Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act

The Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act (H.R. 330; Pub.L. 113–132 (text) (pdf)) is a U.S. public law that designates a memorial located at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[1] The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act
Full titleTo designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California.
Introduced in113th United States Congress
Introduced onJanuary 22, 2013
Sponsored byRep. Ken Calvert (R, CA-42)
Number of co-sponsors12
Citations
Public LawPub.L. 113–132 (text) (pdf)
Agencies affectedUnited States Congress, United States Department of Defense
Legislative history

Provisions of the bill

This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[1]

The Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act would designate a memorial located at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[1] The bill would prohibit the designation of such memorial from being construed to require or permit the use of federal funds for any related purpose.[1]

Congressional Budget Office report

This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013. This is a public domain source.[2]

H.R. 330 would designate a memorial to members of the Armed Forces who have distinguished themselves in flight. The memorial, which would be located at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, would not be a unit of the National Park System.[2]

Based on information provided by the National Park Service, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that implementing H.R. 330 would have no effect on discretionary spending because the proposed memorial would not be constructed or operated with federal funds.[2] Enacting the legislation would not affect revenues or direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.[2]

H.R. 330 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.[2]

Procedural history

The Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act was introduced on January 22, 2013 by Rep. Ken Calvert (R, CA-42).[3] It was referred to the United States House Committee on Natural Resources and the United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. It was reported by the Committee alongside House Report 113-79 on May 17, 2013.[3] On October 25, 2013, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced that H.R. 330 would be on the House schedule for the week of October 28, 2013.[4] The bill was considered under the suspension of the rules.[5] On October 29, 2013, the House voted to passed the bill by a voice vote.[3][6] The United States Senate voted on July 9, 2014 to pass the bill with unanimous consent.[3] On July 25, 2014, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law.[3]

Debate and discussion

Speaking in favor of the bill, Rep. Calvert said that "the designation of the memorial at March Field Air Museum as a national memorial will ensure that these brave American heroes, their families and all admirers of the Distinguished Flying Cross, will have a place to remember, honor and pay tribute."[7]

See also

Notes/References
  1. "H.R. 330 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. "H.R. 330 - CBO". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "H.R. 330 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "Leader's Weekly Schedule - October 28, 2013" (PDF). House Majority Leader's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  5. Kasperowicz, Pete (25 October 2013). "A closer look at next week... Budget conference, farm bill, ObamaCare". The Hill. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. "Members make quick work of land use bills". The Hill. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  7. East, Jim (4 June 2013). "Calvert's Distinguished Flying Cross bill advances in House". The Ripon Advance. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

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