#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bhbg  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the    
,secretary of the ,interior to conduct a
 study of ,african ,american burial     
grounds1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,african ,american ,burial ,grounds 
,study ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3 7#a7 ,burial ground ,the term     
burial ground means any natural or      
prepared physical location1 whether     
originally below1 on1 or above the      
surface of the earth1 into which human  
remains are deposited as a part of the  
death rite or ceremony of a culture4    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
acting through the ,director of the     
,national ,park ,service4  #c4 ,african 
,american burial grounds study  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary shall conduct a 
study of ways to identify1 interpret1   
preserve1 and record unmarked1          
previously abandoned1 underserved1 or   
other burial grounds relating to the    

historic ,african ,american experience4 
7b7 ,requirements ,in conducting the    
study under subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary shall consider-- 7#a7 ways to
 engage with descendant1 local1 and     
other communities historically          
associated with identified burial       
grounds by geography1 genealogy1 or     
culture2  7#b7 appropriate processes to 
identify locations of unmarked and      
unrecorded ,african ,american burial    
grounds with appropriate consideration  
for the privacy and safety of the burial
 grounds2  7#c7 alternatives for        
providing in a public database1 as      
appropriate1 the locations of1 and      
information on1 recorded and unrecorded 
,african ,american burial grounds2  7#d7
 alternatives for commemorating and     
interpreting ,african ,american burial  
grounds2 and  7#e7 best practices for   
preserving burial ground landscapes and 
caring for artifacts4  7c7 ,report ,not 
later than #c years after the date on   
which funds are first made available to 

carry out the study under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
describing-- 7#a7 the findings of the   
study2 and  7#b7 any recommendations of 
the ,secretary4  ,passed the ,senate    
,december #bj1 #bjbj4,secretary