II 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 916 

To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 

1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 9, 2013 

Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. COCHRAN, and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally 

significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 

Battlefield Protection Program. 

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 ‘‘American Battlefield 

5 Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013’’. 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•S 916 IS

1 SEC. 2. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN 

2 BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. 

3 Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Man4 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) is amended 

5 as follows: 

6 (1) In paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in8 serting the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) BATTLEFIELD REPORT.—The term 

10 ‘battlefield report’ means, collectively— 

11 ‘‘(i) the report entitled ‘Report on the 

12 Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’, prepared 

13 by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commis14 sion, and dated July 1993; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the report entitled ‘Report to 

16 Congress on the Historic Preservation of 

17 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites 

18 in the United States’, prepared by the Na19 tional Park Service, and dated September 

20 2007.’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 

22 ‘‘Battlefield Report’’ and inserting ‘‘battlefield 

23 report’’. 

24 (2) In paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘eligible sites 

25 or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•S 916 IS

1 (3) In paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 

2 site or’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 

3 (4) In paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 

4 site or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 

5 (5) In paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in6 serting ‘‘An eligible site or an’’. 

7 (6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as para8 graph (9). 

9 (7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the fol10 lowing new paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(6) WILLING SELLERS.—Acquisition of land 

12 or interests in land under this subsection shall be 

13 from willing sellers only. 

14 ‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec16 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the ac17 tivities carried out under this subsection, including 

18 a description of— 

19 ‘‘(A) preservation activities carried out at 

20 the battlefields and associated sites identified in 

21 the battlefield report during the period between 

22 publication of the battlefield report and the re23 port required under this paragraph; 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•S 916 IS

1 ‘‘(B) changes in the condition of the bat2 tlefields and associated sites during that period; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(C) any other relevant developments re5 lating to the battlefields and associated sites 

6 during that period. 

7 ‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds 

9 provided pursuant to this section may be used 

10 for purposes of lobbying any person or entity 

11 regarding the implementation of this section or 

12 be granted, awarded, contracted, or otherwise 

13 be made available to any person, organization, 

14 or entity that participates in such lobbying. 

15 ‘‘(B) LOBBYING DEFINED.—For purposes 

16 of this paragraph, the term ‘lobbying’ means to 

17 directly or indirectly pay for any personal serv18 ice, advertisement, telegram, telephone call, let19 ter, printed or written matter, or other device 

20 intended or designed to influence in any man21 ner a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an 

22 official of any government to favor, adopt, or 

23 oppose by vote or otherwise, any legislation, 

24 law, ratification, policy, land use plan (including 

25 zoning), or appropriation of funds before or 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
5 

•S 916 IS

1 after the introduction of any bill, resolution, or 

2 other measure proposing such legislation, law, 

3 ratification, policy, or appropriation.’’. 

4 (8) In paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para5 graph (6)), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2018’’. 

Æ 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS