,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ai1        
#bjah,mr4 ,rush introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
the ,interior to conduct a special      
resource study of ,fort ,pillow         
,historic ,state ,park in ,henning1     
,tennessee1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,fort ,pillow ,national            
,battlefield ,park ,study ,act4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds as follows3   
7#a7 ,fort ,pillow was built by         
,confederate troops in #ahfa and named  
after ,general ,gideon ,j4 ,pillow of   
,maury ,county4  7#b7 ,in #ahfb1 the    
area was abandoned due to the ,union    
,navy advancement along the ,mississippi
 ,river4  7#c7 ,the ,fort was attacked  
and captured by the ,union ,navy1 which 
mostly controlled it during the war4    
7#d7 ,on ,june #d1 #ahfb1 ,confederate  

troops evacuated ,fort ,pillow1 enabling
 ,union troops to take ,memphis1        
,tennessee4  7#e7 ,on ,april #ab1 #ahfd1
 the ,battle of ,fort ,pillow was fought
 at ,fort ,pillow on the ,mississippi   
,river in ,henning1 ,tennessee1 during  
the ,american ,civil ,war4  7#f7 ,the   
,confederate troops defeated the ,union 
,navy1 resulting in the death of #bbi of
 the #bfb black ,union soldiers engaged 
in the battle4  7#g7 ,in #aiga1 ,fort   
,pillow became a ,state park4  7#h7 ,in 
#aigc1 ,fort ,pillow was designated as a
 ,historic ,park4  7#i7 ,fort ,pillow   
,historic ,state ,park consists of      
#a1fdb acres4  7#aj7 ,it preserves the  
,american ,civil ,war site of the       
,battle of ,fort ,pillow4  7#aa7 ,the   
park contains several attraction areas  
such as a ,civil ,war museum1 hiking    
trail1 camping ground1 and picnic area4 
#c4 ,fort ,pillow special resource study
  7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary of the     
,interior 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a      

special resource study of ,fort ,pillow 
,historic ,state ,park in ,henning1     
,tennessee4  7b7 ,contents ,in          
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7        
evaluate the national significance of   
the site2  7#b7 determine the           
suitability and feasibility of          
designating the site as a unit of the   
,national ,park ,system2 and  7#c7      
consider other alternatives for         
preservation1 protection1 and           
interpretation of the lands by ,federal1
 ,state1 or local governmental entities1
 or private and nonprofit organizations4
  7c7 ,applicable law ,the study        
authorized under subsection 7a7 shall be
 conducted in accordance with section   
#ajjejg of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code4  7d7 ,report ,not later than #c  
years after the date on which funds are 
first made available for the study under
 subsection 7a71 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