ar*eologi/1       
,ric>do ,alegra4  7,d7 ,aft] mon?s (    
excavations1 ! ,society _h discov]$ !   
olde/ ,antillean indig5\s c]emonial site
 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 includ+ ! l>ge/        
indig5\s cemet]y on ! ,isl& ) m ?an #ahf
 human rema9s f ! ,ign]i & ,pre-,tano   
cultures4  7,e7 ,additionally1 !        
,society discov]$ n9e plazas us$ by !   
indig5\s to dance ! areyto1 play ball & 
celebrate c]emonies ( great importance4 
,! plazas v>i$ 9 size f #db feet long by
 #ce4h feet wide to #aae feet long by   
#cj4e feet wide1 & 7 nam$ z foll[s3     
,horse%oe ,ball ,c\rt1 ,cem ,ball ,c\rt1
 ,santa ,el5a ,ball ,c\rt1 ,"o ,r[ ,ball
 ,c\rt1 ,pr9cipal ,plaza1 ,oval or      
,elliptical ,plaza1 ,bat ,ball ,c\rt1 & 
,*ief ,ball ,c\rt4 ,! n9? c\rt rema9s   
unnam$4  7,f7 ,! ,tibes ,indig5\s       
,c]emonial ,c5t] is key 9 ! education ( 
! curr5t & next g5]ations ( ,pu]to      
,ricans ab\t our indig5\s roots4 ,?us1 !
 be/ way to pres]ve our h]itage may be !
 inclusion ( ! c5t] z a unit ( !        

,national ,p>k ,s]vice4  #b4 ,national  
p>k s]vice /udy  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior %all-- 7#a7 c>ry out a /udy
 reg>d+ ! suitability & feasibility (   
designat+ ,caguana ,indig5\s ,c]emonial 
,p>k & ,tibes ,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,c5t]
 z units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2 &   
7#b7 consid] managem5t alt]natives = !  
,caguana ,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,p>k &    
,tibes ,indig5\s ,c]emonial ,c5t]4  7b7 
,/udy process & completion ,except z    
provid$ by subsection 7c7 ( ?is section1
 section #ajjejg7;c7 ( title #ed1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 %all apply to ! conduct &
 completion ( ! /udy requir$ by ?is     
section4  7c7 ,submission ( /udy results
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date t funds 
are made available = ?is section1 !     
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report describ+ ! results ( ! /udy4