Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3939 Primary Sponsor:Phillips Committee Number:08 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Junior ROTC units Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:General Committee Computer Document Number:CYY/18517.SD Introduced Date:Apr 23, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:May 16, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Phillips Farr Neilson L. Elliott Wells J.C. Johnson Quinn Sharpe Scott Gonzales McCraw Bruce Foster Littlejohn Kempe Kinon Klapman Jennings Wright A. Young Chamblee Marchbanks Ross McGinnis T.C. Alexander Smith R. Young Shirley Haskins G. Bailey Fair Cooper Corbett J. Brown Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3939 Senate May 16, 1991 Introduced, referred to 08
Committee
3939 House May 16, 1991 Adopted, sent to Senate
3939 House May 08, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 24
3939 House Apr 23, 1991 Introduced, referred to 24
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
May 8, 1991
H. 3939
Introduced by REPS. Phillips, Farr, Neilson, L. Elliott, Wells, J.C. Johnson, Quinn, Sharpe, Scott, Gonzales, Wells, McCraw, Bruce, Foster, Littlejohn, Kempe, Kinon, Klapman, Jennings, Wright, A. Young, Chamblee, Marchbanks, Ross, McGinnis, T.C. Alexander, Smith, R. Young, Shirley, Haskins, G. Bailey, Fair, Cooper, Corbett and J. Brown
S. Printed 5/8/91--H.
Read the first time April 23, 1991.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3939), memorializing Congress not to enact the recommendations of Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
SAMUEL R. FOSTER, for Committee.
MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS NOT TO ENACT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RICHARD B. CHENEY WHICH PROPOSE TO REDUCE SUBSTANTIALLY THE NUMBER OF JUNIOR ROTC UNITS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly have learned with alarm that Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney as part of his plan to reduce defense spending, has recommended that eighty of the approximately three hundred Junior ROTC units in the high schools throughout the United States be eliminated; and
Whereas, this recommendation would have many adverse consequences including a reduction in the number of young men and women who are exposed to the Armed Services in a time when the manpower for the Armed Services comes completely from volunteers and also the fact that the number of young men and women enlisting in or joining the Armed Forces has dropped substantially in recent months and to eliminate over twenty-five percent of JROTC units at this time would substantially increase this problem; and
Whereas, for many years both Army and Air Force Junior ROTC units have been an integral part of the life and training of teenagers who need these leadership opportunities at a very young, impressionable age; and
Whereas, given the relatively small dollar savings that can be derived from this reduction, it would appear that these reductions would not appreciably help in reducing defense costs but on the other hand would have a tremendous cost in terms of opportunities lost; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, state their belief that for the above reasons no reductions in the number of Junior ROTC units throughout the United States should be made. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly hereby memorialize Congress not to enact the recommendations of Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney which propose to reduce substantially the number of Junior ROTC units in the high schools throughout the United States.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each United States Senator from South Carolina, each member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina, the Senate of the United States and the House of Representatives of the United States.