[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16731-16732]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:




                               H.R. 2586

                        Offered By Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of subtitle B of title V (page 
     __, after line __), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 520. PREPARATION FOR, PARTICIPATION IN, AND CONDUCT OF 
                   ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS BY THE NATIONAL GUARD AND 
                   MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Expansion of Existing Authority.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 504 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) prepare for and participate in a qualifying athletic 
     competition or a small arms competition.''.
       (b) Competitions in Conjunction With Training.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Conduct of and Participation in Competitions in 
     Conjunction With Training.--(1) Members and units of the 
     National Guard may conduct and compete in a qualifying 
     athletic competition or a small arms competition in 
     conjunction with training required under this chapter in any 
     case in which--
       ``(A) the conduct of or participation in the competition 
     does not adversely affect the quality of that training or 
     otherwise interfere with the ability of a member or unit of 
     the National Guard to perform the military functions of the 
     member or unit;
       ``(B) National Guard personnel will enhance their military 
     skills as a result of conducting or participating in the 
     competition; and
       ``(C) the conduct of or participation in the competition 
     will not result in a significant increase in the cost of the 
     training.
       ``(2) Facilities and equipment of the National Guard, 
     including military property and vehicles described in section 
     508(c) of this title, may be used in connection with the 
     conduct of or participation in a qualifying athletic 
     competition or a small arms competition under paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (c) Other Matters.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding after subsection (c), as added by subsection (b) of 
     this section, the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Subject to such limitations 
     as may be enacted in appropriations Acts, amounts 
     appropriated for the National Guard may be used to cover--
       ``(1) the costs of conducting or participating in a 
     qualifying athletic competition or a small arms competition 
     under subsection (c); and
       ``(2) the expenses of members of the National Guard under 
     subsection (a)(3), including expenses of attendance and 
     participation fees, travel, per diem, clothing, equipment, 
     and related expenses.
       ``(e) Qualifying Athletic Competition Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `qualifying athletic competition' means a 
     competition in athletic events that require skills relevant 
     to military duties or involve aspects of physical fitness 
     that are evaluated by the armed forces in determining whether 
     a member of the National Guard is fit for military duty.''.
       (d) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Authorized 
     Activities.--'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Authorized 
     Locations.--'' after ``(b)''.
       (e) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of 
     such section is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 504. National Guard schools; small arms competitions; 
       athletic competitions''.

       (2) The item relating to section 504 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of that title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``504. National Guard schools; small arms competitions; athletic 
              competitions.''.

                               H.R. 2586

                         Offered By Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of subtitle E of title X (page 
     307, after line 20), insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FUEL 
                   EFFICIENCY REFORMS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Federal Government is the largest single energy 
     user in the United States, and the Department of Defense is 
     the largest energy user among all Federal agencies.
       (2) The Department of Defense consumed 595,000,000,000,000 
     BTUs of petroleum in fiscal year 1999, while all other 
     Federal agencies combined consumed 56,000,000,000,000 BTUs of 
     petroleum.
       (3) The total cost of petroleum to the Department of 
     Defense amounted to $3,600,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       (4) Increased fuel efficiency would reduce the cost of 
     delivering fuel to military units during operations and 
     training and allow a corresponding percentage of defense 
     dollars to be reallocated to logistic shortages and other 
     readiness needs.
       (5) Increased fuel efficiency would decrease the time 
     needed to assemble military units, would increase unit 
     flexibility, and would allow units to remain in the field for 
     a longer period of time.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should work to implement fuel 
     efficiency reforms, as recommended by the Defense Science 
     Board report, which allow for investment decisions based on 
     the true cost of delivered fuel, strengthen the linkage 
     between warfighting capability and fuel logistics 
     requirements, provide high-level leadership encouraging fuel 
     efficiency, target fuel efficiency improvements through 
     science and technology investment, and include fuel 
     efficiency in requirements and acquisition processes.

