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16 U.S.C. § 430g–9

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United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 430g–9, Interpretation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/444298
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In administering the park, the Secretary shall take such action as is necessary and appropriate to interpret, for the benefit of visitors to the park and the general public, the Battle of Gettysburg in the larger context of the Civil War and American history, including the causes and consequences of the Civil War and including the effects of the war on all the American people.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 101-377(H.R. 3248)1990-08-17
    To revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally