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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Marginal Lands and 
Protecting Farming Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.

    Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Maximum Enrollment.--The Secretary may maintain in the 
conservation reserve at any 1 time, not more than--
            ``(1) during fiscal year 2013, 29,000,000 acres;
            ``(2) during fiscal year 2014, 26,000,000 acres; and
            ``(3) during each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, 
        24,000,000 acres.''.

SEC. 3. INELIGIBLE LAND.

    Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Ineligible Land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
may not enroll land in the conservation reserve that is classified as 
class I or class II land under the land capability classification 
system published in the National Soil Survey Handbook of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, unless such land is enrolled as a 
buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area.''.

SEC. 4. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Early Termination by Owner or Operator.--Section 1235(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``before January 1, 1995,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Land devoted to hardwood trees.
                    ``(D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, 
                pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, 
                wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife 
                enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and rare 
                and declining habitat.
                    ``(E) Farmable wetland and restored wetland.
                    ``(F) Land that contains diversions, erosion 
                control structures, flood control structures, contour 
                grass strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing 
                vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and sediment 
                retention structures.
                    ``(G) Land located within a federally-designated 
                wellhead protection area.
                    ``(H) Land that is covered by an easement under the 
                conservation reserve program.
                    ``(I) Land located within an average width, 
                according to the applicable Natural Resources 
                Conservation Service field office technical guide, of a 
                perennial stream or permanent water body.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``60 days after the date 
        on which the owner or operator submits the notice required 
        under paragraph (1)(C)'' and inserting ``upon approval by the 
        Secretary''.
    (b) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--Section 
1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``Duties'' and all that follows through ``a 
                beginning farmer'' and inserting ``Transition to 
                covered farmer or rancher.--In the case of a contract 
                modification approved in order to facilitate the 
                transfer of land subject to a contract from a retired 
                farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``, 
                including preparing to plant an agricultural crop'' 
                after ``improvements'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the farmer 
                or rancher'' and inserting ``the covered farmer or 
                rancher''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``section 
                1001A(b)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 1001(a)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``requirement of section 
        1231(h)(4)(B)'' and inserting ``option pursuant to section 
        1231(h)''.
    (c) Final Year Contract.--Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Final Year of Contract.--The Secretary shall not consider an 
owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the 
conservation reserve contract if--
            ``(1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract, 
        the land is enrolled in the conservation stewardship program; 
        and
            ``(2) the activity required under the conservation 
        stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is consistent 
        with this subchapter.''.

Ex Output:
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018. Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), during FY2014, to permit a participant that entered into a CRP contract to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least five years.  Revises the types of land that are not subject to early contract termination.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial 
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a Civil War 
Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to--
            (1) ensure a suitable national observance of the 
        sesquicentennial of the Civil War that includes recognition of 
        the historic, social, legal, cultural, and political forces 
        that--
                    (A) brought about the Civil War; and
                    (B) influenced the course and outcomes of the Civil 
                War;
            (2) explore the causes of the Civil War to gain a better 
        understanding of the reasons that the democratic framework of 
        the United States failed to resolve the sectional issues 
        without resorting to war;
            (3) fully examine and reflect on the consequences of the 
        Civil War, which Congress directed the National Park Service to 
        address in National Park Service programs and materials 
        beginning in 1999, including consequences such as--
                    (A) the Reconstruction era and the aftermath of 
                that era;
                    (B) the economic devastation of the entire South as 
                a result of long-term post-war policies;
                    (C) the concomitant constriction of equal rights 
                for African-American citizens; and
                    (D) the ultimate economic recovery of the region 
                and the extension of civil rights for the descendants 
                of enslaved peoples almost a century later;
            (4) assist States and national organizations with programs 
        and activities for the observance of the sesquicentennial of 
        the Civil War;
            (5) assist in ensuring that any observance of the 
        sesquicentennial of the Civil War is inclusive and 
        appropriately recognizes the experiences and points of view of 
        all people affected by the Civil War; and
            (6) provide assistance for the development of programs, 
        projects, and activities on the Civil War that have lasting 
        educational and preservation value.

