,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bae #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cddh ,report ,no4 #aah-bff ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ag1 #bjbc,ms4 ,stefanik 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 ,ms4 ,letlow1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,clyde1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 and ,ms4 ,mc,clellan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,november #c1 #bjbc;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,reschenthaler1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,mooney1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,loudermilk1 ,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,kim of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,kean of ,new ,jersey1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill ,november #c1 #bjbc,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #ag1 #bjbc ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #cjha of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to enhance the protection and preservation of ,america's battlefields4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,battlefield ,protection ,program ,enhancement ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,american battlefield protection program improvements 7a7 ,definitions ,section #cjhaja of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #cjhaja4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary1 acting through the ,american ,battlefield ,protection ,program4 7#b7 ,battlefield ,reports ,the term ,battlefield ,reports means1 collectively-- 7,a7 the document entitled ,report on the ,nation's ,civil ,war ,battlefields1 prepared by the ,civil ,war ,sites ,advisory ,commission1 and dated ,july #aiic2 and 7,b7 the document entitled ,report to ,congress on the ,historic ,preservation of ,revolutionary ,war and ,war of #ahab ,sites in the ,united ,states1 prepared by the ,national ,park ,service1 and dated ,september #bjjg4 4 7b7 ,preservation assistance ,section #cjhajb7;a7 of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,federal and all that follows through organizations and inserting ,federal agencies1 ,states1 ,tribes1 local governments1 other public entities1 educational institutions1 and nonprofit organizations4 7c7 ,battlefield ,land ,acquisition ,grants ,improvements ,section #cjhajc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending subsection 7a7 to read as follows3 7a7 ,eligible site defined ,in this section1 the term eligible site-- 7#a7 means a site that-- 7,a7 is not within the exterior boundaries of a unit of the ,national ,park ,system2 and 7,b7 is identified in the ,battlefield ,reports as a battlefield2 and 7#b7 excludes sites identified in the ,battlefield ,reports as associated historic sites4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,state and local governments and inserting ,states1 ,tribes1 local governments1 and nonprofit organizations2 7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking ,state or local government and inserting ,state1 ,tribe1 or local government2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7e71 by striking under this section and inserting under this section1 including by ,states1 ,tribes1 local governments1 and nonprofit organizations14 7d7 ,battlefield ,restoration ,grants ,improvements ,section #cjhaje of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending subsection 7a7 to read as follows3 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a battlefield restoration grant program 7referred to in this section as the program7 under which the ,secretary may provide grants to ,states1 ,tribes1 local governments1 and nonprofit organizations for projects that restore day-of-battle conditions on-- 7#a7 land preserved and protected under the battlefield acquisition grant program established under section #cjhajc7;b72 or 7#b7 battlefield land that is-- 7,a7 owned by a ,state1 ,tribe1 local government1 or nonprofit organization2 and 7,b7 referred to in the ,battlefield ,reports4 2 and 7#b7 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,eligible sites ,the ,secretary may make grants under this section for ,revolutionary ,war1 ,war of #ahab1 and ,civil ,war battlefield sites-- 7#a7 eligible for assistance under the battlefield acquisition grant program established under section #cjhajc7;b72 or 7#b7 on battlefield land that is-- 7,a7 owned by a ,state1 ,tribe1 local government1 or nonprofit organization2 and 7,b7 referred to in the ,battlefield ,reports4 4 7e7 ,updates and improvements ,chapter #cjha of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cjhajf4 ,updates and improvements to ,battlefield ,reports ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this section1 and every #aj years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that updates the ,battlefield ,reports to reflect-- 7#a7 preservation activities carried out at the battlefields in the period since the publication of the most recent ,battlefield ,reports update2 7#b7 changes in the condition1 including core and study areas1 of the battlefields during that period2 and 7#c7 any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields during that period4 4 7f7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #cjha of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended as follows3 7#a7 ,by amending the item relating to section #cjhaja to read as follows3 #cjhaja4 ,definitions4 4 7#b7 ,by adding at the end the following3 #cjhajf4 ,updates and improvements to ,battlefield ,reports4 4 ,november #c1 #bjbc,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed