The National Park Service runs grant programs that help pay for buying, restoring, and improving historical battlefield sites so they can be preserved and explained to visitors—those grants were set to expire in 2028, and this extends them through 2036, meaning states, local governments, and historic preservation groups can keep applying for that federal money for another eight years. It also directs the Park Service to research additional locations connected to the French and Indian War and the Mexican-American War to see whether they deserve similar preservation efforts down the road. In short, this mainly affects communities and organizations working to protect historic battle sites, along with visitors and history buffs who benefit from those preserved locations, rather than the general public directly.