107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 107

AN ACT

To require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to

recommend alternatives for commemorating andinterpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes.

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 107

AN ACT

To require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a

study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold

War, 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. COLD WAR STUDY.

2 (a) SUBJECT OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the Inte3 rior, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, State

4 historic preservation offices, State and local officials, Cold

5 War scholars, and other interested organizations and indi6 viduals, shall conduct a National Historic Landmark

7 theme study to identify sites and resources in the United

8 States that are significant to the Cold War. In conducting

9 the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall—

10 (1) consider the inventory of sites and resources

11 associated with the Cold War completed by the Sec12 retary of Defense pursuant to section 8120(b)(9) of

13 the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,

14 1991 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1906);

15 (2) consider historical studies and research of

16 Cold War sites and resources such as interconti17 nental ballistic missiles, flight training centers, man18 ufacturing facilities, communications and command

19 centers (such as Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado), de20 fensive radar networks (such as the Distant Early

21 Warning Line), and strategic and tactical aircraft;

22 and

23 (3) inventory and consider nonmilitary sites and

24 resources associated with the people, events, and so25 cial aspects of the Cold War.

26 (b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include—
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1 (1) recommendations for commemorating and

2 interpreting sites and resources identified by the

3 study, including—

4 (A) sites for which studies for potential in5 clusion in the National Park System should be

6 authorized;

7 (B) sites for which new national historic

8 landmarks should be nominated;

9 (C) recommendations on the suitability and

10 feasibility of establishing a central repository

11 for Cold War artifacts and information; and

12 (D) other appropriate designations;

13 (2) recommendations for cooperative arrange14 ments with State and local governments, local his15 torical organizations, and other entities; and

16 (3) cost estimates for carrying out each of those

17 recommendations.

18 (c) GUIDELINES.—The study shall be—

19 (1) conducted with public involvement; and

20 (2) submitted to the Committee on Resources of

21 the House of Representatives and the Committee on

22 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate no

23 later than 3 years after the date that funds are

24 made available for the study.
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1 SEC. 2. INTERPRETIVE HANDBOOK ON THE COLD WAR.

2 Not later than 4 years after funds are made available

3 for that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior shall pre4 pare and publish an interpretive handbook on the Cold

5 War and shall disseminate information gathered through

6 the study through appropriate means in addition to the

7 handbook.

8 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 There are authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to

10 carry out this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives December 18,

2001.

Attest:

Clerk.