S. 603

119 S603 ES: To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 603  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
1.
Establishment of the General George C. Marshall House as an affiliated area
(a)
In general
The General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System (referred to in this section as the  affiliated area ) to promote public appreciation of the significant historic contributions made by United States military leader and statesman George Catlett Marshall, Jr.
(b)
Description of affiliated area
The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted as the  General George C. Marshall House Property, Leesburg, Virginia  on the map entitled  General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area , numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023.
(c)
Administration
The affiliated area shall be managed in a manner consistent with—
(1)
this section; and
(2)
any law generally applicable to units of the National Park System.
(d)
Management entity
The George C. Marshall International Center shall be the management entity for the affiliated area.
(e)
Agreements
The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the  Secretary )—
(1)
may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity designated by subsection (d) for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area; and
(2)
shall enter into an agreement with the management entity designated by subsection (d) that describes the roles and responsibilities for the management of the affiliated area consistent with the policies and standards that apply to units of the National Park System.
(f)
Limited role of the secretary
Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary—
(1)
to acquire property at the affiliated area; or
(2)
to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area.
    Passed the Senate May 20, 2026.    Secretary