I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6589 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts deposited in 
the Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2022 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts 
deposited in the Historic Preservation Fund, 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 ‘‘Historic Preservation 
Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
PROVISIONS. 
(a) FUNDING.—Section 303102 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For each’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.— For each’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘of fiscal years 2012 to 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$300,000,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—Should revenues described in sub-
section (a) be insufficient to deposit in the Historic Pres-
ervation Fund the amount described in such subsection, 
the difference shall be deposited from amounts in the Gen-
eral Treasury.’’. 
(b) USE AND AVAILABILITY.—Section 303103 of title 
54, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 303103. Use and availability 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts deposited in the 
Historic Preservation Fund under section 303102 for fis-
cal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be made 
available for expenditure for fiscal year 2023 and each fis-
cal year thereafter, without further appropriation or fiscal 
year limitation, to carry out this division (including pro-
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grams made available from the Historic Preservation 
Fund). 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
OF
COST
ESTIMATES.—The 
President shall submit to Congress detailed program 
allocations of the full amount made available under 
subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2023, not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Historic Preservation Enhancement Act; and 
‘‘(B) for each fiscal year thereafter, as 
part of the annual budget submission of the 
President. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATE ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Appropriations Acts 
may provide for alternate allocation of amounts 
made available under subsection (a), including 
allocations by program. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION BY PRESIDENT.— 
‘‘(i) NO ALTERNATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
If Congress has not enacted legislation es-
tablishing alternate allocations by the date 
on which the Act making full-year appro-
priations for the Department of the Inte-
rior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
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