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Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 16 U.S.C. 410xxx(e))) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) VISITOR CENTER.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may acquire, by donation, the land 
(including any improvements to the land) owned 
by the city of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and used 
as the visitor center for the Historical Park, as 
generally depicted on the Map as ‘Proposed 
Boundary Addition’; and 
‘‘(B) on acquisition of the land described in 
subparagraph (A), shall revise the boundary of 
the Historical Park to include the acquired land. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary may acquire, by purchase from a willing seller 
or by donation, not more than 20 acres of land in the 
vicinity of the Historical Park for administrative fa-
cilities for the Historical Park.’’. 
SEC. 618. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN 
MAINE FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUS-
ING. 
Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘by any town which so de-
sires’’ in the first sentence and all that follows through the 
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘for affordable workforce housing to benefit the
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towns on Mount Desert Island, subject to the limitation that 
the Secretary may retain not more than 15 acres of the 
Federal land identified as ‘4DBH’ on the map, to be used 
by the Secretary to provide housing and administrative fa-
cilities for the use of, and supporting the purposes of, the 
Park.’’. 
SEC. 619. DESIGNATION OF PULLMAN NATIONAL HISTOR-
ICAL PARK. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HISTORICAL
PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 
park’’ means the Pullman National Historical Park. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Pullman National Historical Park Boundary’’, 
numbered 590/125,485, and dated November 2021. 
(b) REDESIGNATION OF PULLMAN NATIONAL MONU-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Pullman National Monu-
ment, established by Proclamation Number 9233, 
dated February 19, 2015, is redesignated as the 
‘‘Pullman National Historical Park’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds avail-
able for purposes of the Pullman National Monument 
shall be available for purposes of the historical park. 
(3) REFERENCES.—Any references in a law, reg-
ulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the
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United States to the Pullman National Monument 
shall be considered to be a reference to the historical 
park. 
(4) 
PROCLAMATION.—Proclamation 
Number 
9233, dated February 19, 2015, shall have no force or 
effect. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the historical park 
are to preserve, protect, and interpret Pullman’s nationally 
significant cultural and historical resources associated 
with— 
(1) the labor history of the United States and 
creation of a national Labor Day holiday; 
(2) the first planned industrial community in 
the United States; 
(3) the architecture and landscape design of the 
planned community; 
(4) the pivotal role of the Pullman porter in the 
rise of the African-American middle class; and 
(5) the entirety of history, culture, and historic 
figures embodied in Presidential Proclamation Num-
ber 9233. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 
the land within the boundary of the historical park in ac-
cordance with— 
(1) this section; and
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(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including— 
(A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 
of title 54, United States Code; and 
(B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To further the purposes of this 
section and notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary may enter into co-
operative agreements with the State of Illinois, other 
public and nonprofit entities, and other interested 
parties, subject to paragraph (2)— 
(A) to support collaborative interpretive 
and educational programs at non-Federal his-
toric properties within the boundaries of the his-
torical park; and 
(B) to identify, interpret, and provide as-
sistance for the preservation of non-Federal land 
within the boundaries of the historical park and 
at sites in close proximity to the historical park, 
but located outside the boundaries of the histor-
ical park, including providing for placement of
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directional and interpretive signage, exhibits, 
and technology-based interpretive devices. 
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—A cooperative agreement 
entered under this subsection shall provide for reason-
able public access. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use appro-
priated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, 
and provide technical assistance with respect to the 
preservation and interpretation of the properties. 
(2) INCONSISTENT
PURPOSES.—Any payment 
made by the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or 
disposal of the project for purposes that are incon-
sistent with the purposes of this section, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the 
United States to reimbursement of the greater of— 
(A) the amount provided by the Secretary 
to the project; and 
(B) an amount equal to the increase in the 
value of the project that is attributable to the 
funds, as determined by the Secretary at the 
time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 
(g) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac-
quire for inclusion in the historical park any land (includ-
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ing interests in land), buildings, or structures owned by the 
State of Illinois, or any other political, private, or non-
profit entity by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase 
from a willing seller. 
(h) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 fiscal years 
after the date on which funds are first made available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall complete a man-
agement plan for the historical park. 
SEC. 620. PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORIC 
PARK BOUNDARY ADDITION. 
(a) BOUNDARY.—Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Bat-
tlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 
410nnn–1(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) In addition to the land described 
in paragraph (1), the historical park shall 
consist of— 
‘‘(I) the approximately 34 acres of 
land, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Palo Alto Battlefield NHS 
Proposed Boundary Expansion’, num-
bered 469/80,012, and dated May 21, 
2008; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘map’’ and inserting 
‘‘maps’’. 
