Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015

the Sewall-Belmont House was designated as a National Historic Landmark, National Historic Site, and an affiliated area of the National Park Service in 1974;

beginning in 1929, the Sewall-Belmont House served as the headquarters of the National Woman’s Party, founded by Alice Paul (1885–1977), the most significant figure in the final phase of the struggle for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote;

Alice Paul revived the movement, employing dramatic techniques, White House demonstrations, hunger strikes, and relentless political pressure, to achieve victory just prior to the 1920 election; and

in June 2015, the National Park Service completed a feasibility study of the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, in which the National Park Service determined that—

the National Woman’s Party has transferred the land and any improvements to the land within the boundaries described in subsection (c) to the Secretary; and

the Secretary and the National Woman’s Party have entered into a Management Agreement in accordance with subsection (d).

National Park Service operation and maintenance of the national historic site;

the National Woman’s Party to retain ownership and management of the National Woman’s Party collection, which includes an extensive library and archival and museum holdings relating to the women’s suffrage movement; and

collaboration and cooperation by the National Park Service and the National Woman’s Party on management and interpretation of the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site.

this Act; and

the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park Service, including—