1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cultural Resource Challenge Act of 2024 . 2. National parks service cultural resource challenge (a) Requirements The Director of the National Park Service (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Director ) shall enhance cultural resources work within the National Park System, including— (1) reviewing, updating, and improving access to National Park Service guidance for cultural resource identification, management, maintenance, preservation, restoration, and documentation, digitization, interpretation, communication, education; (2) advancing the identification, management, maintenance, preservation, restoration, and documentation, digitization, interpretation, communication, education of cultural resources within the National Park System; (3) assessing gaps in the National Park System, National Historic Landmarks, and the National Register of Historic Places programs regarding sites related to underrepresented groups and resource types, and identify and implement strategies and initiatives for their inclusion; (4) identifying and filling critical workforce vacancies within parks, the regions, and the Washington Support Office to ensure an effective and efficient program of cultural resource management; (5) encouraging skill-sharing between parks and regional offices, and external groups to meet critical training needs and facilitate cross-learning; (6) providing relevant training and technical guidance to State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, National Heritage Area System units, certified local governments, Federal preservation officers, government agencies, and others; (7) promoting an interdisciplinary research approach to addressing critical resource management issues, including climate change, sustainability, and geographic information system standards, including through increased coordination between cultural and natural resource research and science programs