United States · Law · HR
H.R. 659 (106th)
Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999
Introduced
9 February 1999
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Status
Became Public Law No: 106-86.
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24 March 2026
Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields Title II: Valley Forge National Historical Park Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow Act, or the PATRIOT Act - Title I: Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to, and enter into a cooperative management agreement with, the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the protection and preservation of the Paoli Battlefield. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to, and enter into a cooperative management agreement with, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the Brandywine Conservancy, for the protection and preservation of the Brandywine Battlefield in an area generally known as the Meetinghouse Road Corridor, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees a resource study of the property in such battlefields. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Valley Forge National Historical Park - Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary, in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge Historical Society to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution on Federal land within the boundary of Valley Forge National Historical Park. Requires the agreement to provide for conveyance by the Society to the United States of all right, title, and interest in the structures to be constructed at the Park, reserving the Society's right to occupy and use them for the exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of artifacts associated with the Valley Forge story and the American Revolution.
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18 official files
Public Law (text)
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 31 October 1999
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 31 October 1999
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN · 20 October 1999
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN · 20 October 1999
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 14 October 1999
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 14 October 1999
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 14 October 1999
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 23 June 1999
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 23 June 1999
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 22 June 1999
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 22 June 1999
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 22 June 1999
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 13 May 1999
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 13 May 1999
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 13 May 1999
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 February 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/659
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/659