Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73
§308101 Definitions
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - National Preservation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 3081— - AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM › § 308101
Summary
Defines two terms used later. "Secretary" means the Secretary when acting under the American Battlefield Protection Program, and "Battlefield Reports" means two reports: one on Civil War battlefields (July 1993) and one to Congress on Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites (September 2007).
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Title 54, §308101
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In this chapter:
(1)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program.
(2)The term “Battlefield Reports” means, collectively—
(A)the document entitled “Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields”, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993; and
(B)the document entitled “Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States”, prepared by the National Park Service, and dated September 2007.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30810116 U.S.C. 469k–1(c)(1)(D).Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, subtitle D, § 7301(c)(1)(D), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1213.
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Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 118–234 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section defined “Secretary”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Purpose Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7301(a), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1213, provided that: “The purpose of this section [enacting former section 469k–1 of Title 16, Conservation] is to assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments at all levels in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States, in order that present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration from the ground where Americans made their ultimate sacrifice.”
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54 U.S.C. § 308101
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73