,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bb1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,rush introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,interior to establish a grant program 
to provide funds for the removal of     
,confederate symbols1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rejecting and      
,eliminating the ,foul ,use of ,symbols 
,exulting ,confederate ,principles ,act 
or the ,,refuse ,confederate ,principles
 ,act4  #b4 ,emancipation historic      
preservation program  7a7 ,establishment
 of program ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,director1 shall  
establish1 within the ,national ,park   
,service1 a program to be known as the  
,emancipation ,historic ,preservation   
,program to--  7#a7 award grants to     
eligible entities in accordance with    
this section to-- 7,a7 remove a         

,confederate symbol2  7,b7 remove and   
replace a ,confederate symbol with an   
alternative monument1 memorial1 statue1 
commemorative structure1 symbol1 or     
signage2  7,c7 remove and replace a     
,confederate symbol with an alternative 
monument1 memorial1 statue1             
commemorative structure1 symbol1 or     
signage to commemorate or depict the    
freedom of enslaved ,african ,americans2
 and  7,d7 remove and transfer a        
,confederate symbol to a ,state historic
 preservation program as defined in     
section #fj4c of title #cf1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations2 and  7#b7 provide
 technical assistance to eligible       
entities related to the activities      
described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,priority ,in awarding grants under this
 section1 the ,secretary shall give     
priority to applications that include   
activities described in subsection      
7a77#a77;,c7 and 7a77#a77;,d74  7c7     
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section1 an eligible 

entity shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such      
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require1          
including--  7#a7 a plan for how the    
eligible entity will use grant funds to 
carry out one or more of the activities 
described in subsection 7a77#a72  7#b7  
if the application is for activities    
described in subsection 7a77#a77;,c71   
information demonstrating the relevance 
of the eligible entity's application to 
activities described in subsection      
7a77#a77;,c72 and  7#c7 if the          
application is for activities described 
in subsection 7a77#a77;,d71 information 
identifying the eligible entity as a    
,state historic preservation program as 
defined in section #fj4c of title #cf1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations for      
activities described in subsection      
7a77#a77;,d74  7d7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
provide grants under this section1      

#ae1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year through
 #bjcj1 of which #i1jjj1jjj for each    
fiscal year shall be made available to  
,state historic preservation programs as
 defined in section #fj4c of title #cf1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 for     
costs related to the removal1 transfer1 
and storage of ,confederate symbols     
under subsection 7a77#a77;,d74  #c4     
,limitations on use of funds ,none of   
the funds made available by this ,act   
may be used by the ,secretary1 the      
,director1 or an eligible entity for the
 preservation1 rehabilitation1          
restoration1 reconstruction1 or new     
construction of a ,confederate symbol4  
#d4 ,reports  7a7 ,grantee reports to   
secretary and director ,not later than  
#ij days after the earlier of the date  
of expiration of a project period or the
 completion of a project1 each entity   
that receives a grant under this ,act   
shall submit to the ,secretary and the  
,director a final report containing such
 information as the ,secretary may      

require4  7b7 ,annual report to congress
 ,not later than ,october #ca of each   
calendar year after the enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit  
to ,congress a report of the progress of
 the grant program established pursuant 
to this ,act4  #e4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3  7#a7 ,confederate symbol ,the   
term ,confederate symbol includes-- 7,a7
 a ,confederate flag2 or  7,b7 a        
monument1 memorial1 statue1             
commemorative structure1 symbol1 or     
signage that honors a ,confederate      
leader1 ,confederate soldier1 the       
,confederate ,states of ,america1 or the
 ,confederacy in general4  7#b7         
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,national ,park        
,service4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,the   
term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a     
,state2  7,b7 a political subdivision of
 a ,state1 including-- 7i7 a city2 and  
7ii7 a county2  7,c7 a territory or     
insular possession of the ,united       
,states2  7,d7 the ,district of         

,columbia2  7,e7 an ,indian ,tribe      
7which has the meaning given the term   
,indian tribe in section #d of the      
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd772  7,f7 a special      
purpose district1 including park        
districts2  7,g7 an academic            
institution2 or  7,h7 a ,state historic 
preservation program1 as defined in     
section #fj4c of title #cf1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations4  7#d7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior4