[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 920 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 451
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 920
[Report No. 117-627]
To amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of
Kansas, and for other purposes'' to provide for inclusion of additional
related sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 8, 2021
Mr. Clyburn (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Good
of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
December 14, 2022
Additional sponsors: Mr. Foster, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kuster, Ms.
McCollum, and Ms. Williams of Georgia
December 14, 2022
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
February 8, 2021]
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A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of
Kansas, and for other purposes'' to provide for inclusion of additional
related sites in the National Park System, 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 ``Brown v. Board of Education National
Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK.
(a) In General.--The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic
Site established by Public Law 102-525 shall be known and designated as
the ``Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Brown v. Board
of Education National Historic Site shall be considered to be a
reference to the ``Brown v. Board of Education National Historical
Park''.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREAS.
In order to honor the civil rights stories of struggle,
perseverance, and activism in the pursuit of education equity, Public
Law 102-525 is amended as follows:
(1) In section 101, by adding at the end the following new
paragraph--
``(3) The terms `affiliated area' and `affiliated areas'
mean one or more of the locations associated with the four
court cases included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
described in section 102(a)(8), (9), and (10).''.
(2) In section 102(a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the
following:
``(3) The Brown case was joined by four other cases related
to school segregation pending before the Supreme Court (Briggs
v. Elliott, filed in South Carolina; Davis v. County School
Board of Prince Edward County, Spottswood Thomas Bolling, et
al., Petitioners, v. C. Melvin Sharpe, President of the
District of Columbia Board of Education, et al., filed in
Virginia; Gebhart v. Belton, filed in Delaware; and Bolling v.
Sharpe, filed in the District of Columbia) and consolidated
into one case named Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
``(4) A 1999 historic resources study examined the five
cases included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and
found each to be nationally significant and to contribute
unique stories to the case for educational equity.''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so
redesignated by this section), the following--
``(7)(A) Summerton High School in Summerton, South
Carolina, the all-White school that refused to admit the
plaintiffs in Briggs v. Elliott, has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its
national significance and is used as administrative offices for
Clarendon School District 1.
``(B) The former Scott's Branch High School, an
`equalization school' in Summerton, South Carolina, constructed
for African-American students in 1951 to provide facilities
comparable to those of White students and that is now the
Community Resource Center owned by Clarendon School District 1.
``(8) Robert Russa Moton High School, the all-Black school
in Farmville, Virginia, which was the location of a student-led
strike leading to Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward
County, Spottswood Thomas Bolling, et al., Petitioners, v. C.
Melvin Sharpe, President of the District of Columbia Board of
Education, et al., has been designated a National Historic
Landmark in recognition of its national significance and is now
the Robert Russa Moton Museum, governed by the Moton Museum,
Inc. and affiliated with Longwood University.
``(9)(A) Howard High School in Wilmington, Delaware, an
all-Black school to which plaintiffs in Belton v. Gebhart were
forced to travel, has been designated a National Historic
Landmark in recognition of its national significance and is now
the Howard High School of Technology, an active school
administered by the New Castle County Vocational-Technical
School District.
``(B) The all-White Claymont High School, which denied
plaintiffs admission, and is now the Claymont Community Center
administered by the Brandywine Community Resource Council, Inc.
``(C) The Hockessin School #107C (Hockessin Colored School)
is the all-Black school in Hockessin, Delaware that one of the
plaintiffs in Belton v. Gebhart was required to attend with no
public transportation provided and is now used by Friends of
Hockessin Colored School #107, Inc. as a community facility.
``(10) John Philip Sousa Junior High School in the District
of Columbia, the all-White school that refused to admit
plaintiffs in Bolling v. Sharpe, has been designated a National
Historic Landmark in recognition of its national significance,
is now the John Philip Sousa Middle School and is owned by the
District of Columbia Department of General Services and
administered by the District of Columbia Public Schools.''.
(3) In section 102(b)(3)--
(A) by inserting ``, protection,'' after
``preservation'';
(B) by inserting ``, Kansas; Summerton, South
Carolina; Farmville, Virginia; Wilmington, Claymont,
and Hockessin, Delaware; and the District of Columbia''
after ``Topeka''; and
(C) by inserting ``and the context of Brown v.
Board of Education'' after ``civil rights movement''.
(4) In section 103, by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:
``(c) Boundary Adjustment.--
``(1) Additions.--In addition to land described in
subsection (b), the historical park shall consist of the
following land and interests in land as generally depicted on
the map entitled `Brown v. Board of Education National
Historical Park Boundary Additions and Affiliated Areas',
numbered 462/178,449 and dated February 2022--
``(A) Summerton High School site, in Summerton,
Clarendon County, South Carolina;
``(B) The former Scott's Branch High School site,
in Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina; and
``(C) approximately one acre of land adjacent to
Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Shawnee County,
Kansas.
``(2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the National Park Service, Department of the
Interior.''.
(5) In section 104--
(A) by striking ``section 103(b)'' and inserting
``subsections (b) and (c) of section 103'';
(B) by striking ``States of Kansas'' and inserting
``State of Kansas or South Carolina'';
(C) by striking ``: Provided, however, That the''
and inserting ``. The''; and
(D) by adding before the final period the
following: ``nor by condemnation of any land or
interest in land within the boundaries of the historic
site''.
(6) By amending subsection (c) of section 105 to read as
follows:
``(c) Management Plan.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an
amendment to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
management plan for the historical park to include the locations in
Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina.''.
(7) By inserting after section 105, the following:
``SEC. 106. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFILIATED
AREAS.
``(a) In General.--Upon the date that the Secretary determines that
an appropriate managing entity has been identified for that location,
the following locations, as generally depicted on the map described in
section 103(c), shall be established as affiliated areas of the
National Park System--
``(1) `Robert Russa Moton Museum', in Farmville, Virginia;
``(2) `Delaware Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights
Sites', to include--
``(A) the former Howard High School in Wilmington,
Delaware,
``(B) Claymont High School in Claymont, Delaware,
and
``(C) Hockessin Colored School #107 in Hockessin,
Delaware; and
``(3) `John Philip Sousa Middle School' in Washington,
District of Columbia.
``(b) Administration.--Upon establishment, each affiliated area
shall be managed in a manner consistent with--
``(1) this Act; and
``(2) laws generally applicable to units of the National
Park System.
``(c) Management Plans.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than three years after an
affiliated area has been established in accordance with
subsection (a), subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Secretary, in consultation with the management entity of
each established affiliated area, shall develop a management
plan for each of the affiliated areas that shall--
``(A) be prepared in consultation and coordination
with the interested State, county, and local
governments; management entities; organizations and
interested members of the public associated with the
affiliated areas;
``(B) identify, as appropriate, the roles and
responsibilities of the National Park Service and each
management entity in administering and interpreting the
affiliated area in such a manner that it does not
interfere with existing operations and continued use of
existing facilities; and
``(C) require the Secretary to coordinate the
preparation and implementation of the management plan
and interpretation of the affiliated area with the
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park.
``(2) Public comment.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) hold not less than one public meeting in the
general proximity of each affiliated area on the
proposed management plan, including opportunities for
public comment; and
``(B) publish the draft management plan on the
internet and provide an opportunity for public comment.
``(3) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the date
on which funds are made available to carry out this section,
the Secretary shall transmit the management plan for each
affiliated area developed under this subsection to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
``(d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical
and financial assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the
management entity for each affiliated area to provide financial
assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation
of the respective affiliated area.
``(e) Land Use.--Nothing in this section shall affect the land use
rights of private property owners within or adjacent to the affiliated
areas, including activities or uses on private land that can be seen or
heard within the affiliated areas and the authorities for management
entities to operate and administer the affiliated areas.
``(f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this section
authorizes the Secretary to acquire property in an affiliated area or
to assume financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or
management of an affiliated area.
``(g) Ownership.--Each affiliated area shall continue to be owned,
operated, and managed by its respective public and private owners.''.
(8) By redesignating section 106 as section 107.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to expand and
redesignate Brown v. Board National Historic Site as Brown v.
Board National Historical Park, and for other purposes.''.
Union Calendar No. 451
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 920
[Report No. 117-627]
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A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of
Kansas, and for other purposes'' to provide for inclusion of additional
related sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 14, 2022
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed