(4) after significant public input, the National 
Park Service study found that ‘‘including Manhattan 
Project-related sites in the national park system will 
expand and enhance the protection and preservation 
of such resources and provide for comprehensive in-
terpretation and public understanding of this nation-
ally significant story in the 20th century American 
history’’; 
(5) the Department of the Interior, with the 
concurrence of the Department of Energy, rec-
ommended the establishment of a Manhattan Project 
National Historical Park comprised of resources 
at— 
(A) Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 
(B) Los Alamos, New Mexico; and 
(C) Hanford, in the Tri-Cities area, Wash-
ington; and 
(6) designation of a Manhattan Project Na-
tional Historical Park as a unit of the National Park 
System would improve the preservation of, interpre-
tation of, and access to the nationally significant his-
toric resources associated with the Manhattan 
Project for present and future generations to gain a 
better understanding of the Manhattan Project, in-
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cluding the significant, far-reaching, and complex 
legacy of the Manhattan Project. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to preserve and protect for the benefit of 
present and future generations the nationally signifi-
cant historic resources associated with the Manhat-
tan Project; 
(2) to improve public understanding of the 
Manhattan Project and the legacy of the Manhattan 
Project through interpretation of the historic re-
sources associated with the Manhattan Project; 
(3) to enhance public access to the Historical 
Park consistent with protection of public safety, na-
tional security, and other aspects of the mission of 
the Department of Energy; and 
(4) to assist the Department of Energy, Histor-
ical Park communities, historical societies, and other 
interested organizations and individuals in efforts to 
preserve and protect the historically significant re-
sources associated with the Manhattan Project. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 
Park’’ means the Manhattan Project National His-
torical Park established under section 5. 
(2) MANHATTAN PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Man-
hattan Project’’ means the Federal program to de-
velop an atomic bomb ending on December 31, 
1946. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT NA-
TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) DATE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, there shall be estab-
lished as a unit of the National Park System the 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 
(2) AREAS
INCLUDED.—The Historical Park 
shall consist of facilities and areas listed under sub-
section (b) as determined by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy. The Sec-
retary shall include the area referred to in sub-
section (b)(3)(A), the B Reactor National Historic 
Landmark, in the Historical Park. 
(b) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—The Historical Park may only 
be comprised of one or more of the following areas, or 
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portions of the areas, as generally depicted in the map 
titled ‘‘Manhattan Project National Historical Park 
Sites’’, numbered 540/108,834–C, and dated September 
2012: 
(1) OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE.—Facilities, land, 
or interests in land that are— 
(A) at Buildings 9204–3 and 9731 at the 
Y–12 National Security Complex; 
(B) at the X–10 Graphite Reactor at the 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 
(C) at the K–25 Building site at the East 
Tennessee Technology Park; and 
(D) at the former Guest House located at 
210 East Madison Road. 
(2) LOS
ALAMOS, NEW
MEXICO.—Facilities, 
land, or interests in land that are— 
(A) in the Los Alamos Scientific Labora-
tory National Historic Landmark District, or 
any addition to the Landmark District proposed 
in the National Historic Landmark Nomina-
tion—Los 
Alamos 
Scientific 
Laboratory 
(LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of NHL 
Revision), Los Alamos National Laboratory 
document LA–UR 12–00387 (January 26, 
2012); 
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(B) at the former East Cafeteria located at 
1670 Nectar Street; and 
(C) at the former dormitory located at 
1725 17th Street. 
(3) HANFORD, WASHINGTON.—Facilities, land, 
or interests in land that are— 
(A) the B Reactor National Historic Land-
mark; 
(B) the Hanford High School in the town 
of Hanford and Hanford Construction Camp 
Historic District; 
(C) the White Bluffs Bank building in the 
White Bluffs Historic District; 
(D) the warehouse at the Bruggemann’s 
Agricultural Complex; 
(E) the Hanford Irrigation District Pump 
House; and 
(F) the T Plant (221–T Process Building). 
(c) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non-Fed-
eral property may be included in the Historical Park with-
out the written consent of the owner. 
SEC. 6. AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Energy (acting through the Oak Ridge, Los Ala-
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mos, and Richland site offices) shall enter into an agree-
ment governing the respective roles of the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Energy in administering the facilities, 
land, or interests in land under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Department of Energy that is to be included 
in the Historical Park under section 5(b), including provi-
sions for enhanced public access, management, interpreta-
tion, and historic preservation. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Any 
agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) have decisionmaking authority for the con-
tent of historic interpretation of the Manhattan 
Project for purposes of administering the Historical 
Park; and 
(2) ensure that the agreement provides an ap-
propriate advisory role for the National Park Service 
in preserving the historic resources covered by the 
agreement. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF EN-
ERGY.—Any agreement under subsection (a) shall provide 
that the Secretary of Energy— 
(1) shall ensure that the agreement appro-
priately protects public safety, national security, and 
other aspects of the ongoing mission of the Depart-
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