54 U.S.C. § 308402 — African American Civil Rights Network

(a) In General. The Secretary^* must set up a program within the National Park Service^* called the "African American Civil Rights Network^*."

(b) Duties of Secretary. Running the Network, the Secretary must (1) review existing studies and reports so as to add to, not duplicate, work already done or underway on the historical importance of the African American civil rights movement, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and share educational materials about the movement, like handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; (3) sign appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection (c); and (4)(A) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network, and (B) issue regulations governing how that symbol or device may be used.

(c) Elements. The Network includes (1) every National Park Service unit and program that the Secretary decides relates to the African American civil rights movement during the years 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that (A) relate to the movement, (B) have a verifiable connection to it, and (C) are listed on, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) other government and nongovernment facilities and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature directly related to the movement.