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Union Calendar No. 215 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3448 
[Report No. 118–266] 
To amend chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, to enhance the 
protection and preservation of America’s battlefields. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. FERGUSON, Ms. LETLOW, 
Ms. WEXTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CLYDE, 
Mr. BACON, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
VAN
DREW, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, and Ms. MCCLELLAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 3, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ZINKE, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. KIGGANS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. 
AMODEI, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. LEE of Nevada, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Ms. 
DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Ms. WILD, Mr. KIM 
of New Jersey, Mr. COSTA, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. GUEST, Mr. FROST, Mr. BANKS, Mr. 
DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BEYER, and Ms. SHERRILL 
NOVEMBER 3, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 17, 2023] 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, 
to enhance the protection and preservation of America’s 
battlefields. 
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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 ‘‘American Battlefield 
Protection Program Enhancement Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 308101 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308101. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary, acting through the American Battle-
field Protection Program. 
‘‘(2) BATTLEFIELD REPORTS.—The term ‘Battle-
field Reports’ means, collectively— 
‘‘(A) the document entitled ‘Report on the 
Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’, prepared by the 
Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and 
dated July 1993; and 
‘‘(B) the document entitled ‘Report to Con-
gress on the Historic Preservation of Revolu-
tionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the 
United States’, prepared by the National Park 
Service, and dated September 2007.’’. 
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(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘State or local 
government’’ and inserting ‘‘State, Tribe, or local gov-
ernment’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘under this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘under this section, including by 
States, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit orga-
nizations,’’. 
(d) BATTLEFIELD RESTORATION GRANTS IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Section 308105 of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a battlefield restoration grant program (referred to in this 
section as the ‘program’) under which the Secretary may 
provide grants to States, Tribes, local governments, and 
nonprofit organizations for projects that restore day-of-bat-
tle conditions on— 
‘‘(1) land preserved and protected under the bat-
tlefield acquisition grant program established under 
section 308103(b); or 
‘‘(2) battlefield land that is— 
‘‘(A) owned by a State, Tribe, local govern-
ment, or nonprofit organization; and 
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‘‘(B) referred to in the Battlefield Reports.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE SITES.—The Secretary may make 
grants under this section for Revolutionary War, War of 
1812, and Civil War battlefield sites— 
‘‘(1) eligible for assistance under the battlefield 
acquisition grant program established under section 
308103(b); or 
‘‘(2) on battlefield land that is— 
‘‘(A) owned by a State, Tribe, local govern-
ment, or nonprofit organization; and 
‘‘(B) referred to in the Battlefield Reports.’’. 
(e) UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS.—Chapter 3081 of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 308106. Updates and improvements to Battlefield 
Reports 
‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that updates the Battle-
field Reports to reflect— 
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‘‘(1) preservation activities carried out at the 
battlefields in the period since the publication of the 
most recent Battlefield Reports update; 
‘‘(2) changes in the condition, including core and 
study areas, of the battlefields during that period; and 
‘‘(3) any other relevant developments relating to 
the battlefields during that period.’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(1) By amending the item relating to section 
308101 to read as follows: 
‘‘308101. Definitions.’’. 
(2) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘308106. Updates and improvements to Battlefield Reports.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 215 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3448 
[Report No. 118–266] 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 3081 of title 54, United States 
Code, to enhance the protection and preservation 
of America’s battlefields. 
NOVEMBER 3, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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