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[H.R. 6210 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 719
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6210

                          [Report No. 118-882]

To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth 
of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2023

  Ms. Wexton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                           December 16, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, 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 
                           November 2, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth 
of Virginia, as an affiliated area of 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. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL HOUSE AS AN 
              AFFILIATED AREA.

    (a) In General.--The General George C. Marshall House, in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, is established as an affiliated area of the 
National Park System.
    (b) Description of Affiliated Area.--The affiliated area shall 
consist of the area generally depicted as the ``General George C. 
Marshall House Property, Leesburg, Virginia'' on the map titled 
``General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area'', 
numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023.
    (c) Administration.--The affiliated area shall be managed in a 
manner consistent with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) any law generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System.
    (d) Management Entity.--The George C. Marshall International Center 
shall be the management entity for the affiliated area.
    (e) Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'')--
            (1) may provide technical assistance and enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the management entity for the 
        purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, 
        marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 
        area; and
            (2) shall enter into an agreement with the management 
        entity that delineates the roles and responsibilities for the 
        management of the area consistent with the policies and 
        standards that apply to units of the National Park System.
    (f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume 
managerial or financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, 
or management of the affiliated area.
    (g) Private Property Protection.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
land use rights of private property owners adjacent to the General 
George C. Marshall House.
    (h) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
        create buffer zones outside of the General George C. Marshall 
        House.
            (2) Activity or use outside the general george c. marshall 
        house.--The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or 
        detected from within the George C. Marshall House shall not 
        preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or 
        management of activities or uses outside of the George C. 
        Marshall House.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 719

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6210

                          [Report No. 118-882]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth 
of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 16, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed