[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2779 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2779

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven


                                 An Act


 
 To recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the 
     official national museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 
AS OFFICIAL NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) The United States Navy SEALs are the most elite fighting 
    force in the world and bravely serve in combat operations around 
    the World.
        (2) The Navy SEALs trace their roots from the Navy Frogmen of 
    World War II.
        (3) The location recognized as the birthplace of the Navy 
    Frogmen, where thousands of brave volunteers were trained as 
    members of Naval Combat Demolition Units and Underwater Demolition 
    Teams during World War II, is now home to the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum.
        (4) The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum is the only museum dedicated 
    solely to preserving the history of the Navy SEALs and its 
    predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval 
    Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic Services Maritime 
    Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders.
        (5) The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum preserves the legacy of the honor, 
    courage, patriotism, and sacrifices of those Navy SEALs and their 
    predecessors who offered their services and who gave their lives in 
    defense of liberty.
        (6) The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum finances, operations, and 
    collections are managed by UDT-SEAL Museum Association, Inc., a 
    nonprofit organization governed by current and former SEALs and 
    UDTs.
        (7) The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum seeks to educate a diverse group 
    of audiences through its comprehensive collection of historical 
    materials, emphasizing eyewitness accounts of the participants on 
    the battlefield and the home front and the impact of Navy SEALs and 
    their predecessors, then and now.
        (8) Since 1985, when the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum first opened, it 
    has become home to artifacts and photos telling the history of 
    Naval Special Warfare from the beginnings of Underwater Demolition 
    training in Ft. Pierce, Florida, through the exploits of Navy 
    Frogmen in the Atlantic and Pacific war theaters of World War II, 
    through the role of Navy SEALs in fighting in the War on Terror and 
    in Iraq.
        (9) The State of Florida, St. Lucie County, Florida, thousands 
    of private donors, and philanthropic organizations have contributed 
    millions of dollars to build, restore, and expand the Navy UDT-SEAL 
    Museum.
        (10) The United States Navy and the United States Special 
    Operations Command have provided many of the historical materials 
    and artifacts on display at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum.
    (b) Recognition of National Museum.--The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, 
located at 3300 North A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in Fort Pierce, 
Florida, is recognized as the official national museum of Navy SEALs 
and their predecessors.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.