,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #heg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #e           
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag,mr4 
,brown 7for himself and ,mr4 ,alexander7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 within the ,national ,park ,service the
 ,african ,american ,civil ,rights      
,network1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,african ,american ,civil ,rights   
,network ,act 4  #b4 ,purposes ,the     
purposes of this ,act are--  7#a7 to    
recognize-- 7,a7 the importance of the  
,african ,american civil rights         
movement2 and  7,b7 the sacrifices made 
by the people who fought against        
discrimination and segregation2 and     
7#b7 to authorize the ,national ,park   
,service to coordinate and facilitate   
,federal and non-,federal activities to 

commemorate1 honor1 and interpret--     
7,a7 the history of the ,african        
,american civil rights movement2  7,b7  
the significance of the civil rights    
movement as a crucial element in the    
evolution of the ,civil ,rights ,act of 
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq472  
and  7,c7 the relevance of the ,african 
,american civil rights movement in      
fostering the spirit of social justice  
and national reconciliation4  #c4       
,african ,american ,civil ,rights       
,network ,program  7a7 ,in general      
,subdivision #a of division ,b of       
subtitle ,,iii of title #ed1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after chapter #cjhc the following3      
#cjhd ,african ,american ,civil ,rights 
,network  ,sec4 #cjhdja4 ,definition of 
,network4 #cjhdjb4 ,african ,american   
,civil ,rights ,network4 #cjhdjc4       
,cooperative agreements and memoranda of
 understanding4  #cjhdja4 ,definition of
 ,network ,in this chapter1 the term    
,network means the ,african ,american   

,civil ,rights ,network established     
under section #cjhdjb7;a74  #cjhdjb4    
,african ,american ,civil ,rights       
,network  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall establish1 within the  
,service1 a program to be known as the  
,african ,american ,civil ,rights       
,network4  7b7 ,duties of ,secretary ,in
 carrying out the ,network1 the         
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 review studies  
and reports to complement and not       
duplicate studies of the historical     
importance of the ,african ,american    
civil rights movement that may be       
underway or completed1 such as the      
,civil ,rights ,framework ,study2  7#b7 
produce and disseminate appropriate     
educational materials relating to the   
,african ,american civil rights         
movement1 such as handbooks1 maps1      
interpretive guides1 or electronic      
information2  7#c7 enter into           
appropriate cooperative agreements and  
memoranda of understanding to provide   
technical assistance under subsection   

7c72 and  7#d7 7,a7 create and adopt an 
official1 uniform symbol or device for  
the ,network2 and  7,b7 issue           
regulations for the use of the symbol or
 device adopted under subparagraph 7,a74
  7c7 ,elements ,the ,network shall     
encompass the following elements3 7#a7  
,all units and programs of the ,service 
that are determined by the ,secretary to
 relate to the ,african ,american civil 
rights movement during the period from  
#aici through #aifh4  7#b7 ,other       
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and privately  
owned properties that-- 7,a7 relate to  
the ,african ,american civil rights     
movement2  7,b7 have a verifiable       
connection to the ,african ,american    
civil rights movement2 and  7,c7 are    
included in1 or determined by the       
,secretary to be eligible for inclusion 
in1 the ,national ,register of ,historic
 ,places4  7#c7 ,other governmental and 
nongovernmental facilities and programs 
of an educational1 research1 or         
interpretive nature that are directly   

related to the ,african ,american civil 
rights movement4  #cjhdjc4 ,cooperative 
agreements and memoranda of             
understanding ,to achieve the purposes  
of this chapter and to ensure effective 
coordination of the ,federal and        
non-,federal elements of the ,network   
described in section #cjhdjb7;c7 with   
,system units and programs of the       
,service1 the ,secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements and memoranda of 
understanding with1 and provide         
technical assistance to the heads of    
other ,federal agencies1 ,states1 units 
of local government1 regional           
governmental bodies1 and private        
entities4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of chapters for subdivision  
#a of division ,b of subtitle ,,iii of  
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to chapter #cjhc the following3
  #cjhd4;,african ,american ,civil      
,rights ,network #cjhdja  4