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Calendar No. 597 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1750 

[Report No. 111–311] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study of the General of the Army George Catlett Marshall National 

Historic Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Virginia, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 5, 2009 

Mr. WEBB introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resource study of the General of the Army George 

Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona Manor 

in Leesburg, Virginia, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘George C. Marshall 

3 National Historic Site Study Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) General George Catlett Marshall and his 

7 wife Katherine owned Dodona Manor during Mar8 shall’s tenure as— 

9 (A) the Army’s Chief of Staff from 1939 

10 to 1945; 

11 (B) the Secretary of State from 1947 to 

12 1948; and 

13 (C) Secretary of Defense from 1950 to 

14 1951; 

15 (2) General Marshall served in the Federal 

16 Government during a period in which the United 

17 States faced the challenges of— 

18 (A) fighting and winning a world war; and 

19 (B) developing a global recovery plan to 

20 defend the free world from the emerging Cold 

21 War; 

22 (3) Dodona Manor— 

23 (A) was built in 3 stages; and 

24 (B) has been impeccably restored to mu25 seum standards with the original Marshall fur26 nishing; 


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1 (4) the impeccable restoration of Dodona 

2 Manor preserves the integrity of the homelife of 

3 General Marshall so that Dodona Manor accurately 

4 presents a picture of an American hero to present 

5 and future generations; 

6 (5) during his time at Dodona Manor, General 

7 Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 

8 leadership and actions that have relevance in the 

9 current troubling times; and 

10 (6) Dodona Manor— 

11 (A) displays in a pastoral and educational 

12 format how the Marshall family solely dedicated 

13 themselves to public service while living in har14 mony with the heritage of Virginia; and 

15 (B) shows how Marshall embraced his per16 sonal passion of gardening in a way that would 

17 inspire visitors. 

18 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

19 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred 

20 to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a special 

21 resource study of the Dodona Manor and gardens in Lees22 burg, Virginia, the home of George C. Marshall during the 

23 most important period of Marshall’s career (referred to 

24 in this Act as the ‘‘study area’’). 


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1 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub2 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

4 study area and the surrounding area; 

5 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

6 designating the study area as an affiliated area of 

7 the National Park System; 

8 (3) consider other alternatives for the preserva9 tion, protection, and interpretation of the study area 

10 by— 

11 (A) the Federal Government; 

12 (B) State or local governmental entities; or 

13 (C) private or nonprofit organizations; 

14 (4) consult with interested— 

15 (A) Federal, State, or local governmental 

16 entities; 

17 (B) private or nonprofit organizations; or 

18 (C) any other interested individuals; and 

19 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac20 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

21 maintenance associated with the alternatives consid22 ered under paragraph (3). 

23 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 

24 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec25 tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 


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1 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

2 on which funds are first made available to carry out the 

3 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 

4 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

6 House of Representatives a report that contains a descrip7 tion of— 

8 (1) the results of the study; and 

9 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

10 Secretary. 


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Calendar No. 597 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1750 

[Report No. 111–311] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conginia, and for other purposes. toric Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Vir- the Army George Catlett Marshall National His- duct a special resource study of the General of 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 

Reported without amendment 


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