[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3941. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title XXVII, add the following:

     SEC. 2703. PROHIBITION ON CLOSING OR REALIGNMENT OF MARINE 
                   CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT LOCATED AT PARRIS ISLAND, 
                   SOUTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris 
     Island, South Carolina (in this subsection 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 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 Eastern Recruiting Region for the Marine Corps.
       (b) Prohibition.--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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