[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 589 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 589

 To provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United 
  States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States 
                           Olympic Committee.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2007

  Mr. Allard introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United 
  States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States 
                           Olympic Committee.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES 
              PARALYMPICS, INCORPORATED.

    (a) Findings and Purpose.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the conference report accompanying the Treasury 
                and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000 stated 
                ``the Committee urges GSA to strongly consider the U.S. 
                Olympic Committee's (USOC) need for additional space 
                and to give priority to the USOC's request to gain 
                title or acquire the property'' located at 1520 
                Willamette Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado;
                    (B) upon acquisition of the property located at 
                1520 Willamette Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 
                by the United States Paralympics Incorporated, a 
                subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee, the 
                property will be used to advance the United State 
                Olympic Committee's Paralympics program and 
                specifically to strengthen the relationship between the 
                Paralympics and military veterans;
                    (C) transferring the property is significant to 
                Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the Pikes Peak region, 
                which includes El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, and Teller 
                Counties, Colorado, are home to 103,394 veterans;
                    (D) the United States Olympic Training Center in 
                Colorado Springs, Colorado currently serves as home to 
                the United States Paralympics program and Fort Carson 
                to the Army World Class Athlete Program;
                    (E) the inaugural Paralympic Military Summit took 
                place September 20 through 25, 2005, in Colorado 
                Springs, Colorado, home of the United States Air Force 
                Academy, Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, and 
                Shriver Air Force Base;
                    (F) the Paralympic movement originated after World 
                War II as a means for disabled soldiers to compete in 
                athletics;
                    (G) today, thousands of athletes with physical 
                disabilities compete internationally; and
                    (H) it is projected that Iraq War veterans could 
                account for 10 percent of the 500-member Paralympic 
                team in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to support the 
        United States Paralympics, Incorporated, which conducts 
        programs dealing with sport for the disabled, particularly 
        those disabled active duty and military veterans suffering or 
        recovering from injuries incurred in action in defense of the 
        Nation.
    (b) Transfer.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the General Services Administration shall transfer the 
real property located at 1520 Williamette Avenue in Colorado Springs, 
Colorado (including all buildings and improvements on that real 
property) to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated for 
$1,000,000.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator of General 
Services may require such additional terms and conditions to the 
transfer under subsection (b) as the Administrator considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
                                 <all>