[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8578 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8578

  To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine 
     Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2020

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Timmons, Mr. 
Duncan, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine 
     Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parris Island Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris 
        Island, South Carolina (in this section referred to as ``Parris 
        Island''), has served the United States as a home to the Marine 
        Corps since 1891.
            (2) Parris Island was the first, and remains the only, 
        facility to integrate women in boot camp training for the 
        Marine Corps in the United States.
            (3) Female recruits have trained at Parris Island since 
        1949.
            (4) The first integrated company of male and female 
        recruits graduated from Parris Island in 2019.
            (5) Parris Island has cultivated a legacy of excellence and 
        faithful service to the United States.
            (6) Parris Island is and shall remain the physical home of 
        the U.S. Marine Corps Eastern Recruiting Region.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CLOSING OR REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS RECRUIT 
              DEPOT LOCATED AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.

    No Federal funds may be used to close or realign Marine Corps 
Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, or to conduct any 
planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.
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