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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1750 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 National Historic Site Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) General George Catlett Marshall and his 

2 wife Katherine owned Dodona Manor during Mar3 shall’s tenure as— 

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

5 to 1945; 

6 (B) the Secretary of State from 1947 to 

7 1948; and 

8 (C) Secretary of Defense from 1950 to 

9 1951; 

10 (2) General Marshall served in the Federal 

11 Government during a period in which the United 

12 States faced the challenges of— 

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

14 (B) developing a global recovery plan to 

15 defend the free world from the emerging Cold 

16 War; 

17 (3) Dodona Manor— 

18 (A) was built in 3 stages; and 

19 (B) has been impeccably restored to mu20 seum standards with the original Marshall fur21 nishing; 

22 (4) the impeccable restoration of Dodona 

23 Manor preserves the integrity of the homelife of 

24 General Marshall so that Dodona Manor accurately 


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1 presents a picture of an American hero to present 

2 and future generations; 

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

4 Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 

5 leadership and actions that have relevance in the 

6 current troubling times; and 

7 (6) Dodona Manor— 

8 (A) displays in a pastoral and educational 

9 format how the Marshall family solely dedicated 

10 themselves to public service while living in har11 mony with the heritage of Virginia; and 

12 (B) shows how Marshall embraced his per13 sonal passion of gardening in a way that would 

14 inspire visitors. 

15 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

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

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

18 resource study of the Dodona Manor and gardens in Lees19 burg, Virginia, the home of George C. Marshall during the 

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

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

22 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub23 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

24 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

25 study area and the surrounding area; 


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1 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

2 designating the study area as an affiliated area of 

3 the National Park System; 

4 (3) consider other alternatives for the preserva5 tion, protection, and interpretation of the study area 

6 by— 

7 (A) the Federal Government; 

8 (B) State or local governmental entities; or 

9 (C) private or nonprofit organizations; 

10 (4) consult with interested— 

11 (A) Federal, State, or local governmental 

12 entities; 

13 (B) private or nonprofit organizations; or 

14 (C) any other interested individuals; and 

15 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac16 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

17 maintenance associated with the alternatives consid18 ered under paragraph (3). 

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

20 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec21 tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 

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

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

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

25 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 


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1 Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

2 House of Representatives a report that contains a descrip3 tion of— 

4 (1) the results of the study; and 

5 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

6 Secretary. 

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