                               H.R. 2586

                         Offered By Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of subtitle A of title III 
     (page 46, after line 23), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 305. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND PRESERVATION OF LAFAYETTE 
                   ESCADRILLE MEMORIAL, MARNES LA-COGUETTE, 
                   FRANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Lafayette Escadrille, an aviation squadron within 
     the French Lafayette Flying Corps, was formed April 16, 1916.
       (2) The Lafayette Escadrille consisted of aviators from the 
     United States who volunteered to fight for the people of 
     France during World War I.
       (3) 265 volunteers from the United States served in the 
     Lafayette Flying Corps, completing 3,000 combat sorties and 
     amassing nearly 200 victories.
       (4) The Lafayette Escadrille won 4 Legions of Honor, 7 
     Medailles Militaires, and 31 citations, each with a Croix de 
     Guerre.
       (5) In 1918, command of the Lafayette Escadrille was 
     transferred to the United States, where the Lafayette 
     Escadrille became the combat air force of the United States.
       (6) In 1921, a Franco-American committee was organized to 
     locate a final resting place for the 68 United States 
     aviators who lost their lives flying for France during World 
     War I.
       (7) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial was dedicated on July 
     4, 1928, in honor of all United States aviators who flew for 
     France during World War I.
       (8) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation, located 
     in the United States and in France, was founded by Nelson 
     Cromwell in 1930 and endowed with a $1,500,000 trust for the 
     maintenance and upkeep of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (9) Environmental conditions have contributed to structural 
     damage to, and the overall degradation of, the Lafayette 
     Escadrille Memorial, preventing the holding of memorial 
     services inside the crypt.
       (10) The French Government has pledged funds to support a 
     restoration of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (11) The United States should continue to honor the 
     sacrifices made by all Americans who have served our Nation 
     and our allies.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the total amount authorized 
     to be appropriated under section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $2,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Air Force only for the 
     purpose of making a grant to the Lafayette Escadrille 
     Memorial Foundation, Inc., to be used solely to perform the 
     repair, restoration, and preservation of the structure, 
     plaza, and surrounding grounds of the Lafayette Escadrille 
     Memorial in Marnes La-Coguette, France. The grant funds shall 
     be used solely for costs associated with such repair, 
     restoration, and preservation, and none of the funds may be 
     used for remuneration of any entity or individual associated 
     with fund raising for the project.

                               H.R. 2586

                         Offered By Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of subtitle A of title III 
     (page 46, after line 23), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 305. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND PRESERVATION OF LAFAYETTE 
                   ESCADRILLE MEMORIAL, MARNES LA-COGUETTE, 
                   FRANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Lafayette Escadrille, an aviation squadron within 
     the French Lafayette Flying Corps, was formed April 16, 1916.
       (2) The Lafayette Escadrille consisted of aviators from the 
     United States who volunteered to fight for the people of 
     France during World War I.
       (3) 265 volunteers from the United States served in the 
     Lafayette Flying Corps, completing 3,000 combat sorties and 
     amassing nearly 200 victories.
       (4) The Lafayette Escadrille won 4 Legions of Honor, 7 
     Medailles Militaires, and 31 citations, each with a Croix de 
     Guerre.
       (5) In 1918, command of the Lafayette Escadrille was 
     transferred to the United States, where the Lafayette 
     Escadrille became the combat air force of the United States.
       (6) In 1921, a Franco-American committee was organized to 
     locate a final resting place for the 68 United States 
     aviators who lost their lives flying for France during World 
     War I.
       (7) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial was dedicated on July 
     4, 1928, in honor of all United States aviators who flew for 
     France during World War I.
       (8) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation, located 
     in the United States and

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     in France, was founded by Nelson Cromwell in 1930 and endowed 
     with a $1,500,000 trust for the maintenance and upkeep of the 
     Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (9) Environmental conditions have contributed to structural 
     damage to, and the overall degradation of, the Lafayette 
     Escadrille Memorial, preventing the holding of memorial 
     services inside the crypt.
       (10) The French Government has pledged funds to support a 
     restoration of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (11) The United States should continue to honor the 
     sacrifices made by all Americans who have served our Nation 
     and our allies.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the total amount authorized 
     to be appropriated under section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $2,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Air Force only for the 
     purpose of making a grant to the Lafayette Escadrille 
     Memorial Foundation, Inc., to be used solely to perform the 
     repair, restoration, and preservation of the structure, 
     plaza, and surrounding grounds of the Lafayette Escadrille 
     Memorial in Marnes La-Coguette, France. The grant funds shall 
     be used solely for costs associated with such repair, 
     restoration, and preservation, and none of the funds may be 
     used for remuneration of any entity or individual associated 
     with fund raising for the project.
       (c) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount provided 
     in section 301(5) for funding the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense is hereby reduced by $2,000,000.