SEC. 3. CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION COMMISSION.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a commission to be 
known as the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall be composed of 25 members as 
follows:
            (1) Government members.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 2 Members of the Senate appointed by the 
                President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation 
                with the majority leader and the minority leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) 2 Members of the House of Representatives 
                appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Secretary of the Interior or the designee 
                of the Secretary;
                    (D) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 
                or the designee of the Secretary;
                    (E) the Secretary of Education, or the designee of 
                the Secretary;
                    (F) the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of 
                the Secretary;
                    (G) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities, or the designee of the Chairman;
                    (H) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
                Arts, or the designee of the Chairman;
                    (I) the Archivist of the United States, or the 
                designee of the Archivist;
                    (J) the Librarian of Congress, or the designee of 
                the Librarian; and
                    (K) the Director of the National Park Service, or 
                the designee of the Director.
            (2) Private members.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 3 members appointed by the President from among 
                individuals who are representative of the corporate 
                community and nonprofit community; and
                    (B) 9 individuals, appointed by the President, from 
                among persons who by reason of education, training, and 
                experience, are experts on the Antebellum, Civil War, 
                and Reconstruction eras and the preservation, 
                interpretation, and presentation of those eras to the 
                public, including--
                            (i) 5 individuals with expertise in history 
                        or related academic disciplines germane to the 
                        Civil War, including--
                                    (I) individuals representing the 
                                museum community, in particular history 
                                museums and historical societies, such 
                                as the National Civil War Museum;
                                    (II) individuals with expertise in 
                                art history, historic preservation, or 
                                a related field;
                                    (III) individuals with expertise in 
                                anthropology, cultural geography, 
                                sociology, or a related field; and
                                    (IV) individuals with expertise in 
                                political science, law, economics, or a 
                                related field;
                            (ii) 1 individual with expertise in the 
                        preservation of Civil War historic sites and 
                        battlefields; and
                            (iii) 3 individuals representing State 
                        Civil War sesquicentennial efforts.
    (b) Terms.--
            (1) Government members.--If any member of the Commission 
        who was appointed as an officer under subsection (a)(1) leaves 
        that office, the member may continue as a member of the 
        Commission for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on 
        the date on which the member leaves the office.
            (2) Private members.--Private members appointed under 
        subsection (a)(2) shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Commission.
    (c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment.
    (d) Initial Appointments.--The appointment of the members of the 
Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 
        members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
        4(a)(2) shall call the first meeting of the Commission.
            (2) Subsequent meetings.--The Commission shall hold 
        subsequent meetings at the call of the chairperson.
    (b) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--At the initial meeting, the 
Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among 
its voting members.
    (c) Quorum.--A majority of voting members shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
    (d) Voting.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall act only on an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Nonvoting members.--The individuals appointed under 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4(a)(1) shall be nonvoting 
        members, and shall serve only in an advisory capacity.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Activities Related to the Sesquicentennial.--The Commission 
shall--
            (1) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
        appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
        War, including activities in recognition of the historic, 
        social, legal, cultural, and political forces that--
                    (A) caused the Civil War; and
                    (B) influenced the course and outcomes of the Civil 
                War;
            (2) encourage interdisciplinary examination of the Civil 
        War;
            (3) facilitate and promote Civil War-related activities 
        throughout the United States;
            (4) encourage civic, historical, educational, economic, 
        preservation, and other organizations throughout the United 
        States to organize and participate in activities to expand the 
        understanding and appreciation of the significance of the Civil 
        War;
            (5) coordinate and facilitate the public distribution of 
        scholarly research, publications, and interpretations of the 
        Civil War through institutions such as the Virginia Center for 
        Digital History at the University of Virginia, the Valley of 
        the Shadow, Center for Study of the American South at the 
        University of North Carolina, and the Center for the Study of 
        Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi;
            (6) coordinate with, and provide technical assistance to, 
        States, units of local government, and nonprofit organizations 
        (including State and local sesquicentennial commemoration 
        entities) to further the commemoration of the sesquicentennial 
        of the Civil War;
            (7) coordinate and facilitate commemoration activities of 
        Federal agencies relating to the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
        War;
            (8) develop programs and facilities to ensure that the 
        sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War results in a 
        positive legacy and long-term public benefit;
            (9) encourage and facilitate the preservation of Civil War-
        related historic sites and battlefields as a lasting legacy of 
        the sesquicentennial commemoration;
            (10) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
        to use funds raised from individuals, foundations, and 
        corporations for sesquicentennial activities at the national 
        level;
            (11) at the election of the Commission, provide funds to 
        State and local programs to carry out activities that advance 
        the goals of the Commission; and
            (12) encourage the development and conduct of programs 
        designed to involve the international community in activities 
        that commemorate the Civil War.
    (b) Plans and Report.--
            (1) Strategic plan and annual performance plans.--The 
        Commission shall prepare a strategic plan in accordance with 
        section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and annual 
        performance plans in accordance with section 1115 of title 31, 
        United States Code, for the activities of the Commission 
        carried out under this Act.
            (2) Reports.--
                    (A) Annual report.--The Commission shall submit to 
                Congress an annual report that contains a list of each 
                gift, bequest, or devise with a value of more than 
                $250, together with the identity of the donor of each 
                such gift, bequest, or devise.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than December 30, 
                2015, the Commission shall submit to Congress a final 
                report that contains--
                            (i) a summary of activities of the 
                        Commission;
                            (ii) a final accounting of funds received 
                        and expended by the Commission; and
                            (iii) the findings and recommendations of 
                        the Commission.

