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Calendar No. 514 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6434 

[Report No. 117–172] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17, 2022 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, within 

the National Park Service, the Japanese American World 

War II History Network, 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 ‘‘Japanese American 

5 World War II History Network Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HISTORY NET2 WORK. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 

4 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab5 lish, within the National Park Service, a program to be 

6 known as the ‘‘Japanese American World War II History 

7 Network’’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Network’’). 

8 (b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—In carrying out the 

9 Network, the Secretary shall— 

10 (1) review studies and reports to complement 

11 and not duplicate studies of Japanese American 

12 World War II history and Japanese American expe13 riences during World War II, including studies re14 lated to relocation centers and confinement sites, 

15 that are underway or completed; 

16 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu17 cational materials, such as handbooks, maps, inter18 pretive guides, or electronic information relating to 

19 Japanese American World War II history and Japa20 nese American experiences during the war, including 

21 relocation centers and confinement sites; 

22 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree23 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

24 technical assistance under subsection (c); and 

25 (4)(A) create and adopt an official, uniform 

26 symbol or device for the Network; and 


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1 (B) issue regulations for the use of the symbol 

2 or device adopted under subparagraph (A). 

3 (c) ELEMENTS.—The Network shall encompass the 

4 following elements: 

5 (1) All units and programs of the National 

6 Park Service that are determined by the Secretary 

7 to relate to Japanese American World War II his8 tory and Japanese American experiences during the 

9 war, including relocation centers and confinement 

10 sites. 

11 (2) With the consent of the property owner, 

12 other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and privately 

13 owned properties that— 

14 (A) relate to Japanese American World 

15 War II history and Japanese experiences during 

16 the war, including relocation centers and con17 finement sites; 

18 (B) have a verifiable connection to Japa19 nese American World War II history and Japa20 nese experiences during the war, including relo21 cation and confinement sites; and 

22 (C) are included in, or determined by the 

23 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na24 tional Register of Historic Places. 


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1 (3) Other governmental and nongovernmental 

2 facilities and programs of an educational, research, 

3 or interpretive nature that are directly related to 

4 Japanese American World War II history and the 

5 experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, 

6 including relocation centers and confinement sites. 

7 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF 

8 UNDERSTANDING. 

9 To achieve the purposes of this Act and to ensure 

10 effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal ele11 ments of the Network described in section 2(c) with units 

12 of the National Park System and programs of the Na13 tional Park Service, including the Japanese American 

14 Confinement Sites Program, the Secretary may enter into 

15 cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding 

16 with, and provide technical assistance to the heads of 

17 other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, 

18 Tribes, regional governmental bodies, and private entities. 

19 SEC. 4. SUNSET. 

20 The authority of the Secretary under this Act shall 

21 expire 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 514 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6434 

[Report No. 117–172] 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, 

for other purposes. American World War II History Network, and within the National Park Service, the Japanese 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 

Reported without amendment 


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