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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 795 

To establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple 

National Historic Site in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17 (legislative day, MARCH 16), 2021 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WICKER, and 

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and 

Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of 

Illinois, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emmett Till and 

5 Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic 

6 Site Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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1 (1) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na2 tional Historic Site’’ means the Emmett Till and 

3 Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National 

4 Historic Site established by section 3(a). 

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di7 rector of the National Park Service. 

8 SEC. 3. EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AND ROB9 ERTS TEMPLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Em11 mett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple Na12 tional Historic Site in the State of Illinois as a unit of 

13 the National Park System. 

14 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Historic 

15 Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit 

16 of present and future generations resources associated 

17 with— 

18 (1) the Great Migration; 

19 (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett 

20 Till; 

21 (3) the courage and activism of Mamie Till22 Mobley; and 

23 (4) the civil rights movement. 

24 (c) MAP; BOUNDARIES.— 


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1 (1) MAP.—As soon as practicable after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 

3 a map of the National Historic Site. 

4 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map prepared 

5 under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 

6 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

7 National Park Service. 

8 (3) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Na9 tional Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally 

10 depicted on the map prepared under paragraph (1). 

11 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

12 acquire any land or interest in land located within the 

13 boundary of the National Historic Site by— 

14 (1) donation; 

15 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

16 or appropriated funds; or 

17 (3) exchange. 

18 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin20 ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 

21 (A) this Act; and 

22 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

23 of the National Park System. 

24 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 


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1 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

2 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

3 are first made available to the Secretary for the 

4 preparation of a general management plan for 

5 the National Historic Site, the Secretary shall 

6 prepare a general management plan for the Na7 tional Historic Site in accordance with section 

8 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

9 (B) INCLUSION.—The general manage10 ment plan prepared under subparagraph (A) 

11 shall identify, as appropriate, the roles and re12 sponsibilities of the National Park Service and 

13 any applicable management entity in admin14 istering and interpreting the National Historic 

15 Site and areas affiliated with the National His16 toric Site in a manner that does not interfere 

17 with existing operations and the continued use 

18 of existing facilities at the National Historic 

19 Site. 

20 (C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com21 pletion of the general management plan under 

22 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 

23 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re24 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

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1 tives the general management plan prepared 

2 under that subparagraph. 

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