,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4 
,mc,carthy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,graves of
 ,missouri1 and ,mr4 ,jordan7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,natural           
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 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 limit certain funding to 
any jurisdiction that has in effect a   
law1 regulation1 policy1 or procedure in
 contravention of section #acfi or      
section #baja of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,protect       
,america's ,statues ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,limitation on use of historic          
preservation grant funds  7a7           
,limitation on use of funds  7#a7 ,in   

general ,the ,secretary shall not award 
a historic preservation grant to an     
ineligible jurisdiction1 and any        
ineligible jurisdiction that has been   
awarded a historic preservation grant   
shall return #ge percent of the grant to
 the ,secretary or otherwise reimburse  
the ,secretary for #ge percent of the   
amount of the grant within #cj days of  
the date the jurisdiction is identified 
on the list prepared under subsection   
7b74 ,any such monies returned or       
reimbursed shall be retained and        
disbursed by the ,secretary for the same
 purposes as provided under the original
 authority under which the grant was    
awarded4  7#b7 ,grants affected ,this   
paragraph shall apply to historic       
preservation grants awarded in the      
current fiscal year and in any other    
fiscal year after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7b7            
,determination of ineligible            
jurisdictions ,not later than #cj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 and not less than annually        
thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general      
shall-- 7#a7 determine what ,states1    
units of local government1 and other    
jurisdictions are ineligible            
jurisdictions for the purposes of this  
,act2 and  7#b7 submit to the ,secretary
 and ,congress a comprehensive list of  
ineligible jurisdictions as determined  
under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,historic        
preservation grant ,the term historic   
preservation grant means any grant      
awarded to a ,state1 unit of local      
government1 territory of the ,united    
,states1 an ,indian tribe or other      
governmental entity administered by the 
,national ,park ,service for purposes   
that include historic preservation or   
revitalization1 for example1 the        
following3 7,a7 ,state ,historic        
,preservation ,office ,historic         
,preservation ,grants4  7,b7 ,tribal    
,historic ,preservation ,office ,grants4
  7,c7 ,save ,america's ,treasures      

,grants4  7,d7 ,paul ,bruhn ,historic   
,revitalization ,grant ,program4  7#b7  
,ineligible jurisdiction ,the term      
ineligible jurisdiction means a ,state1 
unit of local government1 territory of  
the ,united ,states1 an ,indian tribe or
 other individual jurisdiction that has 
in effect any law1 regulation1 policy1  
or procedure specifically within its    
control in contravention of section     
#acfi or section #baja of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior4  #c4       
,eligibility requirement for fixed      
guideway capital investment grants  7a7 
,in general ,section #ecji of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7a7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#h7 ,specified     
ineligible jurisdiction ,the term       
specified ineligible jurisdiction means 
a ,state1 unit of local government1     
territory of the ,united ,states1 an    
,indian tribe1 or other individual      

jurisdiction that has in effect any law1
 regulation1 policy1 or procedure       
specifically within its control in      
contravention of section #acfi or       
section #baja of title #ah4  2  7#b7 in 
subsection 7c77#d7 by adding at the end 
the following3 ,the ,secretary may not  
approve a grant under this section for  
project in an area determined to be a   
specified ineligible jurisdiction42 and 
7#c7 in subsection 7k77#d7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7 ,revocation
 ,any obligation or future obligation   
and contingent commitments made under   
this section may be revoked due to a    
finding that the project is located in a
 specified ineligible jurisdiction4  4  
7b7 ,guidance updates ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,transportation shall update guidance   
issued pursuant to section #ecji7k77#f7 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to 
carry out the amendments made by this   
section4