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Union Calendar No. 468
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2296
[Report No. 106–807]
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that
the number of members on the legislature of the Virgin Islands and
the number of such members constituting a quorum shall be determined
by the laws of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 22, 1999
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
to provide that the number of members on the legislature
of the Virgin Islands and the number of such members
constituting a quorum shall be determined by the laws
of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
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. SIZE AND QUORUM OF LEGISLATURE DETER-
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MINED BY LAWS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
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(a) SIZE OF LEGISLATURE.—Section 5(b) of the Re-
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vised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C.
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1571(b)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘fifteen’’; and
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(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘The number of such senators shall be de-
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termined by the laws of the Virgin Islands.’’.
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(b) NUMBER CONSTITUTING QUORUM.—The first
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sentence of section 9(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the
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Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1575(a)) is amended to read
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as follows: ‘‘The number of members of the legislature
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needed to constitute a quorum shall be determined by the
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laws of the Virgin Islands.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 468
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2296
[Report No. 106–807]
A BILL
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Is-
lands to provide that the number of members on
the legislature of the Virgin Islands and the
number of such members constituting a quorum
shall be determined by the laws of the Virgin Is-
lands, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed