[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 319 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 319

    Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the United States 
            Transportation Command on its 20th anniversary.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2007

    Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Obama) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

                            October 2, 2007

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to with an amended preamble

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the United States 
            Transportation Command on its 20th anniversary.

Whereas the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 
        (Public Law 99-433) revoked prohibitions on the consolidation of 
        military transportation functions, and President Reagan subsequently 
        ordered the establishment of a unified transportation command within the 
        Armed Forces;
Whereas October 1, 2007, marks the 20th year anniversary of the activation of 
        the United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, 
        Illinois;
Whereas the United States Transportation Command consists of--

    (1) the United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, 
Illinois;

    (2) the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois;

    (3) the Military Sealift Command in Washington, District of Columbia; 
and

    (4) the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command at Scott 
Air Force Base, Illinois;

Whereas Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm provided a wartime 
        test for the United States Transportation Command, resulting in a 
        command that is fully operational in both peacetime and wartime;
Whereas the United States Transportation Command has continued to prove its 
        worth during United States contingency operations, such as Operation 
        Desert Thunder (enforcing United Nations resolutions in Iraq) and 
        Operation Allied Force (North Atlantic Treaty Organization operations 
        against Serbia), and United States peacekeeping endeavors, such as 
        Operation Restore Hope (in Somalia), Operation Support Hope (in Rwanda), 
        Operation Uphold Democracy (in Haiti), Operation Joint Endeavor (in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina), and Operation Joint Guardian (in Kosovo);
Whereas the United States Transportation Command has also supported numerous 
        humanitarian relief operations transporting relief supplies to victims 
        of natural disasters at home and abroad;
Whereas the United States Transportation Command is a vital element in the war 
        against terrorism, supporting the Armed Forces around the world;
Whereas since October 2001, the United States Transportation Command, and its 
        components and national partners, have transported nearly 4,000,000 
        passengers, 9,000,000 short tons of cargo, and more than 4,000,000,000 
        gallons of fuel in support of the war on terrorism;
Whereas in 2003 the Secretary of Defense designated the Commander of the United 
        States Transportation Command as Distribution Process Owner to serve as 
        the single Department of Defense entity to ``improve the overall 
        efficiency and interoperability of distribution related activities--
        deployment, sustainment and redeployment support during peace and war'';
Whereas the Quadrennial Defense Review of 2005 recognized the importance of 
        joint mobility and the critical role that it plays in global power 
        projection; cited the successful investment in cargo transportability, 
        strategic lift, and pre-positioned stock; and called for continued 
        recapitalization and modernization of the airlift and aerial tanker 
        fleet; and
Whereas the assigned responsibilities of the United States Transportation 
        Command include--

    (1) providing common-user and commercial transportation, terminal 
management, and aerial refueling;

    (2) providing global patient movement for the Department of Defense 
through the Defense Transportation System;

    (3) serving as the Mobility Joint Force Provider; and

    (4) serving as Distribution Process Owner for the Department of 
Defense: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the sacrifice and commitment of the 155,000 
        members of the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and 
        Reserve) and civilian employees and contractors that comprise 
        the United States Transportation Command and recognizes the 
        debt of gratitude of the American people;
            (2) honors the families of United States Transportation 
        Command members and recognizes their sacrifices while their 
        loved ones are deployed around the world; and
            (3) recognizes the success of United States Transportation 
        Command over the last 20 years and its continuing vital 
        contributions to the war against terrorism.
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