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Union Calendar No. 191 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6434 

[Report No. 117–262] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2022 

Mr. OBERNOLTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MARCH 9, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. STEWART, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. 

BENTZ, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Mr. COSTA

MARCH 9, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Japanese American 

5 World War II History Network Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HISTORY NET7 WORK. 

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

9 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab10 lish, within the National Park Service, a program to be 

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

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

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

14 Network, the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) review studies and reports to complement 

16 and not duplicate studies of Japanese American 

17 World War II history and Japanese American expe18 riences during World War II, including studies re19 lated to relocation centers and confinement sites, 

20 that are underway or completed; 

21 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu22 cational materials, such as handbooks, maps, inter23 pretive guides, or electronic information relating to 

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1 nese American experiences during the war, including 

2 relocation centers and confinement sites; 

3 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree4 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

5 technical assistance under subsection (c); and 

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

7 symbol or device for the Network; and 

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

9 or device adopted under subparagraph (A). 

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

11 following elements: 

12 (1) All units and programs of the National 

13 Park Service that are determined by the Secretary 

14 to relate to Japanese American World War II his15 tory and Japanese American experiences during the 

16 war, including relocation centers and confinement 

17 sites. 

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

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

20 owned properties that— 

21 (A) relate to Japanese American World 

22 War II history and Japanese experiences during 

23 the war, including relocation centers and con24 finement sites; 


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1 (B) have a verifiable connection to Japa2 nese American World War II history and Japa3 nese experiences during the war, including relo4 cation and confinement sites; and 

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

6 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na7 tional Register of Historic Places. 

8 (3) Other governmental and nongovernmental 

9 facilities and programs of an educational, research, 

10 or interpretive nature that are directly related to 

11 Japanese American World War II history and the 

12 experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, 

13 including relocation centers and confinement sites. 

14 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF 

15 UNDERSTANDING. 

16 To achieve the purposes of this Act and to ensure 

17 effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal ele18 ments of the Network described in section 2(c) with units 

19 of the National Park System and programs of the Na20 tional Park Service, including the Japanese American 

21 Confinement Sites Program, the Secretary may enter into 

22 cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding 

23 with, and provide technical assistance to the heads of 

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

25 Tribes, regional governmental bodies, and private entities. 


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1 SEC. 4. SUNSET. 

2 The authority of the Secretary under this Act shall 

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


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Union Calendar No. 191 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6434 

[Report No. 117–262] 

A BILL 

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 

MARCH 9, 2022 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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