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Calendar No. 35

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 164

[Report No. 108–20] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study of sites associated with the life of Ce ́sar Estrada Cha ́vez and 

the farm labor movement. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 15, 2003

Mr. MCCAIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

MARCH 19, 2003

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resource study of sites associated with the life 

of Ce ́sar Estrada Cha ́vez and the farm labor movement.

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 ‘‘C ́esar Estrada Ch ́avez 

5 Study Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that—

3 (1) on March 31, 1927, C ́esar Estrada Ch ́avez 

4 was born on a small farm near Yuma, Arizona; 

5 (2) at age 10, Ch ́avez and his family became 

6 migrant farm workers after they lost their farm in 

7 the Great Depression; 

8 (3) throughout his youth and into adulthood, 

9 Ch ́avez migrated across the Southwest, laboring in 

10 fields and vineyards; 

11 (4) during this period, Ch ́avez was exposed to 

12 the hardships and injustices of farm worker life; 

13 (5) in 1952, Ch ́avez’s life as an organizer and 

14 public servant began when he left the fields and 

15 joined the Community Service Organization, a com16 munity-based self-help organization; 

17 (6) while with the Community Service Organi18 zation, Ch ́avez conducted—

19 (A) voter registration drives; and 

20 (B) campaigns against racial and economic 

21 discrimination; 

22 (7) during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, 

23 Ch ́avez served as the national director of the Com24 munity Service Organization; 

25 (8) in 1962, Ch ́avez founded the National Farm 

26 Workers Association, an organization that—
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1 (A) was the first successful farm workers 

2 union in the United States; and 

3 (B) became known as the ‘‘United Farm 

4 Workers of America’’; 

5 (9) from 1962 to 1993, as leader of United 

6 Farm Workers of America, Ch ́avez achieved for tens 

7 of thousands of farm workers—

8 (A) dignity and respect; 

9 (B) fair wages; 

10 (C) medical coverage; 

11 (D) pension benefits; 

12 (E) humane living conditions; and 

13 (F) other rights and protections; 

14 (10) the leadership and humanitarianism of 

15 C ́esar Ch ́avez continue to influence and inspire mil16 lions of citizens of the United States to seek social 

17 justice and civil rights for the poor and 

18 disenfranchised; and 

19 (11) the life of C ́esar Ch ́avez and his family 

20 provides an outstanding opportunity to illustrate and 

21 interpret the history of agricultural labor in the 

22 western United States. 

23 SEC. 3. RESOURCE STUDY. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
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1 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall com2 plete a resource study of sites in the State of Arizona, 

3 the State of California, and other States that are signifi4 cant to the life of C ́esar E. Ch ́avez and the farm labor 

5 movement in the western United States to determine—

6 (1) appropriate methods for preserving and in7 terpreting the sites; and 

8 (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria 

9 for listing on the National Register of Historic 

10 Places or designation as a national historic land11 mark under—

12 (A) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

13 461 et seq.); and 

14 (B) the National Historic Preservation Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 

17 subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

18 (1) consider the criteria for the study of areas 

19 for potential inclusion in the National Park System 

20 under section 8(b)(2) of Public Law 91–383 (16 

21 U.S.C. 1a–5(b)(2)); and 

22 (2) consult with—

23 (A) the C ́esar E. Ch ́avez Foundation; 

24 (B) the United Farm Workers Union; 
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1 (C) State and local historical associations 

2 and societies; and 

3 (D) the State Historic Preservation Offi4 cers of the State of Arizona, the State of Cali5 fornia, and any other State in which a site de6 scribed in subsection (a) is located. 

7 (c) REPORT.—On completion of the study under sub8 section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

9 on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen11 ate a report on—

12 (1) the findings of the study; and 

13 (2) any recommendations of the Secretary. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec16 essary to carry out this Act.

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ce ́sar Estrada Cha ́vez 

19 Study Act’’. 

20 SEC. 2. RESOURCE STUDY. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after funds 

22 are made available to implement this Act, the Secretary of 

23 the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

24 shall complete a resource study of sites in the State of Ari25 zona, the State of California, and other States that are sig-
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1 nificant to the life of Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the farm labor 

2 movement in the western United States to determine appro3 priate methods for preserving and interpreting the sites; 

4 and to determine whether any of the sites meets the criteria 

5 for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or 

6 designation as a national historic landmark under the Act 

7 of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.); and the National 

8 Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study the Sec10 retary shall consider the criteria for the study of areas of 

11 potential inclusion in the National Park System under sec12 tion 8(b)(2) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(b)(2)). 

13 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study the Sec14 retary shall consult with—

15 (1) the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez Foundation; 

16 (2) the United Farm Workers Union; and 

17 (3) State and local historical associations and 

18 societies, including State Historic Preservation Of19 fices in the State where a site is located. 

20 (d) REPORT.—On completion of the study the Sec21 retary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

23 Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings 

24 of the study and any recommendations. 
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

3 may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Calendar No. 35

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 164

[Report No. 108–20] 

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated 

with the life of Ce ́sar Estrada Cha ́vez and the farm labor movement. 

MARCH 19, 2003

Reported with an amendment