S.Amdt. 1375
What it does: Adds SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-WV)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 382 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "biological or chemical" each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b).
Inserted: SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
Inserted: (1) scouting prepares young men for leadership by--
Inserted: (A) helping them learn to meet challenges of physical fitness, moral character, confidence, self-reliance, and leadership; and
Inserted: (B) teaching them the importance of service to others, including public service;
Inserted: (2) the relationship between the Boy Scouts of America and Department of Defense, including the National Guard, has consistently been, and remains, strong;
Inserted: (3) the primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to defend the national security of the United States and prepare for combat, of which one of the most critical elements is training in conditions that simulate the planning, logistics, and leadership required for combat;
Inserted: (4) the National Scout Jamboree provides a unique training opportunity for the military services by providing a venue to exercise planning, logistics, and leadership skills required for defending the national security of the United States;
Inserted: (5) title 10, United State Code, authorizes the Secretary of Defense to support the National and World Scout Jamborees;
Inserted: (6) more than 600 National Guard members from 15 States supported the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree; and
Inserted: (7) the Boy Scouts of America will hold the 2013 National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in the State of West Virginia from July 15 through 24, 2013, with more than 43,000 expected participants.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
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Inserted: (1) the Secretary of Defense should provide the maximum level of support for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree; and
Inserted: (2) funding necessary to support the role of the Department of Defense in the 2013 National Scout Jamboree should be identified to ensure that the Boy Scouts of America are successful in hosting the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and to avoid delayed commitments from supporting Armed Forces services.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1375. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) scouting prepares young men for leadership by--
(A) helping them learn to meet challenges of physical fitness, moral character, confidence, self-reliance, and leadership; and
(B) teaching them the importance of service to others, including public service;
(2) the relationship between the Boy Scouts of America and Department of Defense, including the National Guard, has consistently been, and remains, strong;
(3) the primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to defend the national security of the United States and prepare for combat, of which one of the most critical elements is training in conditions that simulate the planning, logistics, and leadership required for combat;
(4) the National Scout Jamboree provides a unique training opportunity for the military services by providing a venue to exercise planning, logistics, and leadership skills required for defending the national security of the United States;
(5) title 10, United State Code, authorizes the Secretary of Defense to support the National and World Scout Jamborees;
(6) more than 600 National Guard members from 15 States supported the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree; and
(7) the Boy Scouts of America will hold the 2013 National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in the State of West Virginia from July 15 through 24, 2013, with more than 43,000 expected participants.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Defense should provide the maximum level of support for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree; and
(2) funding necessary to support the role of the Department of Defense in the 2013 National Scout Jamboree should be identified to ensure that the Boy Scouts of America are successful in hosting the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and to avoid delayed commitments from supporting Armed Forces services.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 28, 2011