I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 356 
To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of 
Mississippi, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2019 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. HORSFORD, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. EVANS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. WATERS, 
Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. FUDGE, 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. CLAY, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. UNDERWOOD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument 
in the State of Mississippi, 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 ‘‘Medgar and Myrlie 
Evers Home National Monument Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘College’’ means 
Tougaloo College, a private educational institution 
located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. 
(2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
District’’ means the Medgar Evers Historic District, 
as included on the National Register of Historic 
Places, and as generally depicted on the Map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National 
Monument’’, numbered 515/142561, and dated Sep-
tember 2018. 
(4) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National 
Monument established by section 3. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS 
HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
there is established the Medgar and Myrlie Evers 
Home National Monument in the State of Mis-
sissippi as a unit of the National Park System to 
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preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 
present and future generations resources associated 
with the pivotal roles of Medgar and Myrlie Evers 
in the American Civil Rights Movement. 
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
THE
SECRETARY.— 
The Monument shall not be established until the 
date on which the Secretary determines that a suffi-
cient quantity of land or interests in land has been 
acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 
shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
only acquire any land or interest in land located within 
the boundary of the Monument by— 
(1) donation; 
(2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 
or appropriated funds; or 
(3) exchange. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Monument in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; and 
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(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including— 
(i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 
and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
and 102101 of title 54, United States 
Code; and 
(ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are first made 
available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 
Secretary shall prepare a general management 
plan for the Monument in accordance with sec-
tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 
(B) SUBMISSION.—On completion of the 
general management plan under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(f) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) MONUMENT.—The Secretary— 
(A) shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with the College to provide interpretive and 
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educational services relating to the Monument; 
and 
(B) may enter into agreements with the 
College and other entities for the purposes of 
carrying out this Act. 
(2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The Secretary may 
enter into agreements with the owner of a nationally 
significant property within the Historic District, to 
identify, mark, interpret, and provide technical as-
sistance with respect to the preservation and inter-
pretation of the property. 
(g) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, the es-
tablishment of the Monument, or the management of 
the Monument creates a buffer zone outside of the 
Monument. 
(2) ACTIVITY OR USE OUTSIDE MONUMENT.— 
The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, 
or detected from within the Monument shall not pre-
clude the conduct of the activity or use outside of 
the Monument. 
Æ 
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