Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1529, I call up the bill (S. 1942) to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1529, the bill is considered read. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 1942 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 ``National Heritage Area Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. (a) In General.--Subtitle I of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``DIVISION C--NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS ``CHAPTER 1201--NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM ``Sec. ``120101. Definition of National Heritage Area. ``120102. Establishment of National Heritage Area System. ``120103. National Heritage Area studies and designation. ``120104. Evaluation. ``Sec. 120101. Definition of National Heritage Area ``In this chapter, the term `National Heritage Area' means a component of the National Heritage Area System described in section 120102(b). ``Sec. 120102.…
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