,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself and ,mr4     
,burr7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for the annual      
designation of cities in the ,united    
,states as an ,american ,world ,war ,,ii
 ,city4  #a4 ,annual designation of     
cities in ,united ,states as an         
,american ,world ,war ,,ii ,city  7a7   
,annual designation ,the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs shall1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 designate each year at least  
one city in the ,united ,states as an   
,american ,world ,war ,,ii ,city4  7b7  
,criteria for designation ,the criteria 
used for designations under subsection  
7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7   
,contributions by a city to the war     
effort during ,world ,war ,,ii1         
including defense manufacturing carried 

out in the city1 bond drives conducted  
or supported by the city1 service of the
 population of the city in the ,armed   
,forces1 and the presence of military   
facilities in the city4  7#b7 ,efforts  
by a city to preserve the history of the
 contributions of the city to the war   
effort during ,world ,war ,,ii1         
including through the establishment of  
preservation organizations or museums1  
the restoration of facilities that      
contributed to the war effort1 and the  
recognition of veterans of ,world ,war  
,,ii4  7c7 ,first designation ,the first
 city designated as an ,american ,world 
,war ,,ii ,city pursuant to subsection  
7a7 shall be the ,city of ,wilmington1  
,north ,carolina4