[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4189 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4189

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
  determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Virgin 
Islands Military and Veterans Memorial, to be located in Fredericksted, 
 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2005

 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
  determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Virgin 
Islands Military and Veterans Memorial, to be located in Fredericksted, 
 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING THE U.S. VIRGIN 
              ISLANDS MILITARY AND VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The U.S. Virgin Islands Military and Veterans Memorial 
        will be a tribute to the over 3000 war veterans of Virgin 
        Island descent who reside in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
            (2) The Memorial will include exhibits, artifacts, and 
        memorabilia of conflicts that involved veterans of Virgin 
        Island descent, including members of the 332nd Fighter Group, 
        more commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
            (3) The Memorial will feature a Wall of Remembrance listing 
        and identifying every Virgin Island veteran by war or conflict 
        to provide a lasting homage to their courage and resolve.
            (4) The plan for the Memorial includes establishment of a 
        veterans medical clinic on the Memorial site, to extend and 
        enhance medical services for veterans on the Island of St. 
        Croix.
            (5) In 2001, the 24th Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
        enacted legislation, known as the Virgin Islands Military 
        Museum and Veterans Memorial Act, authorizing the establishment 
        of a memorial in the Virgin Islands to the over 3000 registered 
        Virgin Island War Veterans who reside in the Virgin Islands.
            (6) It is anticipated that funding to construct the 
        Memorial will come from a combination of Federal, local, and 
        private funding sources.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a study 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the U.S. 
Virgin Islands Military and Veterans Memorial, to be located on ten 
acres in Fredericksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of 
the National Park System.
    (c) Study Process and Completion.--Section 8(c) of Public Law 91-
383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)) shall apply to the conduct and completion of 
the study required by this section.
    (d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report describing the 
results the study required by this section to the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
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