1. Short title This Act may be cited as the African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 . 2. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the African American civil rights movement includes historic events, court decisions, and legislation, the goals of which were— (A) to end segregation based upon race; (B) to end discrimination against African Americans; and (C) to ensure that African American citizens could exercise their basic constitutional rights, including the right to vote; (2) the civil rights movement— (A) helped bridge the divides of race, religion, sectional differences, and nationality; (B) spanned State lines; and (C) joined the ideals of liberty and freedom expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) to the extraordinary actions of ordinary men and women working in common purpose for equal rights; (3) the National Park Service and Organization of American Historians conducted a theme study that identified and interpreted sites related to the Civil Rights movement ( Public Law 106–113 , Appendix C, The National Park System New Area of Study Act of 2000 [s. 1349]); (4) in conducting the theme study referred to in paragraph (3), the National Park Service and the Organization of American Historians found that— (A) although many sites relating to the African American civil rights movement have been identified and recognized in existing National Park System units— (i) a number of sites relating to the African American civil rights movement have not been recognized; (ii) many sites relating to the African American civil rights movement are in imminent danger of being lost or destroyed; and (iii) many important resource types relating to the African American civil rights movement are not adequately represented and protected