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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 battle-
fields 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 Revolu-
tionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
Battlefield Protection Program. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Battlefield 
Protection Program Amendments Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN 
BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. 
Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) In paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) BATTLEFIELD
REPORT.—The term 
‘battlefield report’ means, collectively— 
‘‘(i) the report entitled ‘Report on the 
Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’, prepared 
by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commis-
sion, and dated July 1993; and 
‘‘(ii) the report entitled ‘Report to Con-
gress on the Historic Preservation of Revo-
lutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the 
United States’, prepared by the National 
Park Service, and dated September 2007.’’; 
and 
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(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘Battlefield Report’’ and inserting ‘‘battlefield 
report’’. 
(2) In paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘eligible sites 
or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 
(3) In paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 
site or’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 
(4) In paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 
site or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 
(5) In paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in-
serting ‘‘An eligible site or an’’. 
(6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (9). 
(7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) WILLING SELLERS.—Acquisition of land or 
interests in land under this subsection shall be from 
willing sellers only. 
‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the activities 
carried out under this subsection, including a descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(A) preservation activities carried out at 
the battlefields and associated sites identified in 
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the battlefield report during the period between 
publication of the battlefield report and the re-
port required under this paragraph; 
‘‘(B) changes in the condition of the battle-
fields and associated sites during that period; 
and 
‘‘(C) any other relevant developments relat-
ing to the battlefields and associated sites during 
that period. 
‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds pro-
vided pursuant to this section may be used for 
purposes of lobbying any person or entity re-
garding the implementation of this section or be 
granted, awarded, contracted, or otherwise be 
made available to any person, organization, or 
entity that participates in such lobbying. 
‘‘(B) LOBBYING DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘lobbying’ means to di-
rectly or indirectly pay for any personal service, 
advertisement, telegram, telephone call, letter, 
printed or written matter, or other device in-
tended or designed to influence in any manner 
a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an offi-
cial of any government to favor, adopt, or oppose 
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by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratifi-
cation, policy, land use plan (including zoning), 
or appropriation of funds before or after the in-
troduction of any bill, resolution, or other meas-
ure proposing such legislation, law, ratification, 
policy, or appropriation.’’. 
(8) In paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para-
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 na-
tionally significant battlefields and associated 
sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 
1812 under the American Battlefield Protection 
Program. 
JULY 17, 2012 
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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