(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The 
Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or 
interest in land under this Act or for the purposes of this 
Act. 
(d) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 
The Secretary shall consult with interested officials of 
State governments and units of local government, rep-
resentatives of interested organizations, and interested 
members of the public before executing a cooperative 
agreement under this section or section 7(d). 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL CIVIL WAR HISTORY EDUCATION CEN-
TER REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of and consistent 
with section 2, the Secretary shall study and consider cre-
ative and cost-effective ways to facilitate the storied his-
tory of the Civil War for both the North and the South, 
including the history of the defenses of Washington and 
the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, being assem-
bled, arrayed, and conveyed for the benefit of the public 
for the knowledge, education, and inspiration of this and 
future generations about the impact of that war on the 
United States and its fledgling democracy, abolition of 
slavery, free enterprise economic system, culture, art, 
music, and national security capabilities. 
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(b) ASSISTANCE.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall seek and coordinate the assistance of a wide 
array of expertise of individuals and organizations regard-
ing Civil War history, potential locations where this sto-
ried history may be shared, including adaptive reuse of 
existing structures, and donated funding resources to help 
facilitate carrying out this section. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report with recommendations regarding the study re-
quired by subsection (a) to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 
the National Historical Park in accordance with this Act 
and the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
Park System. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance to local governments and pri-
vate individuals and organizations for the management, 
interpretation, and preservation of historically significant 
resources associated with the Civil War defenses of Wash-
ington. 
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(c) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept, hold, 
administer, and use gifts, bequests, devises, and other do-
nations, including labor and services, for purposes of this 
Act, including preserving or providing access to sites and 
other resources relating to the Civil War defenses of 
Washington. 
(d) OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In addi-
tion to the authority provided by section 5(a), the Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with State 
governments, units of local government, organizations, or 
individuals to further the purposes of the Act, including 
to provide visitor services and administrative facilities 
within reasonable proximity to the National Historical 
Park. 
(e) MARKING OF HISTORICAL SITES.—The Secretary 
may identify significant federally or nonfederally owned 
sites relating to the Civil War history in Washington and 
adjacent environs in northern Virginia and Montgomery 
County, Maryland, and, with the consent of the owner or 
owners thereof, mark them appropriately and make ref-
erence to them in any interpretive literature. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
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(1) NATIONAL
HISTORICAL
PARK.—The term 
‘‘National Historical Park’’ means the Civil War De-
fenses of Washington National Historical Park des-
ignated by section 3. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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