S 0016 Joint Resolution, By Leventis, Courson, Giese, Lander, McGill, 
T.W. Mitchell, Reese, M.T. Rose and Washington
 A Joint Resolution to appropriate thirty-five thousand dollars to the Division
 of Veterans Affairs from 1993-94 surplus revenues to be donated to the Women
 in military Service for America Memorial foundation under certain conditions
 for the purpose of constructing the Women in Military Service Memorial to be
 built at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery in our Nation's Capitol.

   09/19/94  Senate Prefiled
   09/19/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/10/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   01/10/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-14

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROPRIATE THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FROM 1993-94 SURPLUS REVENUES TO BE DONATED TO THE WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING THE WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE MEMORIAL TO BE BUILT AT THE GATEWAY TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds:

(1) it is important and fitting for a society to recognize and honor the contributions of all groups of citizens who have served this nation;

(2) women in military service both now and throughout the history of this country have distinguished themselves as dedicated patriots in the cause of freedom;

(3) the history of the one million eight hundred thousand women who have served in our military remains largely untold;

(4) efforts are underway to establish a Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the gateway of Arlington National Cemetery at our nation's capital;

(5) the memorial will commemorate military women's dedication, commitment, and sacrifice on behalf of all women including the seventeen thousand nine hundred women veterans who live in the State of South Carolina who have taken great pride in serving our state and country;

(6) the State of South Carolina strongly supports the establishment of the memorial and the work of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., the organization which has undertaken the task of building this memorial.

SECTION 2. (A) To the extent fiscal year 1993-94 surplus revenues are available, there is appropriated from the general fund of the State thirty-five thousand dollars to the Division of Veterans Affairs to be donated to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, also known as the WIMSA Memorial Foundation, for the purpose of constructing the Women in Military Service Memorial to be built at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. This memorial will pay tribute to the seventeen thousand nine hundred women veterans who reside in South Carolina and to the other one million eight hundred thousand women veterans who have served throughout the history of our country.

(B) The Director of the Division of Veterans Affairs shall forward this donation to the WIMSA Memorial Foundation upon certification by the foundation that sufficient funding has been pledged to complete the construction of the memorial.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.