[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3718-S3719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1581. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for

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such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN WORLD WAR II CITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     designate at least one city in the United States each year as 
     an ``American World War II City''.
       (b) Criteria for Designation.--After the designation made 
     under subsection (c), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall make each designation under 
     subsection (a) based on the following criteria:
       (1) Contributions by a city to the war effort during World 
     War II, including those related to defense manufacturing, 
     bond drives, service in the Armed Forces, and the presence of 
     military facilities within the city.
       (2) Efforts by a city to preserve the history of the city's 
     contributions during World War II, including through the 
     establishment of preservation organizations or museums, 
     restoration of World War II facilities, and recognition of 
     World War II veterans.
       (c) First American World War II City.--The city of 
     Wilmington, North Carolina, is designated as an ``American 
     World War II City''.
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