[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1401 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1401

To provide for the annual designation of cities in the United States as 
                   an ``American World War II City''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2015

 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Burr) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the annual designation of cities in the United States as 
                   an ``American World War II City''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ANNUAL DESIGNATION OF CITIES IN UNITED STATES AS AN 
              ``AMERICAN WORLD WAR II CITY''.

    (a) Annual Designation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, designate each year at 
least one city in the United States as an ``American World War II 
City''.
    (b) Criteria for Designation.--The criteria used for designations 
under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) Contributions by a city to the war effort during World 
        War II, including defense manufacturing carried out in the 
        city, bond drives conducted or supported by the city, service 
        of the population of the city in the Armed Forces, and the 
        presence of military facilities in the city.
            (2) Efforts by a city to preserve the history of the 
        contributions of the city to the war effort during World War 
        II, including through the establishment of preservation 
        organizations or museums, the restoration of facilities that 
        contributed to the war effort, and the recognition of veterans 
        of World War II.
    (c) First Designation.--The first city designated as an American 
World War II City pursuant to subsection (a) shall be the City of 
Wilmington, North Carolina.
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