,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cebd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,mc,cormick 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,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 #bjbe4  #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 #bjce4  7b7         
,battlefield interpretation             
modernization grant program ,section    

#cjhajd of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7c71 by striking #ej and inserting #ge2 
and  7#b7 by striking subsection 7d74   
7c7 ,battlefield ,restoration ,grant    
,program ,section #cjhaje of title #ed1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7c71 by striking #ej and 
inserting #ge2 and  7#b7 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 #bjce4  4  #c4
 ,french and ,indian ,war and           
,mexican-,american ,war sites studies   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the  
,interior 7acting through the ,director 
of the ,national ,park ,service7        
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall prepare 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 ,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  7c7 ,consideration of    
previous studies and reports ,in        
preparing the studies under subsection  
7a71 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  7d7 ,consultation ,in     
preparing the studies under subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary shall consult with--
 7#a7 the ,governor of each affected    
,state2  7#b7 each affected ,indian     
,tribe2  7#c7 each affected unit of     
local government2  7#d7 the ,american   
,battlefield ,trust and other national1 
,tribal1 ,state1 and local historic     
preservation organizations2 and  7#e7   
other interested entities or persons4   
7e7 ,submission to ,congress ,not later 
than #b years after the date on which   
funds are made available to carry out   
the studies under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that describes the results of the

 studies4