[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 6 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 6


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2005

                                Received

                           February 17, 2005

              Referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense 
  should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the 
  activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic 
                national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.

Whereas the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910, and 
        received a Federal charter on June 15, 1916, which is currently codified 
        as chapter 309 of title 36, United States Code;
Whereas section 30902 of title 36, United States Code, states that it is the 
        purpose of the Boy Scouts of America to promote, through organization, 
        and cooperation with

other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, 
to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-
reliance, and kindred virtues.

Whereas, since its inception, millions of Americans of every race, creed, and 
        religion have participated in the Boy Scouts, and the Boy Scouts of 
        America, as of October 1, 2004, utilizes more than 1,200,000 adult 
        volunteers to serve 2,863,000 youth members organized in 121,051 units;
Whereas the Department of Defense and members of the Armed Forces have a long 
        history of supporting the activities of the Boy Scouts of America and 
        individual Boy Scout troops inside the United States, and section 2606 
        of title 10, United States Code, enacted in 1988, specifically 
        authorizes the Department of Defense to cooperate with and assist the 
        Boy Scouts of America in establishing and providing facilities and 
        services for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and 
        civilian employees of the Department of Defense and their dependents, at 
        locations outside the United States;
Whereas sections 4682, 7541, and 9682 of title 10, United States Code, authorize 
        the Department of Defense to sell and, in certain cases, donate obsolete 
        or excess material to the Boy Scouts of America to support its 
        activities; and
Whereas since Public Law 92-249, enacted on March 10, 1972, and codified as 
        section 2554 of title 10, United States Code, the Department of Defense 
        has been specifically authorized to make military installations 
        available to, and to provide equipment, transportation, and other 
        services to, the Boy Scouts of America to support national and world 
        gatherings of Boy Scouts at events known as Boy Scout Jamborees: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That it is the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense 
should continue to exercise its long-standing statutory authority to 
support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the 
periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.