Protect America's Statues Act of 2020
This bill makes certain jurisdictions ineligible for historic preservation grants or fixed guideway capital investment grants. Ineligible jurisdictions are those with any law, regulation, policy, or procedure within its control in contravention of federal criminal law relating to the destruction of veterans' memorials or rioting.
The Department of the Interior may not award historic preservation grants to ineligible jurisdictions. An ineligible jurisdiction awarded a grant in the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted or after must return 75% of the grant amount.
Interior may not approve a fixed guideway capital investment grant for a project in an ineligible jurisdiction. Any obligation or commitment made under a fixed guideway capital investment grant may be revoked if the project is in an ineligible jurisdiction.
The Department of Justice shall annually submit to Interior and Congress a list of the jurisdictions that are ineligible.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7646 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7646
To limit certain funding to any jurisdiction that has in effect a law,
regulation, policy, or procedure in contravention of section 1369 or
section 2101 of title 18, United States Code.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2020
Mr. McCarthy (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mr. Jordan)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To limit certain funding to any jurisdiction that has in effect a law,
regulation, policy, or procedure in contravention of section 1369 or
section 2101 of title 18, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Statues Act of
2020''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FUNDS.
(a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not award a historic
preservation grant to an ineligible jurisdiction, and any
ineligible jurisdiction that has been awarded a historic
preservation grant shall return 75 percent of the grant to the
Secretary or otherwise reimburse the Secretary for 75 percent
of the amount of the grant within 30 days of the date the
jurisdiction is identified on the list prepared under
subsection (b). Any such monies returned or reimbursed shall be
retained and disbursed by the Secretary for the same purposes
as provided under the original authority under which the grant
was awarded.
(2) Grants affected.--This paragraph shall apply to
historic preservation grants awarded in the current fiscal year
and in any other fiscal year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(b) Determination of Ineligible Jurisdictions.--Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less than
annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall--
(1) determine what States, units of local government, and
other jurisdictions are ineligible jurisdictions for the
purposes of this Act; and
(2) submit to the Secretary and Congress a comprehensive
list of ineligible jurisdictions as determined under paragraph
(1).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Historic preservation grant.--The term ``historic
preservation grant'' means any grant awarded to a State, unit
of local government, territory of the United States, an Indian
tribe or other governmental entity administered by the National
Park Service for purposes that include historic preservation or
revitalization, for example, the following:
(A) State Historic Preservation Office Historic
Preservation Grants.
(B) Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants.
(C) Save America's Treasures Grants.
(D) Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant
Program.
(2) Ineligible jurisdiction.--The term ``ineligible
jurisdiction'' means a State, unit of local government,
territory of the United States, an Indian tribe or other
individual jurisdiction that has in effect any law, regulation,
policy, or procedure specifically within its control in
contravention of section 1369 or section 2101 of title 18,
United States Code.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT
GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Specified ineligible jurisdiction.--The term
`specified ineligible jurisdiction' means a State, unit of
local government, territory of the United States, an Indian
tribe, or other individual jurisdiction that has in effect any
law, regulation, policy, or procedure specifically within its
control in contravention of section 1369 or section 2101 of
title 18.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(4) by adding at the end the
following: ``The Secretary may not approve a grant under this
section for project in an area determined to be a specified
ineligible jurisdiction.''; and
(3) in subsection (k)(4) by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Revocation.--Any obligation or future
obligation and contingent commitments made under this
section may be revoked due to a finding that the
project is located in a specified ineligible
jurisdiction.''.
(b) Guidance Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall update
guidance issued pursuant to section 5309(k)(6) of title 49, United
States Code, to carry out the amendments made by this section.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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