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Calendar No. 578

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 107

[Report No. 107–261]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

DECEMBER 19 (legislative day, DECEMBER 18), 2001

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

Resources

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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,

3 SECTION 1. COLD WAR STUDY.

4 (a) SUBJECT OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the Inte5 rior, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, State

6 historic preservation offices, State and local officials, Cold
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1 War scholars, and other interested organizations and indi2 viduals, shall conduct a National Historic Landmark

3 theme study to identify sites and resources in the United

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

5 the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall—

6 (1) consider the inventory of sites and resources

7 associated with the Cold War completed by the Sec8 retary of Defense pursuant to section 8120(b)(9) of

9 the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,

10 1991 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1906);

11 (2) consider historical studies and research of

12 Cold War sites and resources such as interconti13 nental ballistic missiles, missiles, nuclear weapons

14 sites (such as the Nevada test site), flight training

15 centers, manufacturing facilities, communications

16 and command centers (such as Cheyenne Mountain,

17 Colorado), defensive radar networks (such as the

18 Distant Early Warning Line), and strategic and tac19 tical aircraft; and

20 (3) inventory and consider nonmilitary sites and

21 resources associated with the people, events, and so22 cial aspects of the Cold War.

23 (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; nominated;

9 and

10 (C) recommendations on the suitability and

11 feasibility of establishing a central repository

12 for Cold War artifacts and information; and

13 (D) (C) other appropriate designations;

14 (2) recommendations for cooperative arrange15 ments with State and local governments, local his16 torical organizations, and other entities; and

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

18 recommendations.

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

20 (1) conducted with public involvement; and

21 (2) submitted to the Committee on Resources of

22 the House of Representatives and the Committee on

23 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate no

24 later than 3 years after the date that funds are

25 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.

Calendar No. 578

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 107

[Report No. 107–261]

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.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002

Reported with amendments