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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2919 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of desig-
nating the Virgin Islands Military and Veterans Memo-
rial, to be located in Fredericksted, St. Croix, U.S. Vir-
gin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING 
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THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS MILITARY AND 
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VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM. 
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(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The U.S. Virgin Islands Military and Vet-
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erans Memorial will be a tribute to the over 3000 
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war veterans of Virgin Island descent who reside in 
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St. Croix, Virgin Islands. 
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(2) The Memorial will include exhibits, arti-
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facts, and memorabilia of conflicts that involved vet-
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erans of Virgin Island descent, including members of 
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the 332nd Fighter Group, more commonly known as 
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the Tuskegee Airmen. 
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(3) The Memorial will feature a Wall of Re-
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membrance listing and identifying every Virgin Is-
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land veteran by war or conflict to provide a lasting 
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homage to their courage and resolve. 
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(4) The plan for the Memorial includes estab-
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lishment of a veterans medical clinic on the Memo-
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rial site, to extend and enhance medical services for 
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veterans on the Island of St. Croix. 
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(5) In 2001, the 24th Legislature of the Virgin 
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Islands enacted legislation, known as the Virgin Is-
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lands Military Museum and Veterans Memorial Act, 
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authorizing the establishment of a memorial in the 
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Virgin Islands to the over 3000 registered Virgin Is-
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land War Veterans who reside in the Virgin Islands. 
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(6) It is anticipated that funding to construct 
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the Memorial will come from a combination of Fed-
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eral, local, and private funding sources. 
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(b) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
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out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
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designating the U.S. Virgin Islands Military and Veterans 
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Memorial, to be located on ten acres in Fredericksted, St. 
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Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
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System. 
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(c) STUDY PROCESS
AND COMPLETION.—Section 
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8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall 
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apply to the conduct and completion of the study required 
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by this section. 
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(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report 
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describing the results the study required by this section 
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to the Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
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sources of the Senate. 
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