,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dagi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #i1 #bjai,mr4
 ,espaillat 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,evans1  
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,quigley1  
,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,gallego7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 and in addition to the       
,committees on ,transportation and      
,infrastructure1 and ,natural           
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of      
,federal funds for ,confederate symbols1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no
 ,federal ,funding for ,confederate     
,symbols ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the      
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    

,the ,confederate battle flag is one of 
the most controversial symbols from     
,u4,s4 history1 signifying a            
representation of racism1 slavery1 and  
the oppression of ,african ,americans4  
7#b7 ,the ,confederate flag and the     
erection of ,confederate monuments were 
used as symbols to resist efforts to    
dismantle ,jim ,crow segregation1 and   
have become pillars of ,ku ,klux ,klan  
rallies4  7#c7 ,there are at least      
#a1ejc symbols of the ,confederacy in   
public spaces1 including #aji public    
schools named after prominent           
,confederates1 many with large          
,african-,american student populations4 
7#d7 ,there are more than #gjj          
,confederate monuments and statues on   
public property throughout the country1 
the vast majority in the ,south4 ,these 
include #if monuments in ,virginia1 #ij 
in ,georgia1 and #ij in ,north          
,carolina4  7#e7 ,ten major ,u4,s4      
military installations are named in     
honor of ,confederate military leaders4 

,these include ,fort ,rucker 7,gen4     
,edmund ,rucker7 in ,alabama2 ,fort     
,benning 7,brig4 ,gen4 ,henry ,l4       
,benning7 and ,fort ,gordon 7,maj4 ,gen4
 ,john ,brown ,gordon7 in ,georgia2     
,camp ,beauregard 7,gen4 ,p4,g4,t4      
,beauregard7 and ,fort ,polk 7,gen4     
,leonidas ,polk7 in ,louisiana2 ,fort   
,bragg 7,gen4 ,braxton ,bragg7 in ,north
 ,carolina2 ,fort ,hood 7,gen4 ,john    
,bell ,hood7 in ,texas2 and ,fort ,a4,p4
 ,hill 7,gen4 ,a4,p4 ,hill71 ,fort ,lee 
7,gen4 ,robert ,e4 ,lee71 and ,fort     
,pickett 7,gen4 ,george ,pickett7 in    
,virginia4  #c4 ,federal funds          
restriction  7a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subsection 7c71 no ,federal 
funds may be used for the creation1     
maintenance1 or display1 as applicable1 
of any ,confederate symbol on ,federal  
public land1 including any highway1     
park1 subway1 ,federal building1        
military installation1 street1 or other 
,federal property4  7b7 ,confederate    
symbol defined ,the term ,confederate   

symbol includes the following3 7#a7 ,a  
,confederate battle flag4  7#b7 ,any    
symbol or other signage that honors the 
,confederacy4  7#c7 ,any monument or    
statue that honors a ,confederate leader
 or soldier or the ,confederate ,states 
of ,america4  7c7 ,exceptions           
,subsection 7a7 does not apply-- 7#a7 if
 the use of such funds is necessary to  
allow for removal of the ,confederate   
symbol to address public safety2 or     
7#b7 in the case of a ,confederate      
symbol created1 maintained1 or displayed
 in a museum or educational exhibit4    
#d4 ,redesignation of military          
installations  7a7 ,redesignation ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall redesignate the       
following military installations with   
such designation as the ,secretary      
determines appropriate3  7#a7 ,fort     
,rucker1 ,alabama4  7#b7 ,fort ,benning1
 ,georgia4  7#c7 ,fort ,gordon1         
,georgia4  7#d7 ,camp ,beauregard1      

,louisiana4  7#e7 ,fort ,polk1          
,louisiana4  7#f7 ,fort ,bragg1 ,north  
,carolina4  7#g7 ,fort ,hood1 ,texas4   
7#h7 ,fort ,a4,p4 ,hill1 ,virginia4     
7#i7 ,fort ,lee1 ,virginia4  7#aj7 ,fort
 ,pickett1 ,virginia4  7b7 ,references  
,any reference in any law1 regulation1  
map1 document1 paper1 or other record of
 the ,united ,states to a military      
installation referred to in subsection  
7a7 shall be deemed to be a reference to
 such installation as redesignated under
 such subsection4