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Union Calendar No. 719 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6210 

[Report No. 118–882] 

To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth 

of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 

Ms. WEXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

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 November 2, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in 

the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of 

the National Park System, 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. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL GEORGE C. 

4 MARSHALL HOUSE AS AN AFFILIATED AREA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The General George C. Marshall 

6 House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is established as 

7 an affiliated area of the National Park System. 

8 (b) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The affili9 ated area shall consist of the area generally depicted as the 

10 ‘‘General George C. Marshall House Property, Leesburg, 

11 Virginia’’ on the map titled ‘‘General George C. Marshall 

12 House, Proposed Affiliated Area’’, numbered 999/189,974, 

13 and dated September 2023. 

14 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be 

15 managed in a manner consistent with— 

16 (1) this Act; and 

17 (2) any law generally applicable to units of the 

18 National Park System. 

19 (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The George C. Marshall 

20 International Center shall be the management entity for the 

21 affiliated area. 

22 (e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior (re23 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’)— 

24 (1) may provide technical assistance and enter 

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1 tity for the purpose of providing financial assistance 

2 for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and pres3 ervation of the affiliated area; and 

4 (2) shall enter into an agreement with the man5 agement entity that delineates the roles and respon6 sibilities for the management of the area consistent 

7 with the policies and standards that apply to units 

8 of the National Park System. 

9 (f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 

10 this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the 

11 affiliated area or to assume managerial or financial respon12 sibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 

13 the affiliated area. 

14 (g) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing in 

15 this Act affects the land use rights of private property own16 ers adjacent to the General George C. Marshall House. 

17 (h) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 

19 construed to create buffer zones outside of the General 

20 George C. Marshall House. 

21 (2) ACTIVITY OR USE OUTSIDE THE GENERAL

22 GEORGE C. MARSHALL HOUSE.—The fact that an ac23 tivity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from 

24 within the George C. Marshall House shall not pre25 clude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Dec 17, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H6210.RH H6210

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1 duct or management of activities or uses outside of 

2 the George C. Marshall House. 


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Union Calendar No. 719 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6210 

[Report No. 118–882] 

A BILL 

To designate the General George C. Marshall 

for other purposes. affiliated area of the National Park System, and House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

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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