SEC. 7. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The National Endowment for the Humanities 
shall award grants under this section for the uses described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under this section shall be used 
for appropriate activities relating to the sesquicentennial of the 
Civil War.
    (c) Consideration.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
National Endowment of the Humanities shall consider and give priority 
to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, 
nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or State 
sesquicentennial commissions with a national scope that support the 
duties of the Commission described in section 6, including programs 
that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.

SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission may--
            (1) solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, 
        or devises of money or other real or personal property for the 
        purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission;
            (2) appoint any advisory committee as the Commission 
        considers appropriate for the purposes of this Act;
            (3) authorize any voting member or employee of the 
        Commission to take any action that the Commission is authorized 
        to take under this Act;
            (4) procure supplies, services, and property, and make or 
        enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements to 
        carry out this Act (except that any contracts, leases, or other 
        legal agreements entered into by the Commission shall not 
        extend beyond the date of the termination of the Commission);
            (5) use the United States mails in the same manner and 
        under the same conditions as other Federal agencies; and
            (6) establish a foundation that is independent from, but 
        affiliated with, the Commission to support, as the Commission 
        determines to be necessary, the efforts of the Commission.

SEC. 9. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Members of the Commission, and 
members of any advisory committee appointed under section 8(2), shall 
serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Members of the Commission, and members of any 
advisory committees appointed under section 8(2), shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
        without regard to civil service laws (including regulations), 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission 
        to perform the duties of the Commission.
            (2) Confirmation of executive director.--The employment of 
        an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
        Commission.
            (3) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the 
                compensation of the executive director and other 
                personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
                51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
                States Code, relating to classification of positions 
                and General Schedule pay rates.
                    (B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the 
                executive director and other personnel shall not exceed 
                the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
                under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--
            (1) In general.--At the request of the Commission, the head 
        of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable or 
        nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the agency to 
        the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
        duties of the Commission under this Act.
            (2) Civil service status.--The detail of an employee under 
        paragraph (1) shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
        service status or privilege.
    (e) Volunteer and Uncompensated Services.--Notwithstanding section 
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use 
voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
necessary.
    (f) Support Services.--The Director of the National Park Service 
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such 
administrative support services as the Commission may request.
    (g) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at daily 
rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
    (h) FACA Nonapplicability.--Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
    (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date that 
is 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report 
under section 6(b)(2).

SEC. 10. AUDIT OF COMMISSION.

    The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall 
perform an annual audit of the Commission and shall make the results of 
the audit available to the public.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act (other than section 7) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2016.
    (b) Grants.--There is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 to 
the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide grants under 
section 7, to remain available until expended.

Ex Output:
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.

 Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants for appropriate activities relating to the Civil War sesquicentennial, and to consider and give priority to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or state sesquicentennial commissions that support the duties of the Commission, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Defenses 
of Washington National Historical Park Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Redesignation.
Sec. 4. Areas included in Civil War Defenses of Washington National 
                            Historical Park.
Sec. 5. Possible inclusion of additional areas.
Sec. 6. National Civil War History Education Center Report.
Sec. 7. Administration.
Sec. 8. Definitions.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares as follows:
            (1) As the United States commemorates the 150th anniversary 
        of the Civil War, 1861-1865, it is fitting and helpful for 
        Americans to remember, reflect upon, and learn from the storied 
        history, valor, heartbreak, and suffering of both sides in this 
        tragic war that so divided and scarred the young Nation, but 
        that also served as a crucible for the Nation to secure itself 
        as United States and preserve the Union, abolish the injustice 
        of slavery, and become the beacon of hope as a democracy that 
        it has become for the world.
            (2) The significance of the Civil War to the future of the 
        United States is incalculable. The war's lessons and meaning to 
        the history of the United States, what it stands for, and its 
        place in the world today must be remembered and conveyed to 
        future generations. The war pitted family against family, 
        brother against brother, friend against friend, Blue against 
        Gray. Its battlegrounds were consecrated with blood that was 
        shed by many who gave their last full measure of devotion. The 
        reunited democracy that emerged, after such a heavy loss of 
        life on both sides and the difficult decades of healing that 
        followed, made the United States stronger. It helped the Nation 
        advance toward achieving the inalienable rights and noble goals 
        and values its founders sought, but had not fully achieved, in 
        their lifetimes.
            (3) The defenses of Washington played a key role in the 
        outcome of the Civil War. They were constructed at the 
        beginning of the war in 1861 as a ring of fortifications in the 
        District of Columbia, Maryland, and northern Virginia, to 
        protect the Nation's Capital. By the end of the war, these 
        defenses included 68 forts, 93 unarmed batteries, 807 mounted 
        cannon, 13 miles of rifle trenches, and 32 miles of military 
        roads.
            (4) The major test of the Civil War defenses of Washington 
        came with the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 when 
        Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early marched from 
        Richmond to Lynchburg, Virginia, and through the Shenandoah 
        Valley to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Frederick, 
        Maryland. His major objective, as directed to him by General 
        Robert E. Lee, was to attack the Nation's Capital from the 
        north, causing Union Forces to be withdrawn from threatening 
        Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy. He was delayed by 
        Union Major General Lew Wallace at the Battle of Monocacy on 
        July 9, 1864, and was stopped at the northern edge of the 
        District of Columbia at the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11-
        12, 1864. The Shenandoah Valley Campaign ended when Union 
        Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan defeated General Early at 
        the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, on October 19, 1864.
            (5) The Battle of Fort Stevens was the second and last 
        attempt by the Confederate Army to attack Washington. The first 
        major effort to surround or capture the Nation's Capital ended 
        at Gettysburg in July 1863. After that historic battle, in his 
        address at Gettysburg Cemetery on November 19, 1863, President 
        Abraham Lincoln redefined what was at stake: ``a new nation, 
        conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all 
        men are created equal . . . that this nation, under God, shall 
        have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, 
        by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the 
        earth.''.
            (6) The Battle of Fort Stevens was the only verifiable time 
        that a sitting United States President (Abraham Lincoln) came 
        under hostile fire during a battle while in office. Nearly all 
        the individual forts in the defenses of Washington (on both 
        sides of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers) were involved in 
        stopping General Early's attack. Had that one battle at the 
        very edge of Washington been lost, the Nation's Capital, the 
        Presidency, the Union Government, and emancipation all would 
        have been potentially lost and the history of the United States 
        dramatically changed. The victory at Fort Stevens not only 
        saved the city and the national government, but also led to the 
        October 1864 victories for the Union in the Shenandoah Valley, 
        which ensured Lincoln's re-election and preservation of the 
        Union at that critical moment.
            (7) After the end of the war, most of the Civil War 
        defenses of Washington were returned to private land owners, 
        but many were retained by the military or the lands were 
        repurchased later by the United States. Of the remaining 
        fortifications in public ownership, 19 sites (including 
        Battleground Cemetery) are owned by the Federal Government and 
        managed by the National Park Service, four are owned by local 
        units of government in northern Virginia, and one is owned by 
        Montgomery County, Maryland.
            (8) In 1902, the Senate McMillan Commission issued a Report 
        on the Improvement of the Park System of Washington. (U.S. 
        Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, Senate Report No. 
        166, 57th Congress, 1st Session). The Report called for 
        development of a ``Fort Drive'' to connect the Civil War 
        defenses of Washington in the Nation's Capital. Congress 
        appropriated funds to purchase lands for the Fort Drive during 
        the 1930s, but it was never fully completed.
            (9) Most of the remaining Civil War defenses of Washington 
        contain significant natural and recreational resources, and 
        some offer sweeping vistas overlooking the Nation's Capital. 
        With the lands acquired for the Fort Drive, they provide a 
        linkage of urban green spaces that contribute to the history, 
        character, and scenic values of the Nation's Capital and offer 
        educational and recreational opportunities along with their 
        natural and important historical values.
            (10) Sites associated with the Civil War defenses of 
        Washington that are in Federal ownership within the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of 
        Maryland are managed under three separate units of the National 
        Park Service (Rock Creek Park, National Capital Parks-East, and 
        the George Washington Memorial Parkway). Action by Congress is 
        needed to protect and aid the educational benefits of the 
        unique place in history of these sites through proper 
        management, stabilization, maintenance, development, use, and, 
        importantly, interpretation.
            (11) It is fitting and proper that, as Americans reflect 
        upon the legacy of the Civil War, we more fully understand and 
        appreciate the roles of the battles in the District of 
        Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland related to the 
        defenses of Washington. Taken together, these battles were 
        pivotal to the outcome of the war and therefore to its impact 
        on the promise of the United States. It is therefore in the 
        national interest that these historically important sites and 
        resources be protected from further damage or loss and that 
        they be preserved, enhanced, and interpreted for the use, 
        enjoyment, and education of present and future generations.
            (12) There is a genuine need and compelling reason for the 
        United States to rededicate itself to and honor the vision and 
        ideals of democracy as reflected in the Constitution by 
        commemorating and interpreting through this National Historical 
        Park the epic story of the American Civil War and the profound 
        and lasting impact of the war on the values, capabilities, and 
        strengths that the United States reflects through the ideals 
        that it stands for in the world today.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to protect, preserve, enhance, and interpret for the 
        benefit and use of present and future generations the cultural, 
        historical, natural, and recreational resources of the Civil 
        War defenses of Washington located in the District of Columbia, 
        Virginia, and Maryland; and
            (2) to study and consider creative and cost-effective ways 
        that the storied history of the Civil War, including the 
        defenses of Washington and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 
        1864, can be assembled, arrayed, and effectively conveyed to 
        and for the benefit of the public.

SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION.

    The Civil War defenses of Washington are hereby redesignated as the 
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park.

SEC. 4. AREAS INCLUDED IN CIVIL WAR DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON NATIONAL 
              HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Areas Under the Administration of the National Park Service.--
The National Historical Park shall include all areas associated with 
the Civil War defenses of Washington that are currently owned by the 
Federal Government and under the administration of the National Park 
Service, each as depicted on appropriate maps maintained by the 
Secretary, including the following:
            (1) The following fortifications and associated lands:
                    (A) Battery Kemble.
                    (B) Fort Bayard.
                    (C) Fort Bunker Hill.
                    (D) Fort Carroll.
                    (E) Fort Chaplin.
                    (F) Fort Davis.
                    (G) Fort DeRussy.
                    (H) Fort Dupont.
                    (I) Fort Foote.
                    (J) Fort Greble.
                    (K) Fort Mahan.
                    (L) Fort Marcy.
                    (M) Fort Reno.
                    (N) Fort Ricketts.
                    (O) Fort Slocum.
                    (P) Fort Stanton.
                    (Q) Fort Stevens.
                    (R) Fort Totten.
            (2) The following affiliated National Park Areas:
                    (A) Fort Circle Drive.
                    (B) Battleground National Cemetery.
                    (C) Fort Washington.
                    (D) Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm.
    (b) Potential Affiliation of Eligible Areas Owned by Local 
Governments.--Any site associated with the Civil War defenses of 
Washington that is owned by a unit of local government in Virginia, 
Maryland, or the District of Columbia, may become affiliated with the 
National Historical Park pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered 
into between the unit of local government concerned and the Secretary, 
including the following:
            (1) In Virginia:
                    (A) Fort Ward, City of Alexandria.
                    (B) Fort C.F. Smith, Arlington County.
                    (C) Fort Ethan Allen, Arlington County.
                    (D) Fort Willard, Fairfax County.
            (2) In Maryland: Battery Bailey, Montgomery County.

