Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
It is the sense of Congress that Congress-- (1) recognizes the commitment and efforts of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the United States Virgin Islands to develop a proposed constitution; and (2) urges the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the United States Virgin Islands to reconvene for the purpose of reconsidering and revising the proposed constitution in response to the views of the executive branch of the Federal Government.
CONSTITUTION.
Section 5 of Public Law 94-584 (90 Stat. 2900) is amended-- (1) by designating the first, second, third, and fourth sentences as subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e), respectively; (2) in subsection (b) (as so designated)-- (A) by striking ``within'' and all that follows through ``after'' and inserting ``within 60 legislative days after''; and (B) by inserting ``or has urged the constitutional convention to reconvene,'' after ``in whole or in part,''; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so designated) the following:
``(c) Revision of Proposed Constitution.-- ``(1) In general.--If a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution, the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President. ``(2) Comments of president.--Not later than 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, the President shall-- ``(A) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the comments of the President on the revised proposed constitution; and ``(B) <<NOTE: Federal Register, publication.>> publish the comments in the Federal Register.''; and (4) in subsection (d) (as so designated), by inserting ``under subsection (b) (or, if revised pursuant to subsection (c), on
publication of the comments of the President in the Federal Register)'' after ``or modified''.
Approved June 30, 2010.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S.J. Res. 33: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): June 17, considered and passed Senate. June 29, considered and passed House.
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