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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6434 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17, 2022 

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

Resources 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 World War II History Network Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HISTORY NET5 WORK. 

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

7 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab8 lish, within the National Park Service, a program to be 

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

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

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

12 Network, the Secretary shall— 

13 (1) review studies and reports to complement 

14 and not duplicate studies of Japanese American 

15 World War II history and Japanese American expe16 riences during World War II, including studies re17 lated to relocation centers and confinement sites, 

18 that are underway or completed; 

19 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu20 cational materials, such as handbooks, maps, inter21 pretive guides, or electronic information relating to 

22 Japanese American World War II history and Japa23 nese American experiences during the war, including 

24 relocation centers and confinement sites; 


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1 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree2 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

3 technical assistance under subsection (c); and 

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

5 symbol or device for the Network; and 

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

7 or device adopted under subparagraph (A). 

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

9 following elements: 

10 (1) All units and programs of the National 

11 Park Service that are determined by the Secretary 

12 to relate to Japanese American World War II his13 tory and Japanese American experiences during the 

14 war, including relocation centers and confinement 

15 sites. 

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

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

18 owned properties that— 

19 (A) relate to Japanese American World 

20 War II history and Japanese experiences during 

21 the war, including relocation centers and con22 finement sites; 

23 (B) have a verifiable connection to Japa24 nese American World War II history and JapaVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Mar 17, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6434.RFS H6434

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1 nese experiences during the war, including relo2 cation and confinement sites; and 

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

4 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na5 tional Register of Historic Places. 

6 (3) Other governmental and nongovernmental 

7 facilities and programs of an educational, research, 

8 or interpretive nature that are directly related to 

9 Japanese American World War II history and the 

10 experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, 

11 including relocation centers and confinement sites. 

12 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF 

13 UNDERSTANDING. 

14 To achieve the purposes of this Act and to ensure 

15 effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal ele16 ments of the Network described in section 2(c) with units 

17 of the National Park System and programs of the Na18 tional Park Service, including the Japanese American 

19 Confinement Sites Program, the Secretary may enter into 

20 cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding 

21 with, and provide technical assistance to the heads of 

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

23 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. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 16, 

2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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