SEC. 5. POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL AREAS.

    (a) Affiliation Authority.--Any site associated with the Civil War 
defenses of Washington that is owned by a private individual or 
organization or a unit of local government in the District of Columbia, 
Virginia, or Maryland, other than those listed in section 4, that the 
Secretary determines is eligible for affiliation with the National 
Historical Park, may be affiliated with the National Historical Park 
pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into between the site owner 
and the Secretary. The Secretary may purchase such properties from 
willing sellers, subject to the availability of private sector donated 
funding or appropriations.
    (b) Consent Required.--No non-Federal property may be included in 
the National Historical Park without the written consent of the owner 
of the property.
    (c) Prohibition on Use of Condemnation.--The Secretary may not 
acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act or 
for the purposes of this Act.
    (d) Consultation and Public Participation.--The Secretary shall 
consult with interested officials of State governments and units of 
local government, representatives of interested organizations, and 
interested members of the public before executing a cooperative 
agreement under this section or section 7(d).

SEC. 6. NATIONAL CIVIL WAR HISTORY EDUCATION CENTER REPORT.

    (a) In General.--In furtherance of and consistent with section 2, 
the Secretary shall study and consider creative and cost-effective ways 
to facilitate the storied history of the Civil War for both the North 
and the South, including the history of the defenses of Washington and 
the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, being assembled, arrayed, and 
conveyed for the benefit of the public for the knowledge, education, 
and inspiration of this and future generations about the impact of that 
war on the United States and its fledgling democracy, abolition of 
slavery, free enterprise economic system, culture, art, music, and 
national security capabilities.
    (b) Assistance.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall seek 
and coordinate the assistance of a wide array of expertise of 
individuals and organizations regarding Civil War history, potential 
locations where this storied history may be shared, including adaptive 
reuse of existing structures, and donated funding resources to help 
facilitate carrying out this section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report with 
recommendations regarding the study required by subsection (a) to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the National 
Historical Park in accordance with this Act and the laws generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the National 
Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance to local governments and private individuals and 
organizations for the management, interpretation, and preservation of 
historically significant resources associated with the Civil War 
defenses of Washington.
    (c) Donations.--The Secretary may accept, hold, administer, and use 
gifts, bequests, devises, and other donations, including labor and 
services, for purposes of this Act, including preserving or providing 
access to sites and other resources relating to the Civil War defenses 
of Washington.
    (d) Other Cooperative Agreements.--In addition to the authority 
provided by section 5(a), the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State governments, units of local government, 
organizations, or individuals to further the purposes of the Act, 
including to provide visitor services and administrative facilities 
within reasonable proximity to the National Historical Park.
    (e) Marking of Historical Sites.--The Secretary may identify 
significant federally or non-Federally owned sites relating to the 
Civil War history in Washington and adjacent environs in northern 
Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland, and, with the consent of the 
owner or owners thereof, mark them appropriately and make reference to 
them in any interpretive literature.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) National historical park.--The term ``National 
        Historical Park'' means the Civil War Defenses of Washington 
        National Historical Park designated by section 3.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Washington.--The term ``Washington'' means Washington, 
        the District of Columbia.

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Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act - Redesignates the Civil War defenses of Washington, which were constructed at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 as a ring of fortifications in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and northern Virginia to protect the nation's Capital, as the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park. Includes in the Park all areas associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington that are currently owned by the federal government and under the administration of the National Park Service (NPS), including Battleground National Cemetery.  Allows certain eligible sites and certain additional sites associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington to become affiliated with the Park pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this Act.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and consider creative and cost-effective ways to facilitate how the storied history of the Civil War for both the North and the South, including the history of the defenses of Washington and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, can be assembled, arrayed, and conveyed for the benefit of the public.