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[H.R. 3250 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3250

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twenty


                                 An Act


 
 To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
  study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted 
American philanthropist and business executive Julius Rosenwald, with a 
     special focus on the Rosenwald Schools, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald 
Schools Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. RESOURCE STUDY OF JULIUS ROSENWALD AND ROSENWALD SCHOOLS.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Rosenwald school.--The term ``Rosenwald School'' means any 
    of the 5,357 schools and related buildings constructed in 15 
    southern States during the period of 1912 through 1932 by the 
    philanthropy of Julius Rosenwald.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the sites 
    associated with the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald.
    (b) Special Resource Study.--
        (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
    study of the study area, with a special emphasis on the following 
    Rosenwald Schools and other sites associated with the life and 
    legacy of Julius Rosenwald:
            (A) Sears Administration Building at Homan Square in 
        Chicago, Illinois.
            (B) Rosenwald Court Apartments in Chicago, Illinois.
            (C) Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago, Illinois.
            (D) Rosenwald House (formerly the Lyon Home) at the Lincoln 
        Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois.
            (E) Cairo Rosenwald School, a one-teacher school in Sumner 
        County, Tennessee.
            (F) Shady Grove School, a one-teacher school in Louisa 
        County, Virginia.
            (G) Noble Hill School, a two-teacher school in Bartow 
        County, Georgia.
            (H) Ridgeley School, a two-teacher school in Prince Georges 
        County, Maryland.
            (I) Bay Springs School, a two-teacher school in Forest 
        County, Mississippi.
            (J) Russell School, a two-teacher school in Durham County, 
        North Carolina.
            (K) Shiloh Rosenwald School, a three-teacher school in 
        Macon County, Alabama.
            (L) San Domingo School, a four-teacher school in Wicomico 
        County, Maryland.
            (M) Elmore County Training School, a seven-teacher school 
        in Elmore County, Alabama.
            (N) Dunbar Junior High, Senior High and Junior College in 
        Little Rock, Arkansas.
        (2) Contents.--In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the 
    Secretary shall--
            (A) evaluate the national significance of the study area;
            (B) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the study area as a unit of the National Park 
        System, including an interpretive center in or near Chicago, 
        Illinois;
            (C) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal 
        Government, State or local government entities, or private and 
        nonprofit organizations;
            (D) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or 
        local governmental entities, private and nonprofit 
        organizations, or any other interested individuals; and
            (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study under paragraph (1) shall be 
conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code.
    (d) Results.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available for the study under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report describing--
        (1) the results of the study; and
        (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary 
    relating to the study.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.