1. Short title and table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. Sec. 3. Redesignation. Sec. 4. Areas included in Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park. Sec. 5. Possible inclusion of additional areas. Sec. 6. National Civil War History Education Center Report. Sec. 7. Administration. Sec. 8. Definitions. 2. Findings and purposes (a) Findings The Congress finds and declares as follows: (1) It is fitting and helpful for Americans to remember the Civil War, 1861–1865, and to reflect upon, and learn from, the storied history, valor, heartbreak, and suffering of both sides in this tragic war that so divided and scarred the young Nation, but that also served as a crucible for the Nation to secure itself as the United States and preserve the Union, abolish the injustice of slavery, and become the beacon of hope as a democracy that it has become for the world. (2) The significance of the Civil War to the future of the United States is incalculable. The war’s lessons and meaning to the history of the United States, what it stands for, and its place in the world today must be remembered and conveyed to future generations. The war pitted family against family, brother against brother, friend against friend, Blue against Gray. Its battlegrounds were consecrated with blood that was shed by many who gave their last full measure of devotion. The reunited democracy that emerged, after such a heavy loss of life on both sides and the difficult decades of healing that followed, made the United States stronger. It helped the Nation advance toward achieving the inalienable rights and noble goals and values its founders sought, but had not fully achieved, in their lifetimes. (3) The defenses of Washington played a key role in the outcome of the Civil War. They were constructed at the