,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bj1         
#bjbf,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia 7= h]self
 & ,mr4 ,magaz9]7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
modify c]ta9 co/-%>+ requirem5ts = grant
 programs "u ! ,am]ican ,battlefield    
,protection ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,am]ican ,battlefield ,protection     
,program ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4   
,am]ican ,battlefield ,protection       
,program grant programs  7a7            
,reau?orization ( battlefield           
acquisition grant program ,section      
#cjhajc7;f7 ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ #bjbh & ins]t+ 
#bjcf4  7b7 ,battlefield int]pretation  
mod]nization grant program ,section     
#cjhajd ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7c71
 by /rik+ #ej & ins]t+ #ge2 &  7#b7 by  

/rik+ subsection 7d74  7c7 ,battlefield 
,re/oration ,grant ,program ,section    
#cjhaje ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7c71 by /rik+ #ej & ins]t+ #ge2 &  7#b7 
by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7e7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to provide   
grants "u section #cjhajd & ?is section 
#b1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye> ?r\gh fiscal
 ye> #bjcf4  4  #c4 ,fr5* & ,indian ,w> 
& ,mexican-,am]ican ,w> sites /udies    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior  
7act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,p>k ,s]vice7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z
 ! ,secret>y71 %all prep>e /udies (     
sites & /ructures locat$ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates t are !matically ti$ ) nationally
 significant ev5ts t occurr$ dur+--     
7#a7 ! ,fr5* & ,indian ,w> f #aged-agfc2
 &  7#b7 ! ,mexican-,am]ican ,w> f      
#ahdf-ahdh4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! /udies     
prep>$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7    
id5tify ,fr5* & ,indian ,w> &           

,mexican-,am]ican ,w> sites1            
respectively1 locat$ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7#b7 det]m9e ! relative significance (
 ! id5tifi$ sites2  7#c7 assess %ort- & 
long-t]m ?reats to ! integrity ( !      
id5tifi$ sites2 &  7#d7 provide         
alt]natives = ! pres]vation &           
int]pretation ( ! id5tifi$ sites by !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate1 local1 &       
,tribal gov]nm5ts1 or o!r public or     
private entities1 includ+ pot5tial      
designation ( ! id5tifi$ sites z units (
 ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 z appropriate4
  7c7 ,consid]ation ( previ\s /udies &  
reports ,9 prep>+ ! /udies "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid] & may    
include in=mation f previ\s /udies &    
reports relat+ to ,fr5* & ,indian ,w> or
 ,mexican-,am]ican ,w> hi/oric sites    
prep>$ by ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 !   
,am]ican ,battlefield ,tru/1 or o!r     
hi/oric pres]vation organizations1 z    
appropriate4  7d7 ,consultation ,9      
prep>+ ! /udies "u subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all consult )-- 7#a7 !       

,gov]nor ( ea* affect$ ,/ate2  7#b7 ea* 
affect$ ,indian ,tribe2  7#c7 ea*       
affect$ unit ( local gov]nm5t2  7#d7 !  
,am]ican ,battlefield ,tru/ & o!r       
national1 ,tribal1 ,/ate1 & local       
hi/oric pres]vation organizations2 &    
7#e7 o!r int]e/$ entities or p]sons4    
7e7 ,submission to ,congress ,n lat] ?an
 #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* funds are   
made available to c>ry out ! /udies "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
a report t describes ! results ( !      
/udies4