,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjah,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4 ,jones7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 ,medgar ,evers ,national ,monument in  
the ,state of ,mississippi1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,medgar ,evers 
,home ,national ,monument ,act4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,monument ,the term ,monument means the 
,medgar ,evers ,home ,national ,monument
 established by section #c4  7#b7       
,historic district ,the term ,historic  
,district means the ,medgar ,evers      
,historic ,district1 as included on the 
,national ,register of ,historic        
,places1 and as generally depicted on   
the ,map4  7#c7 ,map ,the term ,map     
means the map entitled ,medgar ,evers   

,home ,national ,monument1 numbered     
#eae_/adbefa1 and dated ,february #bjah4
  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
acting through the ,director of the     
,national ,park ,service4  7#e7 ,college
 ,the term ,college means ,tougaloo     
,college1 a private educational         
institution located in ,tougaloo1       
,mississippi4  #c4 ,establishment of    
,medgar ,evers ,home ,national ,monument
  7a7 ,establishment  7#a7 ,in general  
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 there is    
established the ,medgar ,evers ,home    
,national ,monument in the ,state of    
,mississippi as a unit of the ,national 
,park ,system to preserve1 protect1 and 
interpret for the benefit of present and
 future generations resources associated
 with ,medgar ,evers' pivotal role in   
the ,american ,civil ,rights ,movement4 
7#b7 ,conditions ,the ,monument shall   
not be established until the date on    
which the ,secretary-- 7,a7 has entered 
into a written agreement with the       

,college providing that all parcels     
within the ,medgar ,evers ,home         
,national ,monument boundary as depicted
 on the ,map shall be donated to the    
,united ,states for inclusion in the    
,monument to be managed consistently    
with the purposes of the ,monument2 and 
7,b7 has otherwise acquired sufficient  
land or interests in land within the    
boundaries of the ,monument to          
constitute a manageable unit4  7b7      
,boundaries ,the boundaries of ,monument
 shall be the boundaries generally      
depicted on the ,map4  7c7 ,availability
 of map ,the ,map shall be on file and  
available for public inspection in the  
appropriate offices of the ,national    
,park ,service4  7d7 ,acquisition of    
authority ,the ,secretary may only      
acquire any land or interest in land    
located within the boundary of the      
,monument by--  7#a7 donation2  7#b7    
purchase with donated funds2 or  7#c7   
exchange4  7e7 ,administration  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary shall          

administer the ,monument in accordance  
with--  7,a7 this ,act2 and  7,b7 the   
laws generally applicable to units of   
the ,national ,park ,system4  7#b7      
,management plan  7,a7 ,not later than  
#c years after the date on which funds  
are first made available to the         
,secretary for this purpose1 the        
,secretary shall prepare a general      
management plan for the ,monument in    
accordance with section #ajjejb of title
 #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,on  
completion of the general management    
plan under subparagraph 7,a71 the       
,secretary shall submit it to the       
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate4  7f7         
,cooperative agreements  7#a7 ,monument 
,the ,secretary shall enter into a      
cooperative agreement with the ,college 
for interpretive and educational        
programming related to the ,monument1   
and may enter into other cooperative    

agreements for the purposes of carrying 
out this ,act4  7#b7 ,historic district 
,the ,secretary may enter into          
cooperative agreements with the owner of
 a nationally significant property      
within the ,historic ,district1 to      
identify1 mark1 interpret1 improve1     
restore1 and provide technical          
assistance with respect to the          
preservation and interpretation of the  
property4  7g7 ,no buffer zones ,nothing
 in this ,act1 the establishment of the 
,monument1 or the management of the     
,monument shall be construed to create  
buffer zones outside of the ,monument4  
,the fact that an activity or use can be
 seen1 heard1 or detected from within   
the ,monument shall not preclude the    
conduct of that activity or use outside 
of the ,monument4