I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 473 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine Corps 
Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2023 
Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
TIMMONS, Mr. FRY, and Mr. DUNCAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign 
the Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, 
South Carolina, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parris Island Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) The Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at 
Parris Island, South Carolina (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘Parris Island’’), has served the United 
States as a home to the Marine Corps since 1891. 
(2) Parris Island was the first facility to inte-
grate women in boot camp training for the Marine 
Corps in the United States. 
(3) Female recruits have trained at Parris Is-
land since 1949. 
(4) The first integrated company of male and 
female recruits graduated from Parris Island in 
2019. 
(5) Parris Island has cultivated a legacy of ex-
cellence and faithful service to the United States. 
(6) Parris Island’s coastal geographical location 
is of important strategic purpose to the Marine 
Corps. 
(7) The Department of Defense issued a new 
strategy for maritime deterrence called Advantage at 
Sea that includes the Marine Corps. 
(8) Parris Island completed a Climate Change 
Adaptation and Resilience assessment that resulted 
in changes to its master plan projects and adapta-
tion strategies from spatial planning. 
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(9) The Parris Island Climate Change Adapta-
tion and Resiliency Team produced a comprehensive 
project portfolio and complete set of Handbook 
Worksheets incorporating natural infrastructure 
management (including green infrastructure and en-
hanced natural buffers), reduction of water and en-
ergy use, and master planning. The portfolio pro-
vides a guide for the Depot to address climate-im-
pacts to the mission in the short, mid, and long term 
for current predicted storm surges, as well as future 
sea level rise (2035, 2065, and 2100). 
(10) Parris Island won the 2021 Secretary of 
the Navy’s Environmental Award for ‘‘excellence in 
integrating environmental and operational sustain-
ability efforts and mitigating impacts from storm 
surge and sea level rise through 2065’’. 
(11) Parris Island has received a grant totaling 
$2,050,100 to improve natural infrastructure and 
reduce erosion, stabilize the shoreline, reduce storm 
surge impact, and improve water quality while also 
protecting Department of Defense installations, sur-
rounding communities and resources from climate 
impacts. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Parris Island is and should remain the physical 
home of the Marine Corps Eastern Recruiting Region. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CLOSING OR REALIGNMENT OF 
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT LOCATED 
AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
No Federal funds may be used to close or realign Ma-
rine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 
or to conduct any planning or other activity related to 
such closure or realignment. 
Æ 
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