IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2296
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
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.
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HR 2296 RFS
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 OF LEGISLATURE.
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Section 5(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin
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Islands (48 U.S.C. 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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SEC. 2. NUMBER CONSTITUTING QUORUM.
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The first sentence of section 9(a) of the Revised Or-
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ganic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1575(a)) is
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amended to read as follows: ‘‘The number of members of
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the legislature needed to constitute a quorum shall be de-
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termined by the laws of the Virgin Islands.’’.
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Passed the House of Representatives September 12,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.