                               H.R. 2586

                         Offered By Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of subtitle A of title III 
     (page 46, after line 23), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 305. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND PRESERVATION OF LAFAYETTE 
                   ESCADRILLE MEMORIAL, MARNES LA-COGUETTE, 
                   FRANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Lafayette Escadrille, an aviation squadron within 
     the French Lafayette Flying Corps, was formed April 16, 1916.
       (2) The Lafayette Escadrille consisted of aviators from the 
     United States who volunteered to fight for the people of 
     France during World War I.
       (3) 265 volunteers from the United States served in the 
     Lafayette Flying Corps, completing 3,000 combat sorties and 
     amassing nearly 200 victories.
       (4) The Lafayette Escadrille won 4 Legions of Honor, 7 
     Medailles Militaires, and 31 citations, each with a Croix de 
     Guerre.
       (5) In 1918, command of the Lafayette Escadrille was 
     transferred to the United States, where the Lafayette 
     Escadrille became the combat air force of the United States.
       (6) In 1921, a Franco-American committee was organized to 
     locate a final resting place for the 68 United States 
     aviators who lost their lives flying for France during World 
     War I.
       (7) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial was dedicated on July 
     4, 1928, in honor of all United States aviators who flew for 
     France during World War I.
       (8) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation, located 
     in the United States and in France, was founded by Nelson 
     Cromwell in 1930 and endowed with a $1,500,000 trust for the 
     maintenance and upkeep of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (9) Environmental conditions have contributed to structural 
     damage to, and the overall degradation of, the Lafayette 
     Escadrille Memorial, preventing the holding of memorial 
     services inside the crypt.
       (10) The French Government has pledged funds to support a 
     restoration of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (11) The United States should continue to honor the 
     sacrifices made by all Americans who have served our Nation 
     and our allies.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the total amount authorized 
     to be appropriated under section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $2,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Air Force only for the 
     purpose of making a grant to the Lafayette Escadrille 
     Memorial Foundation, Inc., to be used solely to perform the 
     repair, restoration, and preservation of the structure, 
     plaza, and surrounding grounds of the Lafayette Escadrille 
     Memorial in Marnes La-Coguette, France. The grant funds shall 
     be used solely for costs associated with such repair, 
     restoration, and preservation, and none of the funds may be 
     used for remuneration of any entity or individual associated 
     with fund raising for the project.
       (c) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount provided 
     in section 301(5) for funding the Washington Headquarters 
     Services is hereby reduced by $2,000,000.

                               H.R. 2586

                         Offered By Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of subtitle E of title X (page 
     307, after line 20), insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONTINUED UNITED STATES 
                   COMMITMENT TO RESTORING LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE 
                   MEMORIAL, MARNES LA-COGUETTE, FRANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Lafayette Escadrille, an aviation squadron within 
     the French Lafayette Flying Corps, was formed April 16, 1916.
       (2) The Lafayette Escadrille consisted of aviators from the 
     United States who volunteered to fight for the people of 
     France during World War I.
       (3) 265 volunteers from the United States served in the 
     Lafayette Flying Corps, completing 3,000 combat sorties and 
     amassing nearly 200 victories.
       (4) The Lafayette Escadrille won 4 Legions of Honor, 7 
     Medailles Militaires, and 31 citations, each with a Croix de 
     Guerre.
       (5) In 1918, command of the Lafayette Escadrille was 
     transferred to the United States, where the Lafayette 
     Escadrille became the combat air force of the United States.
       (6) In 1921, a Franco-American committee was organized to 
     locate a final resting place for the 68 United States 
     aviators who lost their lives flying for France during World 
     War I.
       (7) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial was dedicated on July 
     4, 1928, in honor of all United States aviators who flew for 
     France during World War I.
       (8) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation, located 
     in the United States and in France, was founded by Nelson 
     Cromwell in 1930 and endowed with a $1,500,000 trust for the 
     maintenance and upkeep of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (9) Environmental conditions have contributed to structural 
     damage to, and the overall degradation of, the Lafayette 
     Escadrille Memorial, preventing the holding of memorial 
     services inside the crypt.
       (10) The French Government has pledged funds to support a 
     restoration of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.
       (11) The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial should be restored 
     to its original beauty to honor all the United States 
     aviators who flew for France during World War I and to 
     demonstrate the respect of the United States for the 
     sacrifices made by all Americans who have served our Nation 
     and our allies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should continue to honor its commitment to 
     the United States aviators who lost their lives flying for 
     France during World War I by appropriating sufficient funds 
     to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes La-
     Coguette, France.

             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 

                United States
                 of America



September 10, 2001