A BILL 
To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield 
National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the 
donation of land to the United States for addition to 
that historic park, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY; LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) BOUNDARY.—Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Bat-
tlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 
410nnn–1(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) In addition to the land described 
in paragraph (1), the historical park shall 
consist of— 
‘‘(I) the approximately 34 acres of 
land, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Palo Alto Battlefield NHS 
Proposed Boundary Expansion’, num-
bered 469/80,012, and dated May 21, 
2008; and 
‘‘(II) on the date that such land is 
donated to the United States, the ap-
proximately 166.44 acres of land gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled 
‘PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NA-
TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Pro-
posed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown 
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Unit’, numbered 469/143,589, and 
dated April 2018. 
‘‘(ii) Before accepting any donated 
land described in this subparagraph, the 
Secretary shall complete a boundary study 
analyzing the feasibility of adding the land 
to the national historical park. 
‘‘(iii) If a boundary study completed 
under clause (ii) finds that acceptance of 
the donated land is feasible and appro-
priate, the Secretary may accept such land 
and administer the land as part of the his-
torical park after providing notice of such 
finding to Congress.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MAP’’ and 
inserting ‘‘MAPS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘map’’ and inserting 
‘‘maps’’. 
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo 
Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 
U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘after’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and in-
serting ‘‘after the addition of lands to the historic park 
boundary, the Secretary of the Interior’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 197 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 268 
[Report No. 117–268] 
A BILL 
To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Bat-
tlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to 
authorize the donation of land to the United 
States for addition to that historic park, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 9, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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