I am writing you today to voice my strong opposition to
the wording and intent of the following bills in their
entirety. I oppose this legislation as being
unnecessary, costly and, in general, an insult to the
Americans that have, and are now serving, in the armed
forces of the United States. Many of us served this
country proudly and have chosen to continue our patriotic
commitment by owning, maintaining and displaying some of
the items we used to defend our nation. I submit these
items have posed absolutely no threat to this nation,
other nations or public safety in any manner. Especially
in this time of crisis, the passing of these bills would
undermine the sanctity of our constitution and the
premise of what this country was founded upon. Further,
it would alienate the very people that have been, and
continue to be, the mainstay of our society. I would
further suggest the entire "demil" program is flawed and
should be re-evaluated and discontinued. I realize the
government is concerned about military hardware being
utilized by other governments or entities unfriendly to
our cause. I would point out, there already exists a
network of loyal Americans standing by and ready to
assist, and insure, such property is handled and
maintained in the best interest of this country.
Additionally, they are willing to do it for no charge to
our government, and at the same time, make additional
funds available to expand our current military
capability. It only requires the government to show
faith in its citizen's ability to continue their
patriotic duty. Please feel free to contact me, as I
would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss this
vitally important issue as it effects not only the
funding for our military, but also the morale of our
service people and citizens.
Yours Truly,
ATTACHMENT:
I oppose the wording in Section 1062 of Senate Bill
1438. This section also
Appears in Senate Bills 1419 and 1416. Section 1062
also appears in S.1155
As Section 921. I recommend Section 1062 be removed
from S.1438. It should
Be removed from all other versions of the Bills.
This text, the "AUTHORITY TO ENSURE DEMILITARIZATION OF
SIGNIFICANT MILITARY
EQUIPMENT FORMERLY OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
appears in the
following Bills:
S.1438 -- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2002
[S.1438.PCS],
S.1419 -- Department of Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2002
[S.1419.PCS],
S.1416 -- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2002
[S.1416.PCS], and
H.R. 2586 -- National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2002
[H.R.2586.RH]
The text of this Section is the same as that removed
from last year's Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001
[H.R.4205.RH].
> John,
>
> I believe S.1438 titled National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002,
> has now been divided into three Senate bills (see Congressional Record, page
> S10054). They are:
>
> S.1417 Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2002
> (Engrossed in Senate)[S.1417.ES]
> S.1418 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
> (Engrossed in Senate)[S.1418.ES], and
> S.1419 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
> (Engrossed in Senate)[S.1419.ES]
>
> S.1419 is the Bill still containing the demilitarization section (Section 1062).
>
>
>
> Section 1062 is titled:
>
> SEC. 1062. AUTHORITY TO ENSURE DEMILITARIZATION OF SIGNIFICANT MILITARY
> EQUIPMENT FORMERLY OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
> DEFENSE.
>
>
> Although not as current as it should be, our website (LoneStar MVPA) has quite a
> bit of information about his legislation. The site should give you more than
> enough insight into the background of this legislation and associated
> regulations to talk knowledgeably with anyone, including your Senators and your
> Representative. Do call, write or FAX your Senators and your Representative.
> Also, and this is important, call, write or FAX the members of the Senate Armed
> Services Committee and the members of the House Armed Services Committee. The
> LoneStar website address is:
>
> http://www.lonestar-mvpa.org/SB1416_etal.htm
>
> The LoneStar website has a listing of the members Senate Armed Services
> Committee. We have not yet provided a list of the House Armed Service Committee
> members. You may find a list of members of both the Senate and the House Armed
> Service Committee's at the Aero-News Network website. Current, additional
> information on the legislation is on their webpage. You will need to scan down
> the page a bit. Farther down the page is a list of the House Armed Service
> Committee members. Below this is a list of the Senate Armed Service Committee
> members. There are either links to their websites or to their E-Mail. The
> Aero-News Network site can be found at:
>
> http://www.aero-news.net/
>
>
> Both sites (LoneStar and ANN) have sample letters.
>
> Again, Call, Write or FAX. The members or these committees need to hear from
> you, as do your Senators and your Representative.
>
> Claude.
>
> - - - - -
>
> "Doyle, John D" wrote:
>
> > This is something I would like to help do. I will make the calls
> > and get 2 other MV buddies to make them as well.
> >
> > But we would like suggestions on what to say so that we don't come
> > across as a bumbling idiots when we call. Can somebody please
> > give suggestions. Emailing me directly is fine.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
>
>
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