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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 648
115TH CONGRESS } REPORT
2d Session J SENATE1 115-361
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT EXTENSION
NOVEMBER 14, 2018.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 4446]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (H.R. 4446) to amend the Virgin Islands of the
United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration
date of the Commission, and for other purposes, having considered
the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec-
ommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of H.R. 4446 is to amend the Virgin Islands of the
United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration
date of the Commission.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The transfer of the Virgin Islands from Denmark to the United
States in 1917 was a significant historic and culture event. Public
Law 114-224 established a bipartisan Federal commission, known
as the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission
(Commission), to develop, plan, and execute formal commemorative
activities to honor the rich heritage of the U.S. Virgin Islands and
celebrate the 100th anniversary of its status as a U.S. territory.
While the Commission was established on September 29, 2016,
with the enactment of Public Law 114-224, the appointment of two
of the Commission's members was delayed by over one year. Addi-
tionally, the impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 made
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