,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,mace 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?   
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,biggs ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1   
,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,norman1 & ,mr4     
,fry7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al
 funds to close or realign ! ,m>9e      
,corps ,recruit ,depot locat$ at ,p>ris 
,isl&1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,p>ris ,isl&  
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,m>9e ,corps     
,recruit ,depot locat$ at ,p>ris ,isl&1 
,s\? ,c>ol9a 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z 
,p>ris ,isl&71 has s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
z a home to ! ,m>9e ,corps s9ce #ahia4  
7#b7 ,p>ris ,isl& /&s z a site (        
cultural & hi/orical significance to !  
,m>9e ,corps & ! fight+ _s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7#c7 ,p>ris ,isl& (f]s v>i\s & 
*all5g+ conditions t h prep>$ memb]s ( !
 ,m>9e ,corps = e major conflict s9ce   

,_w ,w> ,i4  7#d7 ,p>ris ,isl& has      
cultivat$ a legacy ( excell5ce & fai?ful
 s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,p>ris
 ,isl& is & %all rema9 ! physical home (
 ! ,ea/]n ,recruit+ ,region ( ! ,m>9e   
,corps4  7#f7 ,cont9u$ inve/m5ts are    
ne$$ to ensure t ,p>ris ,isl& cont9ues  
to s]ve ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ye>s to come4 
#c4 ,prohibition ( clos+ or realignm5t (
 m>9e corps recruit depot locat$ at     
,p>ris ,isl&1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a ,no ,f$]al   
funds may be us$ to close or realign    
,m>9e ,corps ,recruit ,depot1 ,p>ris    
,isl&1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 or to conduct any  
plann+ or o!r activity relat$ to su*    
closure or realignm5t4