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo 
Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 
U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘after’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and in-
serting ‘‘after the addition of lands to the historic park 
boundary, the Secretary of the Interior’’. 
SEC. 621. INSTALLATION OF PLAQUE COMMEMORATING 
SLAVE REBELLION ON ST. JOHN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall install, in 
an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail 
at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National 
Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, a suitable 
plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on 
St. John on November 23, 1733. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF PLAQUE.—The plaque installed 
under subsection (a) shall include information regarding— 
(1) important facts about the slave rebellion that 
began on St. John in 1733; 
(2) the collective suicide that occurred during the 
slave rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on St. 
John in 1734; and
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(3) the significance of the slave rebellion to the 
history of St. John, the United States Virgin Islands, 
and the United States. 
Subtitle C—National Park Service 
Studies 
SEC. 631. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF JOHN P. PARKER 
HOUSE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘study area’’ means the John P. Parker House in Rip-
ley, Ohio, which was recognized as a National Historic 
Landmark in 1997. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
special resource study of the study area to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John 
P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) evaluate the national significance of the 
study area; 
(B) determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the study area as a unit of the 
National Park System;
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(C) consider other alternatives for preserva-
tion, protection, and interpretation of the study 
area by the Federal Government, State or local 
government entities, or private and nonprofit or-
ganizations; 
(D) consult with interested Federal agen-
cies, State or local governmental entities, private 
and nonprofit organizations, or any other inter-
ested individuals; and 
(E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
acquisition, development, interpretation, oper-
ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
ternatives described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C). 
(3) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct the study in accordance with section 100507 
of title 54, United States Code. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 
(A) the results of the study; and 
(B) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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SEC. 632. DEARFIELD, COLORADO, SPECIAL RESOURCE 
STUDY. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘study area’’ means the site known as ‘‘Dearfield’’, 
in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black 
agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jack-
son. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
special resource study of the study area. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) evaluate the national significance of the 
study area; 
(B) determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the study area as a unit of the 
National Park System; 
(C) consider other alternatives for preserva-
tion, protection, and interpretation of the study 
area by the Federal Government, State or local 
government entities, or private and nonprofit or-
ganizations; 
(D) consult with interested Federal agen-
cies, State or local governmental entities, private 
and nonprofit organizations, or any other inter-
ested individuals; and
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(E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
acquisition, development, interpretation, oper-
ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
ternatives described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C). 
(3) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The study required 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance 
with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are first made available to carry out the study 
under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 633. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF LYNCHING LOCA-
TIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘study area’’ means sites within approximately 100 
miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place, 
including the lynching sites of— 
(1) Wash Henley in 1869;
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(2) Christopher Bender and Bud Whitfield in 
1868; 
(3) Thomas Moss, Will Stewart, and Calvin 
McDowell in 1892 during the event referred to as 
‘‘The People’s Grocery Lynchings’’; 
(4) Lee Walker in 1893; 
(5) Warner Williams, Daniel Hawkins, Robert 
Haynes, Edward Hall, John Hayes, and Graham 
White in 1894; 
(6) Ell Persons in 1917; 
(7) Jesse Lee Bond in 1939; and 
(8) Elbert Williams in 1940. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a special re-
source study of the study area. 
(c) CONTENTS.—In conducting the special resource 
study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) evaluate the national significance of the 
study area; 
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the study area as a unit of the National 
Park System; 
(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
protection, and interpretation of the study area by the 
Federal Government, State or local government enti-
ties, or private and nonprofit organizations;
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‘‘(d) CONSENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER RE-
QUIRED.—Burial grounds shall only be considered for a 
grant under the Program— 
‘‘(1) with the consent of the property owner; and 
‘‘(2) at the request of an individual, landowner, 
private or nonprofit organization, State, Tribal, or 
local government, or other entity. 
‘‘§ 308603. Authority to make grants 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to other Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments, other public entities, educational institutions, his-
toric preservation groups, and private nonprofit organiza-
tions in accordance with this chapter for— 
‘‘(1) the identification of historic African-Amer-
ican burial grounds that may qualify for the Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) the preservation and restoration of African- 
American burial grounds; 
‘‘(3) the interpretation of African-American bur-
ial grounds; and 
‘‘(4) related research and documentation for his-
toric African-American burial grounds. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—