H. R. 3201
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility
of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as
a National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carter G. Woodson Home
National Historic Site Study Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Dr. Carter G. Woodson, cognizant of the widespread
ignorance and scanty information concerning the history of
African Americans, founded on September 9, 1915, the Associa-
tion for the Study of Negro Life and History, since renamed
the Association for the Study of African-American Life and
History.
(2) The Association was founded in particular to counter
racist propaganda alleging black inferiority and the pervasive
influence of Jim Crow prevalent at the time.
(3) The mission of the Association was and continues to
be educating the American public of the contributions of Black
Americans in the formation of the Nation’s history and culture.
(4) Dr. Woodson dedicated nearly his entire adult life to
every aspect of the Association’s operations in furtherance of
its mission.
(5) Among the notable accomplishments of the Association
under Dr. Woodson’s leadership, Negro History Week was
instituted in 1926 to be celebrated annually during the second
week of February. Negro History Week has since evolved into
Black History Month.
(6) The headquarters and center of operations of the
Association was Dr. Woodson’s residence, located at 1538 Ninth
Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service.
SEC. 4. STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date
on which funds are made available for such purpose, the Secretary,
after consultation with the Mayor of the District of Columbia,
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shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the United States
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the United States Senate a resource study of
the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Home and headquarters of the Associa-
tion for the Study of African-American Life and History, located
at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall—
(1) identify suitability and feasibility of designating the
Carter G. Woodson Home as a unit of the National Park
System; and
(2) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition,
development, operation and maintenance, and identification of
alternatives for the management, administration, and protec-
tion of the Carter G. Woodson Home.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.