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Union Calendar No. 433 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1103 
[Report No. 112–597] 
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 
MARCH 15, 2011 
Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 17, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FILNER, Mr. PIERLUISI, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CLEAVER, and Ms. 
BORDALLO 
JULY 17, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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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. 
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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: 
(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 
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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 
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.—The Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the National Park Service, shall develop, 
maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension 
of the American Memorial Park located in Saipan, on an 
appropriate parcel of Tinian Public Land to be agreed 
upon by the National Park Service and the Governor of 
the Northern Mariana Islands in consultation 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 
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(2) serve as a curatorial storage of World War 
II artifacts. 
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