113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1033 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Battlefield 

3 Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013’’. 

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

5 BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. 

6 Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Man7 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) is amended 

8 as follows: 

9 (1) In paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in11 serting the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) BATTLEFIELD REPORT.—The term 

13 ‘battlefield report’ means, collectively— 

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

15 Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’, prepared 

16 by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commis17 sion, and dated July 1993; and 

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

19 Congress on the Historic Preservation of 

20 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites 

21 in the United States’, prepared by the Na22 tional Park Service, and dated September 

23 2007.’’; and 

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

25 ‘‘Battlefield Report’’ and inserting ‘‘battlefield 

26 report’’. 
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1 (2) In paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘eligible sites 

2 or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 

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

4 site or’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 

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

6 site or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 

7 (5) In paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in8 serting ‘‘An eligible site or an’’. 

9 (6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as para10 graph (9). 

11 (7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the fol12 lowing new paragraphs: 

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

14 or interests in land under this subsection shall be 

15 from willing sellers only. 

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

17 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec18 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the ac19 tivities carried out under this subsection, including 

20 a description of— 

21 ‘‘(A) preservation activities carried out at 

22 the battlefields and associated sites identified in 

23 the battlefield report during the period between 

24 publication of the battlefield report and the re25 port required under this paragraph; 
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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 
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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’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1033 

AN ACT 

To authorize the acquisition and protection of naProgram. 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of tionally significant battlefields and associated