S.Amdt. 1755

SA 1755. 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 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.

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(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''.
(d) Sunset.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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