H.R. 7618

American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

Sponsor: Jennifer A. Kiggans · 6 cosponsors

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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

This bill extends through FY2036 three National Park Service (NPS) grant programs that preserve U.S. battlefields and requires the NPS to study additional sites for potential preservation.

Specifically, the bill extends through FY2036 grant programs for the acquisition, interpretation modernization, and restoration of certain U.S. battlefields. (Under current law, the grants are authorized through FY2028.)

The bill also requires the NPS to prepare or certify studies of locations tied to significant events during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) for potential preservation. 

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Sec. 2. American battlefield protection program grant programs

(a) Reauthorization of battlefield acquisition grant program. Section 308103(f) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking 2028 and inserting 2036.

(b) Battlefield interpretation modernization grant program. Section 308104 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).

(c) Battlefield restoration grant program. Section 308105 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

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(e) Authorization of appropriations. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide grants under section 308104 and this section $2,000,000 for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2036.