To amend chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, to protect United States Heritage Abroad.

Bill: 116-hr-2194
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-09
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Africa

Cemeteries and funerals

Europe

Historic sites and heritage areas

Land use and conservation

Middle East

Monuments and memorials

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad to (1) identify and publish a list of the cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings located abroad that are associated with the foreign heritage of U.S. citizens from the Middle East and North Africa; (2) allow unimpeded access to such sites that are in danger of deterioration or destruction; (3) obtain assurances from foreign governments that such sites in in those regions will be accessible, as well as in Eastern and Central Europe; (4) disseminate reports on the accessibility of such sites in all of those regions; and (5) disseminate reports on the condition of, and the progress toward, the preservation and protection of such sites in the Middle East and North Africa. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2194 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2019 Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, to protect United States Heritage Abroad.

1. Protecting U.S. Heritage Abroad Chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 312302, by inserting and unimpeded access to those sites after buildings . (2) In section 312304(a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting the Middle East, and north Africa after Europe, ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting and unimpeded access to those sites after buildings ; and (ii) by striking and protected and inserting , protected, and accessible ; and (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting accessibility of, after reports on the .