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Union Calendar No. 188 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3114 

[Report No. 114–249] 

To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and 

members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and 

historic preservation activities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 20, 2015 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. 

JONES, and Mrs. DINGELL

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 20, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire 

veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist 

the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal 

6 agencies are required to preserve and catalogue arti7 facts and other items of national historical signifi8 cance that are uncovered during the course of their 

9 work (notably under part 79 of title 36, Code of Fed10 eral Regulations). 

11 (2) Uncatalogued artifacts within the care of 

12 Federal agencies are stored in hundreds of repositories 

13 and museums across the Nation. 

14 (3) In October 2009, the Corps of Engineers, 

15 Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management 

16 of Archaeological Collections, initiated the Veterans’ 

17 Curation Program to employ and train Iraq and Af18 ghanistan veterans in archaeological processing. 

19 (4) The Veterans’ Curation Program employs 

20 veterans and members of the Armed Forces in the 

21 sorting, cleaning, and cataloguing of artifacts man22 aged by the Corps of Engineers. 

23 (5) Employees of the Veterans’ Curation Pro24 gram gain valuable work skills, including computer 

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1 graphic and scanning techniques, computer software 

2 proficiency, vocabulary and writing skills, and inter3 personal communication skills, as well as knowledge 

4 and training in archaeology and history. 

5 (6) Since 2009, a total of 241 veterans have par6 ticipated in the Veterans’ Curation Program, includ7 ing the current class of 38 participants. Of the 203 

8 graduates of the program, 87 percent have received 

9 permanent employment in a field related to training 

10 received under the program or chosen to continue 

11 their education. 

12 (7) Experience in archaeological curation gained 

13 through the Veterans’ Curation Program is valuable 

14 training and experience for the museum, forensics, 

15 administrative, records management, and other fields. 

16 (8) Veterans’ Curation Program participants 

17 may assist the Corps of Engineers in developing a 

18 more efficient and comprehensive collections manage19 ment program and also may provide the workforce to 

20 meet the records management needs at other agencies 

21 and departments, including the Department of Vet22 erans Affairs. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS AND 

2 MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES IN CURATION 

3 AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. 

4 Using available funds, the Secretary of the Army, act5 ing through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a Vet6 erans’ Curation Program to hire veterans and members of 

7 the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out 

8 curation and historic preservation activities. 


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Union Calendar No. 188 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3114 

[Report No. 114–249] 

A BILL 

To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers 

poses. toric preservation activities, and for other purForces to assist the Corps with curation and histo hire veterans and members of the Armed 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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