I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 622 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer 
an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
as an extension of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2013 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. HOLT, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. HONDA) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, 
and administer an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the 
American Memorial Park located in Saipan, 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. AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK ANNEX IN TINIAN. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) In 2001 the National Park Service con-
ducted a suitability and feasibility study of North 
Field on the island of Tinian, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, for inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System. 
(2) North Field Tinian is listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places as an historic district 
and has been designated a national historic land-
mark. 
(3) The Department of Defense holds a 50-year 
lease over North Field Tinian. 
(4) The National Park Service determined that 
North Field Tinian was suitable for inclusion as 
‘‘one of the most significant World War II sites in 
the Pacific’’ because atomic bombs were flown to 
Hiroshima and Nagasaki from this site. 
(5) The National Park Service determined, 
however, that it was not feasible to include North 
Field Tinian as a unit of the National Park System 
because of the ‘‘military’s future long term needs’’. 
(6) American Memorial Park on the island of 
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, is managed by the National Park Service, as 
authorized under Public Law 94–241 and Public 
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Law 95–348, to commemorate the World War II 
Marianas Campaign. 
(7) A Tinian Annex to the American Memorial 
Park could provide the opportunity for on and off 
site interpretation of North Field without conflicting 
with military needs. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using existing facilities in-
stead of developing new facilities to the extent practicable, 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National 
Park Service, shall develop, maintain, and administer an 
annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park 
located in Saipan, on an appropriate parcel of Tinian Pub-
lic Land to be agreed upon by the National Park Service 
and the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in con-
sultation with the Mayor of Tinian. The annex shall be 
used to— 
(1) interpret the important aspects of North 
Field by highlighting the historic events related to 
the World War II Marianas Campaign; and 
(2) serve as a curatorial storage of World War 
II artifacts. 
Æ 
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