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HOUSE BILL NO. 2192 Offered January 14, 2009 Prefiled January 14, 2009 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2708 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia War Memorial. ----------
Patrons-- Watts, Albo, Amundson, Armstrong, BaCote, Barlow, Bouchard, Brink, Bulova, Caputo, Dance, Eisenberg, Englin, Griffith, Hall, Hugo, Hull, Joannou, Johnson, Lewis, Marsden, Marshall, R.G., Mathieson, McClellan, McQuinn, Melvin, Miller, P.J., Morgan, Morrissey, Plum, Poisson, Pollard, Rust, Scott, J.M., Shannon, Sickles, Tata, Toscano, Valentine, Vanderhye, Ward and Ware, R.L.; Senators: Barker, Blevins, Cuccinelli, Edwards, Howell, Miller, J.C., Miller, Y.B., Petersen, Puller, Ticer and Whipple
---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 2.2-2708 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-2708. Names of Virginians "Killed in Action," "Missing in Action", etc.; ownership of War Memorial.

A. The names and homes of record designation of all Virginians "Missing In Action" as a result of the Vietnam War and all Virginians "Killed in Action" as a result of the Persian Gulf Conflict deployed in a designated combat area who were killed in action, hostile casualties, or nonhostile casualties unrelated to self-inflicted wounds, who died as prisoners of war, or who are missing in action shall be placed in the Virginia War Memorial.

B. The Virginia War Memorial, its grounds, all its contents, furnishings, funds, endowments, and other property, now owned or hereafter acquired, are and shall remain property of the Commonwealth.