,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1       
#bjag,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
redesignate the ,saint-,gaudens         
,national ,historic ,site as the        
,saint-,gaudens ,national ,historical   
,park1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,saint-,gaudens ,national           
,historical ,park ,redesignation ,act4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 ,augustus ,saint-,gaudens was one  
of the greatest sculptors in the ,united
 ,states1 creating well-known public    
monuments to ,civil ,war heroes1        
peerless bas-reliefs1 and the #aijg     
,united ,states gold coinage1 which are 
considered to be the most beautiful     
coins ever minted2  7#b7 from #ahhe     
until the death of ,augustus            

,saint-,gaudens in #aijg1 ,augustus     
,saint-,gaudens maintained a residence  
and studios in ,cornish1 ,new           
,hampshire1 where many of the most      
famous works of ,augustus               
,saint-,gaudens were created and        
perfected2  7#c7 the presence of        
,saint-,gaudens in ,cornish1 ,new       
,hampshire1 attracted leaders and       
practitioners in painting1 sculpture1   
etching1 writing1 poetry1 drama1 dance1 
musical composition1 musical            
performance1 architecture1 landscape    
architecture1 jurisprudence1 politics1  
and other artistic disciplines to       
relocate to ,cornish1 forming the       
,cornish ,art ,colony1 which was--  7,a7
 one of the earliest art colonies2 and  
7,b7 one of the richest and most diverse
 concentrations of practicing artists in
 the ,united ,states2  7#d7 the core of 
the ,cornish ,art ,colony is currently  
preserved at ,aspet1 the estate of      
,augustus ,saint-,gaudens1 and at the   
,blow-,me-,down ,farm1 which served as a

 social hub for the ,colony1 both of    
which are part of the ,saint-,gaudens   
,national ,historic ,site2 and  7#e7    
throughout the long history of the      
,saint-,gaudens ,national ,historic     
,site1 the ,historic ,site and the      
partner organization of the ,historic   
,site1 the ,saint-,gaudens ,memorial1   
have promoted the arts through the      
regular presentation of musical         
concerts1 historical dramas1 visual arts
 exhibitions1 artistic workshops1 and   
the oldest artist-in-residence program  
in the ,national ,park ,service1        
creating a vibrant artistic community   
that promotes the creation1 performance1
 and interpretation of the artistic     
heritage of the ,united ,states4  #c4   
,designation of ,saint-,gaudens         
,national ,historical ,park  7a7 ,in    
,general ,the ,saint-,gaudens ,national 
,historic ,site shall be known and      
designated as the ,saint-,gaudens       
,national ,historical ,park4  7b7       
,amendments to ,public ,law #hh-edc     

,public ,law #hh-edc 7#gh ,stat4 #gdi7  
is amended--  7#a7 by striking ,national
 ,historic ,site each place it appears  
and inserting ,national ,historical     
,park2 and  7#b7 in section #b7;a71 by  
striking historic site and inserting    
,saint-,gaudens ,national ,historical   
,park4  7c7 ,references ,any reference  
in any law1 regulation1 document1       
record1 map1 or other paper of the      
,united ,states to the ,saint-,gaudens  
,national ,historic ,site shall be      
considered to be a reference to the     
,saint-,gaudens ,national ,historical   
,park4