1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act or the REFUSE Confederate Principles Act . 2. Emancipation historic preservation program (a) Establishment of program The Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall establish, within the National Park Service, a program to be known as the Emancipation Historic Preservation Program to— (1) award grants to eligible entities in accordance with this section to— (A) remove a Confederate symbol; (B) remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage; (C) remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage to commemorate or depict the freedom of enslaved African Americans; and (D) remove and transfer a Confederate symbol to a State historic preservation program as defined in section 60.3 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to the activities described in paragraph (1). (b) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications that include activities described in subsection (a)(1)(C) and (a)(1)(D). (c) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (1) a plan for how the eligible entity will use grant funds to carry out one or more of the activities described in subsection (a)(1); (2) if the application is for activities described in subsection (a)(1)(C), information demonstrating the relevance of the eligible entity’s application to activities described in subsection (a)(1)(C)