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title: "54 U.S.C. § 312302"
description: "Declaration of national interest"
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title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
chapter_number: "3123"
chapter_name: "COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE ABROAD"
section: "312302"
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# 54 U.S.C. § 312302 - Declaration of national interest

## Text

Because the fabric of a society is strengthened by visible reminders of the historical roots of the society, it is in the national interest to encourage the preservation and protection of the cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings associated with the foreign heritage of United States citizens.

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3252.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 31230216 U.S.C. 469j(a).Pub. L. 99–83, title XIII, § 1303(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 280.