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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 562 

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 

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, 

and Mr. WICKER) 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) ROBERTS TEMPLE.—The term ‘‘Roberts 

6 Temple’’ means the Roberts Temple Church of God 

7 in Christ, Chicago, Illinois. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AND ROB11 ERTS TEMPLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

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

13 there is established the Emmett Till and Mamie Till14 Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the 

15 State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. 

16 (b) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

18 shall not be established until the date on which the 

19 Secretary determines that an agreement entered into 

20 between the Secretary and the Roberts Temple pro21 viding for public access to, and interpretation, oper22 ation, and maintenance of, the National Historic 

23 Site that is sufficient to constitute a manageable 

24 park unit. 


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

2 date on which the Secretary makes a determination 

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

4 the Federal Register notice of establishment of the 

5 National Historic Site. 

6 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Historic 

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

8 of present and future generations resources associated 

9 with— 

10 (1) the Great Migration; 

11 (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett 

12 Till; 

13 (3) the story of the courage and activism of 

14 Mamie Till-Mobley that was demonstrated as Mamie 

15 Till-Mobley transformed the murder of her son into 

16 a powerful symbol of racial injustice; and 

17 (4) the civil rights movement. 

18 (d) MAP; BOUNDARIES.— 

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

20 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 

21 a map of the National Historic Site. 

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

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

24 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

25 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 (e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

5 acquire any 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 (f) 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) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may— 

18 (A) enter into an agreement with the Rob19 erts Temple for the purpose of providing public 

20 access to, and interpretation, operation, and 

21 maintenance 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 administrative support, and technical assistance 

2 relating to the National Historic Site, within or 

3 outside the boundaries of the National Historic 

4 Site. 

5 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

6 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

7 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

8 are first made available to the Secretary for the 

9 preparation of a general management plan for 

10 the National Historic Site, the Secretary shall 

11 prepare a general management plan for the Na12 tional Historic Site in accordance with section 

13 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

14 (B) INCLUSION.—The general manage15 ment plan prepared under subparagraph (A) 

16 shall identify, as appropriate, the roles and re17 sponsibilities of the National Park Service and 

18 any applicable management entity in admin19 istering and interpreting the National Historic 

20 Site and areas affiliated with the National His21 toric Site in a manner that does not interfere 

22 with existing operations and the continued use 

23 of existing facilities at the National Historic 

24 Site, unless agreed to by the Roberts Temple 


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1 and in accordance with the agreements de2 scribed in paragraph (2) and subsection (b). 

3 (C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com4 pletion of the general management plan under 

5 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 

6 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re7 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Natural Resources of the House of Representa9 tives the general management plan prepared 

10 under that subparagraph. 

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