SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colonel Charles Young 
Home National Historical Site Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE COLONEL CHARLES 
YOUNG HOME AND ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS 
AND ENTITIES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, 
shall conduct a study of the study area, as defined 
in section 4(2), to assess its national significance 
and the suitability and feasibility of including it as 
a unit of the National Park System. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting 
the study, the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with section 8(c) of the Na-
tional Park System General Authorities Act (16 
U.S.C. 1a–5(c)); 
(B) consult with interested Federal, State, 
tribal, and local officials, representatives of civic 
organizations, and members of the public; 
(C) consider in the evaluation conducted 
pursuant to section 8(c)(3)(B) of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1a–5(c)(3)(B)), in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Army, an affiliation of the 
study area with the National Museum of the 
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United States Army, the Buffalo Soldiers Na-
tional Museum, or other entities associated with 
Colonel Charles Young, as determined by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in order to focus on 
the life of Colonel Charles Young and the Afri-
can-American military experience; 
(D) investigate the historical relationship 
of the Colonel Charles Young Home with the 
Underground Railroad by methods including— 
(i) consideration of available historical 
documentation; and 
(ii) completion of architectural and ar-
cheological investigations of the Colonel 
Charles Young Home; and 
(E) consider research in existence on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, as well as 
original research conducted as a part of the 
study authorized by this subsection, on the his-
torical significance and feasibility of preserving 
and interpreting the study area. 
(b) REPORT.—Notwithstanding section 8(c)(1) of the 
National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 
1a–5(c)(1)), within 2 complete fiscal years after the date 
on which funds are made available to carry out the study 
required by subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary 
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shall submit to Congress a report that describes the find-
ings of the study and the conclusions and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary relating to— 
(1) the inclusion of the study area as a unit of 
the National Park System; and 
(2) if the Secretary concludes that the study 
area meets the criteria for inclusion, the affiliation 
of the new unit of the National Park System with 
the entities referred to in subsection (a)(2)(C). 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF THE COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG 
HOME AND ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS AS A 
UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND 
AFFILIATION OF ASSOCIATED ENTITIES WITH 
SUCH UNIT. 
(a) INCLUSION.—If the Secretary concludes in the re-
port required by section 2(b) that the study area meets 
the criteria for inclusion as a unit of the National Park 
System— 
(1) the study area shall be included as a unit 
of the National Park System; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after such inclusion, 
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
a notice that the study area has been included as a 
unit of the National Park System. 
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(b) AFFILIATION.—If the study area is included as 
a unit of the National Park System under subsection (a) 
and the Secretary recommends in the report required by 
section 2(b) an affiliation of such unit with the entities 
referred to in section 2(a)(2)(C), the Secretary may take 
the action necessary to implement such an affiliation. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise indicated, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-
terior. 
(2) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the following: 
(A) 
THE
COLONEL
CHARLES
YOUNG 
HOME.—The Colonel Charles Young Home, a 
National Historic Landmark located in Xenia, 
Ohio. 
(B) THE
UNITED
STATES
CAVALRY
MU-
SEUM.—The United States Cavalry Museum lo-
cated at Fort Riley, Kansas. 
(C) THE FRONTIER ARMY MUSEUM.—The 
Frontier Army Museum located at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas. 
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(D) THE
FORT
HUACHUCA
HISTORICAL 
MUSEUM.—The Fort Huachuca Historical Mu-
seum located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. 
(E) THE PRESIDIO ARMY MUSEUM.—The 
Presidio Army Museum located in San Fran-
cisco, California. 
(F) OTHER ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS.—Any 
other location associated with Colonel Charles 
Young, as determined by the Secretary. 
Æ 
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