[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.