PUBLIC LAW 110–115—NOV. 13, 2007 121 STAT. 1293 

Public Law 110–115 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To recognize the Navy UDT–SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official 

national museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF NAVY UDT–SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT 

PIERCE, FLORIDA, AS OFFICIAL NATIONAL MUSEUM OF 

NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The United States Navy SEALs are the most elite 

fighting force in the world and bravely serve in combat operations around the World. 

(2) The Navy SEALs trace their roots from the Navy Frogmen of World War II. 

(3) The location recognized as the birthplace of the Navy 

Frogmen, where thousands of brave volunteers were trained 

as members of Naval Combat Demolition Units and Underwater 

Demolition Teams during World War II, is now home to the 

Navy UDT–SEAL Museum. 

(4) The Navy UDT–SEAL Museum is the only museum 

dedicated solely to preserving the history of the Navy SEALs 

and its predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition 

Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic 

Services Maritime Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders. 

(5) The Navy UDT–SEAL Museum preserves the legacy 

of the honor, courage, patriotism, and sacrifices of those Navy 

SEALs and their predecessors who offered their services and 

who gave their lives in defense of liberty. 

(6) The Navy UDT–SEAL Museum finances, operations, 

and collections are managed by UDT–SEAL Museum Association, Inc., a nonprofit organization governed by current and 

former SEALs and UDTs. 

(7) The Navy UDT–SEAL Museum seeks to educate a 

diverse group of audiences through its comprehensive collection 

of historical materials, emphasizing eyewitness accounts of the 

participants on the battlefield and the home front and the 

impact of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, then and now. 

(8) Since 1985, when the Navy UDT–SEAL Museum first 

opened, it has become home to artifacts and photos telling 

the history of Naval Special Warfare from the beginnings of 

Underwater Demolition training in Ft. Pierce, Florida, through 

the exploits of Navy Frogmen in the Atlantic and Pacific war 

theaters of World War II, through the role of Navy SEALs 

in fighting in the War on Terror and in Iraq. 

Nov. 13, 2007 

[H.R. 2779] 


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121 STAT. 1294 PUBLIC LAW 110–115—NOV. 13, 2007 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2779: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007): 

Oct. 1, considered and passed House. 

Oct. 31, considered and passed Senate. 

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(9) The State of Florida, St. Lucie County, Florida, thousands of private donors, and philanthropic organizations have 

contributed millions of dollars to build, restore, and expand 

the Navy UDT–SEAL Museum. 

(10) The United States Navy and the United States Special 

Operations Command have provided many of the historical 

materials and artifacts on display at the Navy UDT–SEAL 

Museum. 

(b) RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM.—The Navy UDT– 

SEAL Museum, located at 3300 North A1A, North Hutchinson 

Island, in Fort Pierce, Florida, is recognized as the official national 

museum of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 

Approved November 13, 2007. 


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