text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Confederate Commemorative Works 
  Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 
          1865.
              (2) As early as 1864, efforts were underway to preserve 
          places that had been the location of pivotal battles during the 
          Civil War, even before surrender occurred.
              (3) The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the 
          natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park 
          System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this 
          and future generations, including sites dedicated to the 
          interpretation of the American Civil War.
              (4) The National Park Service, the Department of Veterans 
          Affairs, and the Department of Defense administer public lands 
          that are responsible for Confederate commemorative works.
              (5) There are 147 national cemeteries in the United States. 
          Fourteen are maintained by the Department of the Interior, 
          through the National Park Service. The Department of Veterans 
          Affairs, through the National Cemetery Administration, 
          administers 131 cemeteries. The Department of Defense, through 
          the Army, administers 2 cemeteries.
              (6) The Department of Defense has jurisdiction over--
                      (A) 10 major United States military installations 
                  named in honor of Confederate military leaders; and
                      (B) Navy ships named after Confederate victories.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For the purposes of this Act:
              (1) Confederate commemorative work.--The term ``Confederate 
          commemorative work''--
                      (A) means any work that mentions individuals or 
                  units who participated or served in the advancement of 
                  Confederate efforts; and
                      (B) includes the Confederate flag and any other 
                  symbols or signage that honors the Confederacy, 
                  including any monument, statue, or plaque that honors a 
                  Confederate leader, soldier, or supporter of the 
                  Confederate States of America.
              (2) Confederate flag.--The term ``Confederate flag''--
                      (A) means the national flag of the Confederacy from 
                  1861 through 1865; and
                      (B) includes the Stars and Bars, the Stainless 
                  Banner, the Blood-Stained Banner, the Confederate 
                  States Navy flag, the battle flag of the Army of 
                  Northern Virginia, any State or regimental flag as such 
                  flag was depicted during 1861-1865, and modern 
                  representations of the Confederate battle flag.
              (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
          the National Park Service.
              (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
          means the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, 
          and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, each in reference to 
          Federal land under the jurisdiction of that Secretary.
  
  SEC. 4. INVENTORY AND RESOURCE STUDY.
  
      (a) In General.--Each Secretary concerned shall--
              (1) conduct a full inventory of Confederate commemorative 
          works under the administrative jurisdiction of that Secretary; 
          and
              (2) submit a copy of that inventory to the Director.
      (b) Contents of Study.--Using the inventories received pursuant to 
  subsection (a), the Director shall conduct a special resource study 
  that--
              (1) examines works, commemorating and interpreting the 
          Civil War, the commemoration thereof, the soldiers, people on 
          the home front and battle lines, and the related locations in 
          the United States from 1861 through 1865; and
              (2) identifies--
                      (A) a historical assessment, based on extensive 
                  research, of each inventoried Confederate commemorative 
                  work;
                      (B) an evaluation of the suitability and 
                  feasibility of retaining the Confederate commemorative 
                  work;
                      (C) the identification of properties that could 
                  meet criteria for listing in the National Register of 
                  Historic Places or criteria for designation as National 
                  Historic Landmarks or if the Confederate commemorative 
                  work is already on the or part of, another designation 
                  or district;
                      (D) an evaluation of relevant historical research 
                  on, education about, interpretation of, and public 
                  awareness of the Confederate commemorative work; and
                      (E) any other matters that the Director determines 
                  to be appropriate for this study.
      (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after funds are made available 
  for the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
  containing the findings of the study required under subsection (b) and 
  any related recommendations.
target: Confederate Commemorative Works Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to each conduct a full inventory of specified Confederate commemorative works, including flags and other symbols or signage, on the public lands under their jurisdiction.  Using such inventories, the National Park Service shall conduct a special resource study to examine the works commemorating and interpreting the Civil War and commemorating, with respect to such war, the soldiers, people on the home front and battle lines, and related locations in the United States from 1861-1865. Among contents required to be identified by the study are historical assessments of each work, the suitability and feasibility of retaining works, identification of properties that could meet the criteria for designation as national historic sites, and an evaluation of historical research.    
feat_title: Confederate Commemorative Works Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act