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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7627 

To establish the Dr. Percy and Dr. Anna Julian Home National Historic 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. MFUME, Ms. PLASKETT, and Ms. 

KELLY of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Dr. Percy and Dr. Anna Julian Home 

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 ‘‘Dr. Percy and Dr. 

5 Anna Julian Home National Historic Site Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na9 tional Historic Site’’ means the Dr. Percy and Dr. 


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1 Anna Julian Home National Historic Site estab2 lished by section 3(a). 

3 (2) HOME.—The term ‘‘Home’’ means the Ju4 lian Home in Oak Park, Illinois. 

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

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 SEC. 3. DR. PERCY AND DR. ANNA JULIAN HOME NATIONAL 

8 HISTORIC SITE. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to subsection (b), 

10 there is established the Dr. Percy and Dr. Anna Julian 

11 Home National Historic Site in the State of Illinois as 

12 a unit of the National Park System. 

13 (b) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The National Historic Site 

15 shall not be established until the date on which the 

16 Secretary determines that an agreement entered into 

17 between the Secretary and the Home providing for 

18 public access to, and interpretation, operation, and 

19 maintenance of, the National Historic Site is suffi20 cient for the purposes of a manageable park unit. 

21 (2) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

22 date on which the Secretary makes a determination 

23 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in 

24 the Federal Register notice of establishment of the 

25 National Historic Site. 


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1 (3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National 

2 Historic Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret 

3 for the benefit of present and future generations re4 sources associated with— 

5 (A) the extraordinary achievements of Dr. 

6 Percy L. Julian and Dr. Anna Johnson Julian; 

7 (B) the history of racial discrimination and 

8 the ongoing fight for equality; 

9 (C) the importance of perseverance, edu10 cation, and service to others; 

11 (D) the contribution of Dr. Percy and Dr. 

12 Anna Julian to advancements in chemistry, 

13 modern medicine, and sociology; and 

14 (E) the Julian family and their home with15 standing multiple firebomb attempts. 

16 (c) MAP; BOUNDARIES.— 

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

18 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 

19 a map of the National Historic Site. 

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

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

22 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

23 National Park Service. 


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1 (3) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Na2 tional Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally 

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

4 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

5 acquire and land or interest in land located within the 

6 boundary of the National Historic Site by— 

7 (1) donation; 

8 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

9 or appropriated funds; or 

10 (3) exchange. 

11 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin13 ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 

14 (A) this Act; and 

15 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

16 of the National Park System. 

17 (2) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may— 

18 (A) enter into an agreement with the 

19 Home for the purpose of providing public access 

20 to, and interpretation, operation, and mainte21 nance of, the National Historic Site; and 

22 (B) enter into cooperative agreements, 

23 leases, or other agreements, as appropriate, 

24 with public and private entities to provide and 

25 facilitate interpretive and educational services. 


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1 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

3 after the date on which funds are first made 

4 available to the Secretary for the preparation of 

5 a general management plan for the National 

6 Historic Site, the Secretary shall prepare a gen7 eral management plan for the National Historic 

8 Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 

9 54, United States Code. 

10 (B) INCLUSION.—The general manage11 ment plan prepared under subparagraph (A) 

12 shall identify, as appropriate, the roles and re13 sponsibilities of the National Park Service and 

14 any applicable management entity in admin15 istering and interpreting the National Historic 

16 Site and areas affiliated with the National His17 toric Site in a manner that does not interfere 

18 with existing operations and the continued use 

19 of existing facilities at the National Historic 

20 Site, unless agreed to by the Home and in ac21 cordance with the agreements described in 

22 paragraph (2) and subsection (b). 

23 (C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com24 pletion of the general management plan under 

25 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 


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1 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re2 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

3 Natural Resources of the House of Representa4 tives the general management plan. 

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