Truth in National Parks Act

Section 100803 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking analysis. and inserting analysis; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(5) are historically and culturally accurate.

Chapter 1008 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

Except as provided in paragraph (2), in carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall not remove, obscure, edit, or otherwise alter interpretive or educational materials at a System unit if such interpretive or educational materials are—

(A) historically and culturally accurate; and

(B) consistent with the purposes and foundational documents of the System unit.

The Secretary may take such steps as are necessary (including removing, obscuring, editing, or altering interpretive or educational materials) to—

(A) update historically and culturally accurate information on public display at a System unit; or

(B) accommodate new historically and culturally accurate public exhibits and displays at a System unit.

In updating information or accommodating new public exhibits and displays under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consult with relevant constituencies, including Indian Tribes when appropriate, to determine if removing, obscuring, editing, or otherwise altering interpretive or educational materials is appropriate.

In this section, the term interpretive or educational materials means interpretation and education program materials on public display at a System unit, including—

(1) signs, plaques, flags, and other exhibits; and

(2) online materials related to such System unit.

The table of contents for chapter 1008 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall replace or restore, as applicable, at each unit of the National Park System, any historically and culturally accurate interpretive or educational materials removed, obscured, edited, or otherwise altered during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of the enactment is this Act.