IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 733
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 9, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 
McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon 
City, Oregon, and to administer the site as a unit of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the McLoughlin Memorial Association, an or-
ganization described in section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Oregon 
City, Oregon. 
(3) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ 
means the McLoughlin House National Historic Site 
which is described in the Acting Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior’s Order of June 27, 1941, and gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘McLoughlin 
House National Historic Site’’, numbered 007/
80,000, and dated 12/01/01, and includes the 
McLoughlin House, the Barclay House, and other 
associated real property, improvements, and personal 
property. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
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(1) On June 27, 1941, Acting Assistant Sec-
retary of the Interior W.C. Mendenhall, by means of 
the authority granted the Secretary under section 2 
of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935, estab-
lished the McLoughlin Home National Historic Site, 
located in the City. 
(2) Since January 16, 1945, the site has been 
known as McLoughlin House National Historic Site. 
(3) The Historic Site includes the McLoughlin 
House and Barclay House, which are owned and 
managed by the Association. 
(4) The Historic Site is located in a Charter 
Park on Oregon City Block 40, which is owned by 
the City. 
(5) A cooperative agreement was made in 1941 
among the Association, the City, and the United 
States, providing for the preservation and use of the 
McLoughlin House as a national historic site. 
(6) The Association has had an exemplary and 
longstanding role in the stewardship of the Historic 
Site but is unable to continue that role. 
(7) The Historic Site has been an affiliated 
area of the National Park System and is worthy of 
recognition as part of the National Park System.
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SEC. 3. MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is authorized to ac-
quire the Historic Site, from willing sellers only, by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex-
change, except that lands or interests in lands owned by 
the City may be acquired by donation only. 
(b) BOUNDARIES; ADMINISTRATION.—Upon acquisi-
tion of the Historic Site, the acquired property shall be 
included within the boundaries of, and be administered as 
part of, the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in ac-
cordance with all applicable laws and regulations of the 
National Park System.
Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.