,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct a /udy
 to assess ! suitability & feasibility (
 e/abli%+ ! ,african ,burial ,gr\nd     
,int]national ,memorial ,museum &       
,educational ,c5t] at ! ,african ,burial
 ,gr\nd ,national ,monum5t1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,african ,burial ,gr\nd    
,int]national ,memorial ,museum &       
,educational ,c5t] ,/udy ,act4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,museum ,!
 t]m ,museum means ! ,african ,burial   
,gr\nd ,int]national ,memorial ,museum &
 ,educational ,c5t]4  7#b7 ,national    
,monum5t ,! t]m ,national ,monum5t means
 ! ,african ,burial ,gr\nd ,national    
,monum5t 9 ! city ( ,new ,york1 ,new    
,york4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 

means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,national ,p>k    
,s]vice4  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means 
! ,/ate ( ,new ,york4  #c4 ,african     
,burial ,gr\nd ,int]national ,memorial  
,museum & ,educational ,c5t] /udy  7a7  
,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9    
consultation ) ,/ate & local hi/oric    
pres]vation (fic]s1 ,/ate & local       
hi/orical societies1 ,/ate & local      
t\rism (fices1 & o!r appropriate        
organizations & gov]nm5t ag5cies1 %all  
conduct a /udy to assess ! suitability &
 feasibility ( e/abli%+ a museum &      
educational c5t] at ! ,national         
,monum5t1 to be kn[n z ! ,african       
,burial ,gr\nd ,int]national ,memorial  
,museum & ,educational ,c5t]-- 7,a7 to  
s]ve z a p]man5t liv+ memorial & special
 tribute-- 7i7 to ! enslav$ :o are buri$
 at ! ,african ,burial ,gr\nd2 &  7ii7  
to o!r ,africans :o 7 enslav$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & o!r p>ts ( ! _w2  7,b7 to     
reflect on ! significance ( ! ,african  
,burial ,gr\nd2  7,c7 to exam9e !       

,african cultural traditions br\ght to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates by ! enslav$2  7,d7 to   
explore 9-dep? ! in/itution ( slav]y 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r p>ts ( ! _w2  7,e7 
to provide a space =-- 7i7 p]man5t &    
tempor>y exhibits2 &  7ii7 ! collection 
& /udy ( artifacts & docum5ts2  7,f7 to 
enc\rage collaboration betwe5 ! ,museum 
& ! ,national ,museum ( ,african        
,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture1 o!r        
museums1 hi/orically ,black colleges &  
univ]sities1 hi/orical societies1       
educational in/itutions1 & o!r          
appropriate entities & organizations1   
su* z ! ,african ,burial ,gr\nd         
,memorial ,f\ndation1 includ+           
collaboration ) respect to-- 7i7 !      
developm5t ( coop]ative programs &      
exhibitions1 includ+ ?r\gh digital1     
electronic1 & int]active te*nologies2   
7ii7 ! id5tification1 managem5t1 & c>e (
 ,museum collections2 &  7iii7 ! tra9+ (
 ,museum & ,national ,p>k ,s]vice       
pr(essionals & o!r p]sons conc]n$ )     
h]itage pres]vation2 &  7,g7 9 addition 

to any collaboration enc\rag$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,f71 to be associat$ ) !   
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture1 9 a mann] to be     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )
 ! ,bo>d ( ,reg5ts ( ! ,smi?sonian      
,in/itution4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! /udy 
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include  
analysis1 docum5tation1 & det]m9ations  
reg>d+ :e!r-- 7,a7 !re is an assemblage 
( collections to be acquir$ & h\s$ 9 !  
,museum t-- 7i7 repres5t di/9ctive      
aspects ( ,african cultural traditions  
br\ght to ! ,unit$ ,/ates by ! enslav$2 
7ii7 are wor?y ( recognition1           
cons]vation1 & int]pretation2  7iii7 are
 important to any id5tifi$ !mes ( !     
,museum2  7iv7 include ,,dna samples (  
well-pres]v$ human rema9s t w\ld enable 
rese>*]s to trace home roots 9 ,africa (
 ^? individuals buri$ at ! ,african     
,burial ,gr\nd2 &  7v7 are unlike any   
o!r an?ropological collection 9 o!r     
symbolic sites2  7,b7 ! ,museum provides
 out/&+ opportunities-- 7i7 to und]/& h[

 ! int]national slave trade contribut$  
to ! ,african diaspora2  7ii7 to explore
 9-dep? ! in/itution ( slav]y1 z        
practic$ 9 o!r p>ts ( ! _w & 9 urban1   
rural1 nor!rn1 & s\!rn p>ts ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 &  7iii7 to help ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates und]/& ! pa/ & honor ! hi/ory (  
all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,c7 resid5ts1
 bus9ess int]e/s1 ,/ate & local         
gov]nm5ts1 & nonpr(it organizations1 su*
 z ! ,african ,burial ,gr\nd ,memorial  
,f\ndation-- 7i7 are involv$ 9 ! plann+ 
( ! ,museum2  7ii7 h develop$ a         
conceptual f9ancial plan t outl9es !    
roles ( all p>ticipants 9 ! ,museum1    
includ+ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7iii7 h  
demon/rat$ support = ! designation ( !  
,museum2  7,d7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices     
,adm9i/ration1 or o!r pot5tial managem5t
 entities w\ld be be/ suit$ to op]ate ! 
,museum2 &  7,e7 ! public supports !    
propos$ location = ! ,museum at-- 7i7   
#bb ,reade ,/reet1 :i* is adjac5t to !  
,national ,monum5t2 or  7ii7 any area )9

 ! ,national ,monum5t o!r ?an ! area    
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date on :i*     
funds are fir/ made available to c>ry   
out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural      
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report t describes--  
7#a7 ! results ( ! /udy "u subsection   
7a71 includ+ a description (-- 7,a7 !   
availability & co/ ( collections to be  
acquir$ & h\s$ 9 ! ,museum2  7,b7       
crit]ia = evaluat+ possible locations = 
! ,museum 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7,c7 ! co/s (   
acquir+ prop]ty =1 con/ruct+1 op]at+1 & 
ma9ta9+ ! ,museum2 &  7#b7 any          
conclusions & recomm5dations ( !        
,secret>y4