[106th Congress Public Law 364]
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Public Law 106-364
106th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that 
 the number of members on the legislature of the Virgin Islands and the 
     number of <<NOTE: Oct. 27, 2000 -  [H.R. 2296]>> such members 
  constituting a quorum shall be determined by the laws of the Virgin 
                    Islands, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SIZE OF LEGISLATURE.

    Section 5(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 
U.S.C. 1571(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fifteen''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``The number of such senators shall be determined by the laws of 
        the Virgin Islands.''.

SEC. 2. NUMBER CONSTITUTING QUORUM.

    The first sentence of section 9(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the 
Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1575(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``The 
number of members of the legislature needed to constitute a quorum shall 
be determined by the laws of the Virgin Islands.''.

    Approved October 27, 2000.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2296:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-807 (Comm. on Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000):
            Sept. 12, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 17, considered and passed Senate.

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