,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #egh #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gfah
 ,report ,no4 #aai-ffd ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #bj1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,kiggans of   
,virginia 7for herself and ,mr4         
,magaziner7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,may 
#bj1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4   
,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio1 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 and
 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania  ,may  
#bj1 #bjbf,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 ,february #bj1    
#bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ed1  
,united ,states ,code1 to modify certain
 cost-sharing requirements for grant    
programs under the ,american            

,battlefield ,protection ,program1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,battlefield ,protection ,program      
,amendments ,act of #bjbf4  #b4         
,american battlefield protection program
 grant programs  7a7 ,reauthorization of
 battlefield acquisition grant program  
,section #cjhajc7;f7 of title #ed1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking #bjbh and inserting #bjcf4  7b7
 ,battlefield interpretation            
modernization grant program ,section    
#cjhajd of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by striking subsection
 7d74  7c7 ,battlefield restoration     
grant program ,section #cjhaje of title 
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking subsection 7e7 and inserting
 the following3  7e7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
provide grants under section #cjhajd and
 this section #b1jjj1jjj for each fiscal
 year through fiscal year #bjcf4  4  #c4

 ,french and ,indian war and            
,mexican-,american ,war sites studies   
7a7 ,in general ,subject to the         
availability of appropriations made in  
advance for such purpose1 the ,secretary
 of the ,interior 7acting through the   
,director of the ,national ,park        
,service7 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary71 shall prepare or    
certify1 pursuant to subsection 7b71    
studies of sites and structures located 
in the ,united ,states that are         
thematically tied with nationally       
significant events that occurred        
during-- 7#a7 the ,french and ,indian   
,war from #aged-agfc2 and  7#b7 the     
,mexican-,american ,war from #ahdf-ahdh4
  7b7 ,preparation  7#a7 ,in general    
,the studies under subsection 7a7 may be
 carried out-- 7,a7 by the ,secretary1  
in consultation with affected ,states1  
,indian ,tribes1 local governments1 the 
,american ,battlefield ,trust1 historic 
preservation organizations1 and any     
other interested individuals or         

entities1 as determined by the          
,secretary2 or  7,b7 by interested      
individuals or entities1 if the         
,secretary certifies that the completed 
study meets the requirements of         
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,certification    
,not later than #a year after receiving 
a study carried out by interested       
individuals or entities under subsection
 7b77#a77;,b71 the ,secretary shall     
review and certify whether the study    
meets the requirements of subsection    
7c74  7c7 ,contents ,the studies        
prepared under subsection 7a7 shall--   
7#a7 identify ,french and ,indian ,war  
and ,mexican-,american ,war sites1      
respectively1 located within the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 determine the relative  
significance of the identified sites2   
7#c7 assess short- and long-term threats
 to the integrity of the identified     
sites2 and  7#d7 provide alternatives   
for the preservation and interpretation 
of the identified sites by the ,federal 
,government1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal 

governments1 or other public or private 
entities1 including potential           
designation of the identified sites as  
units of the ,national ,park ,system1 as
 appropriate4  7d7 ,consideration of    
previous studies and reports ,in        
preparing the studies under subsection  
7b77#a71 the ,secretary shall consider  
and may include information from        
previous studies and reports relating to
 ,french and ,indian ,war or            
,mexican-,american ,war historic sites  
prepared by the ,national ,park         
,service1 the ,american ,battlefield    
,trust1 or other historic preservation  
organizations1 as appropriate4  7e7     
,submission to ,congress  7#a7 ,studies 
carried out by the secretary ,with      
respect to studies carried out by the   
,secretary in accordance with subsection
 7b77#a77;,a71 the ,secretary shall     
submit such studies to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources of the ,house of   
,representatives and ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  

,senate not later than #b years after   
the date on which funds are made        
available to carry out such studies4    
7#b7 ,studies carried out by other      
interested parties ,with respect to     
studies carried out by interested       
individuals or entities in accordance   
with subsection 7b77#a77;,b71 the       
,secretary shall submit such studies to 
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives and     
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate not later than
 #ahj days after the date on which the  
,secretary certifies under subsection   
7b77#b7 that the studies meet the       
requirements of subsection 7c74  ,may   
#bj1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed