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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4607 
To establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple 
National Historic Site in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2023 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. CARSON, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and 
Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of 
Illinois, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Emmett Till and 
Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic 
Site Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Historic Site’’ means the Emmett Till and 
Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National 
Historic Site established by section 3(a). 
(2) ROBERTS
TEMPLE.—The term ‘‘Roberts 
Temple’’ means the Roberts Temple Church of God 
in Christ, Chicago, Illinois. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AND ROB-
ERTS TEMPLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to subsection (b), 
there is established the Emmett Till and Mamie Till- 
Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the 
State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. 
(b) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Historic Site 
shall not be established until the date on which the 
Secretary determines that an agreement entered into 
between the Secretary and the Roberts Temple pro-
viding for public access to, and interpretation, oper-
ation, and maintenance of, the National Historic 
Site that is sufficient to constitute a manageable 
park unit. 
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(2) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary makes a determination 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register notice of establishment of the 
National Historic Site. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Historic 
Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit 
of present and future generations resources associated 
with— 
(1) the Great Migration; 
(2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett 
Till; 
(3) the story of the courage and activism of 
Mamie Till-Mobley that was demonstrated as Mamie 
Till-Mobley transformed the murder of her son into 
a powerful symbol of racial injustice; and 
(4) the civil rights movement. 
(d) MAP; BOUNDARIES.— 
(1) MAP.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 
a map of the National Historic Site. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map prepared 
under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. 
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(3) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Na-
tional Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally 
depicted on the map prepared under paragraph (1). 
(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
acquire any land or interest in land located within the 
boundary of the National Historic Site by— 
(1) donation; 
(2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 
or appropriated funds; or 
(3) exchange. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the National Historic Site in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; and 
(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System. 
(2) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may— 
(A) enter into an agreement with the Rob-
erts Temple for the purpose of providing public 
access to, and interpretation, operation, and 
maintenance of, the National Historic Site; and 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements, 
leases, or other agreements, as appropriate, 
with public and private entities to provide and 
facilitate interpretive and educational services, 
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administrative support, and technical assistance 
relating to the National Historic Site, within or 
outside the boundaries of the National Historic 
Site. 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—Not 
later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to the Secretary for the 
preparation of a general management plan for 
the National Historic Site, the Secretary shall 
prepare a general management plan for the Na-
tional Historic Site in accordance with section 
100502 of title 54, United States Code. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The general manage-
ment plan prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall identify, as appropriate, the roles and re-
sponsibilities of the National Park Service and 
any applicable management entity in admin-
istering and interpreting the National Historic 
Site and areas affiliated with the National His-
toric Site in a manner that does not interfere 
with existing operations and the continued use 
of existing facilities at the National Historic 
Site, unless agreed to by the Roberts Temple 
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and in accordance with the agreements de-
scribed in paragraph (2) and subsection (b). 
(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com-
pletion of the general management plan under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives the general management plan prepared 
under that subparagraph. 
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