    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-231
    113th Congress

    An Act

    To designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located
    at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the Lieutenant General
    Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD J. SEITZ COMMUNITY-BASED
    OUTPATIENT CLINIC.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
    (1) Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz served as the cadet
    commander of a unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at
    Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Kansas, where he earned
    the American Legion Cup as an outstanding cadet;
    (2) while attending Kansas State University, Lieutenant
    General Seitz accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in
    the Army and was called into active duty in 1940;
    (3) Lieutenant General Seitz volunteered to be one of the
    first paratroopers in the United States;
    (4) at age 25, Lieutenant General Seitz as a major, was
    given command of the 2nd Battalion of the 517th Parachute
    Infantry Regimental Combat Team, becoming the youngest battalion
    commander in the Army;
    (5) along with the 7th Armored Division, the battalion
    commanded by Lieutenant General Seitz formed what became known
    as Task Force Seitz at the Battle of the Bulge with the mission
    to plug the gaps on the north slope of the Bulge when the
    Germans attempted to break out;
    (6) the service of Lieutenant General Seitz earned him the
    Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, and many other
    acknowledgments during his 37-year career in the Army;
    (7) after victory in Europe, Lieutenant General Seitz
    remained in the Army, commanding the 2nd Airborne Battle Group,
    503rd Infantry Regiment, and the 82nd Airborne Division;
    (8) on retiring in 1978, Lieutenant General Seitz settled in
    Junction City, Kansas, near Ft. Riley, where he would greet
    deploying and returning units from Iraq and Afghanistan at all
    times of the day;
    (9) Lieutenant General Seitz remained active in the wider
    community, working with the Coronado Area Council of the Boy
    Scouts of America, the Fort Riley National Bank, Rotary
    International, and the Association of the United States Army and
    serving on the board of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and
    Museum;

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    (10) Lieutenant General Seitz had a passion for mentoring
    young officers and noncommissioned officers at Fort Riley, never
    ceasing to be a soldier, according to his son, Richard M. Seitz;
    (11) Lieutenant General Seitz was named an Outstanding
    Citizen of Kansas;
    (12) in 2012 an elementary school at Fort Riley was named in
    honor of Lieutenant General Seitz, which is meaningful because
    he believed the fate of the United States relied on young
    children and the teachers who inspire them;
    (13) during visits to the elementary school, Lieutenant
    General Seitz would talk with the students about what it meant
    to be a ``proud and great American'' and his message was always
    to ``respect the teachers and be a learner'';
    (14) the family and friends of Lieutenant General Seitz have
    described him as a gentleman, compassionate, respected, full of
    integrity, gracious, giving, and a remarkable individual; and
    (15) Lieutenant General Seitz lived each day to its fullest
    and his commitment to his fellow man serves as an inspiration to
    all the people of the United States.

    (b) Designation.--The Junction City Community-Based Outpatient
    Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, shall be
    known and designated as the ``Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz
    Community-Based Outpatient Clinic''.
    (c) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation,
    document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Junction
    City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic referred to in subsection (b)
    shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Lieutenant General Richard J.
    Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic''.

    Approved December 16, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1434:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Jan. 14, considered and passed Senate.
    Dec. 8, considered and passed House.