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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6434 

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 

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. 

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 

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1 lish, within the National Park Service, a program to be 

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

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

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

5 Network, the Secretary shall— 

6 (1) review studies and reports to complement 

7 and not duplicate studies of Japanese American 

8 World War II history and Japanese American expe9 riences during World War II, including studies re10 lated to relocation centers and confinement sites, 

11 that are underway or completed; 

12 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu13 cational materials, such as handbooks, maps, inter14 pretive guides, or electronic information relating to 

15 Japanese American World War II history and Japa16 nese American experiences during the war, including 

17 relocation centers and confinement sites; 

18 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree19 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

20 technical assistance under subsection (c); and 

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

22 symbol or device for the Network; and 

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

24 or device adopted under subparagraph (A). 


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

2 following elements: 

3 (1) All units and programs of the National 

4 Park Service that are determined by the Secretary 

5 to relate to Japanese American World War II his6 tory and Japanese American experiences during the 

7 war, including relocation centers and confinement 

8 sites. 

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

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

11 owned properties that— 

12 (A) relate to Japanese American World 

13 War II history and Japanese experiences during 

14 the war, including relocation centers and con15 finement sites; 

16 (B) have a verifiable connection to Japa17 nese American World War II history and Japa18 nese experiences during the war, including relo19 cation and confinement sites; and 

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

21 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na22 tional Register of Historic Places. 

23 (3) Other governmental and nongovernmental 

24 facilities and programs of an educational, research, 

25 or interpretive nature that are directly related to 


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1 Japanese American World War II history and the 

2 experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, 

3 including relocation centers and confinement sites. 

4 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF 

5 UNDERSTANDING. 

6 To achieve the purposes of this Act and to ensure 

7 effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal ele8 ments of the Network described in section 2(c) with units 

9 of the National Park System and programs of the Na10 tional Park Service, including the Japanese American 

11 Confinement Sites Program, the Secretary may enter into 

12 cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding 

13 with, and provide technical assistance to the heads of 

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

15 Tribes, regional governmental bodies, and private entities. 

16 SEC. 4. SUNSET. 

17 The authority of the Secretary under this Act shall 

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

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