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Union Calendar No. 440 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2489 

[Report No. 112–605] 

To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 

1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2011 

Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. ROTHMAN of 

New Jersey, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 17, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DINGELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. LANCE, 

and Mr. TONKO

JULY 17, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 11, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally 

significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 

Battlefield Protection Program. 


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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 ‘‘American Battlefield 

5 Protection Program Amendments Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN 

7 BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. 

8 Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage9 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) is amended as fol10 lows: 

11 (1) In paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in13 serting the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) BATTLEFIELD REPORT.—The term 

15 ‘battlefield report’ means, collectively— 

16 ‘‘(i) the report entitled ‘Report on the 

17 Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’, prepared 

18 by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commis19 sion, and dated July 1993; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the report entitled ‘Report to Con21 gress on the Historic Preservation of Revo22 lutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the 

23 United States’, prepared by the National 

24 Park Service, and dated September 2007.’’; 

25 and 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘Battlefield Report’’ and inserting ‘‘battlefield 

3 report’’. 

4 (2) In paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘eligible sites 

5 or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 

6 (3) In paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 

7 site or’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 

8 (4) In paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 

9 site or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 

10 (5) In paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in11 serting ‘‘An eligible site or an’’. 

12 (6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as para13 graph (9). 

14 (7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the fol15 lowing new paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(6) WILLING SELLERS.—Acquisition of land or 

17 interests in land under this subsection shall be from 

18 willing sellers only. 

19 ‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 

20 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 

21 shall submit to Congress a report on the activities 

22 carried out under this subsection, including a descrip23 tion of— 

24 ‘‘(A) preservation activities carried out at 

25 the battlefields and associated sites identified in 


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1 the battlefield report during the period between 

2 publication of the battlefield report and the re3 port required under this paragraph; 

4 ‘‘(B) changes in the condition of the battle5 fields and associated sites during that period; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(C) any other relevant developments relat8 ing to the battlefields and associated sites during 

9 that period. 

10 ‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds pro12 vided pursuant to this section may be used for 

13 purposes of lobbying any person or entity re14 garding the implementation of this section or be 

15 granted, awarded, contracted, or otherwise be 

16 made available to any person, organization, or 

17 entity that participates in such lobbying. 

18 ‘‘(B) LOBBYING DEFINED.—For purposes of 

19 this paragraph, the term ‘lobbying’ means to di20 rectly or indirectly pay for any personal service, 

21 advertisement, telegram, telephone call, letter, 

22 printed or written matter, or other device in23 tended or designed to influence in any manner 

24 a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an offi25 cial of any government to favor, adopt, or oppose 


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1 by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratifi2 cation, policy, land use plan (including zoning), 

3 or appropriation of funds before or after the in4 troduction of any bill, resolution, or other meas5 ure proposing such legislation, law, ratification, 

6 policy, or appropriation.’’. 

7 (8) In paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para8 graph (6)), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 440 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2489 

[Report No. 112–605] 

A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition and protection of naProgram. 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of tionally significant battlefields and associated 

JULY 17, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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