[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2215 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2215

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

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


                                 An Act


 
To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the ``Salem 
      Maritime National Historical Park'', 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 ``Salem Maritime National Historical 
Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act''.
SEC. 2. SALEM MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
    (a) Redesignation.--The Salem Maritime National Historic Site shall 
hereafter be known and designated as the ``Salem Maritime National 
Historical Park''.
    (b) References in Law.--Any reference to the Salem Maritime 
National Historic Site in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY STUDY.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a boundary study to 
evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including in the National 
Park System, as part of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park (as 
redesignated by section 2(a)), sites and resources in the study area 
associated with the study area's--
        (1) maritime history;
        (2) coastal defenses; and
        (3) military history, including National Guard and militia 
    activity.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to conduct the study required under subsection (a), 
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 containing--
        (1) the results of the study; and
        (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
    Secretary.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means Salem, 
    Massachusetts, and its vicinity, and includes the Salem Armory 
    Visitor Center building and adjacent Salem Armory Park.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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