,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjae ,mr4  
,r\z] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4     
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor?        
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,ellm]s ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4 ,hold+1 ,mr4        
,hudson1 ,mr4 ,mc,henry1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 &
 ,mr4 ,walk]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to designate at lea/ "o city 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ea* ye> z an ,am]ican ,_w ,w>    
,,ii ,city1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,designation ( ,am]ican ,_w ,w> ,,ii    
,cities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all designate at lea/
 "o city 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye> z an 
,am]ican ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,city4  7b7       
,crit]ia = designation ,aft] !          
designation made "u subsection 7c71 !   
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se1 %all make ea* designation "u 
subsection 7a7 bas$ on ! foll[+ crit]ia3

  7#a7 ,contributions by a city to ! w> 
ef=t dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 includ+ ^?      
relat$ to def5se manufactur+1 bond      
drives1 s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & !     
pres5ce ( milit>y facilities )9 ! city4 
7#b7 ,ef=ts by a city to pres]ve !      
hi/ory ( ! city's contributions dur+ ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 includ+ ?r\gh ! e/abli%m5t ( 
pres]vation organizations or museums1   
re/oration ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii facilities1 & 
recognition ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii vet]ans4  7c7
 ,fir/ ,am]ican ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,city ,!   
city ( ,wilm+ton1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 is     
designat$ z an ,am]ican ,_w ,w> ,,ii    
,city4