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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1012
To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic 
Site in the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘Carter G. Woodson 
Home National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that: 
(1) Dr. Carter G. Woodson, considered the fa-
ther of African-American history, founded in 1915 
The Association for the Study of Negro Life and
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History, renamed as The Association for the Study 
of African-American Life and History. 
(2) Through the Association, Dr. Woodson, the 
son of slaves who earned a Ph.D. degree from Har-
vard University, dedicated his life to educating the 
American public about the extensive and positive 
contributions of African Americans to the Nation’s 
history and culture. 
(3) Under Dr. Woodson’s leadership, Negro 
History Week was designated in 1926. That des-
ignation has since evolved into Black History Month 
in February of each year. 
(4) The headquarters and operations of the As-
sociation was Dr. Woodson’s home at 1538 Ninth 
Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., where he lived 
from 1915 to 1950. 
(5) The Carter G. Woodson Home was des-
ignated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 
for its national significance in African-American cul-
tural heritage. 
(6) A National Park Service study of the Carter 
G. Woodson Home dated June 2002, found that the 
Carter G. Woodson Home is suitable for designation 
as a unit of the National Park System, and is fea-
sible for designation so long as property adjacent to
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the home is available for National Park Service ad-
ministrative, curatorial, access, and visitor interpre-
tative needs. 
(7) Establishment of the Carter G. Woodson 
Home National Historic Site would foster opportuni-
ties for developing and promoting interpretation of 
African-American cultural heritage throughout the 
Shaw area of Washington, D.C. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to pre-
serve, protect, and interpret for the benefit, education, and 
inspiration of present and future generations, the home 
of the preeminent historian and educator Dr. Carter G. 
Woodson, founder of the organization known today as The 
Association for the Study of African-American Life and 
History. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior.
(2) The term ‘‘historic site’’ means the Carter 
G. Woodson Home National Historic Site. 
(3) The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site’’, 
numbered 876/82338 and dated February 10, 2003.
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SEC. 4. CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC 
SITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—After the Secretary has ac-
quired, or agreed to a long-term lease for, the majority 
of the property described in subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall establish as a unit of the National Park System the 
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The historic site shall consist of the 
property located at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, in the 
District of Columbia and three adjoining houses north of 
that address, as depicted on the map, if acquired or leased 
by the Secretary. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
(d) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire lands 
or interests in lands, and improvements thereon, within 
the boundary of the historic site from willing owners by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
or exchange. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the historic site in accordance with this Act 
and with laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including the Act of August 
25, 1916 (commonly known as the National Park
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Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the 
Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly known as the 
Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act; 16 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(2) REHABILITATION AGREEMENT.—In order to 
achieve cost efficiencies in the restoration of prop-
erty, the Secretary may enter into an agreement 
with the Shiloh Community Development Corpora-
tion for the purpose of rehabilitating the Carter G. 
Woodson Home and other property within the 
boundary of the historic site. The agreement may 
contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
deems appropriate. 
(3) OPERATION AGREEMENT.—In order to rees-
tablish the historical connection between the home of 
Dr. Woodson and the association he founded and to 
facilitate interpretation of Dr. Woodson’s achieve-
ments, the Secretary may enter into an agreement 
with The Association for the Study of African-Amer-
ican Life and History that allows the association to 
use a portion of the historic site for its own adminis-
trative purposes. The agreement may contain such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appro-
priate.