12 2 STA T .4356PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–4 1 7 110 thCongres s A n Act Toauth o rize a p propriatio nsf or fis c a ly ear 20 0 9 for m ilitary acti v ities of the D epart - ment of Defense , for military construction, an d for defense activities of the Depart- ment of E ner g y, to prescri b e military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E
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IN D IN G S; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a)SHORTTI T LE.— T hisActm a ybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ Dun can H unte rN ati o na l De f ense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 20 0 9’ ’. (b) FI ND IN GS .— C on g ress ma k es the follo w ing findings
( 1 ) R e p resentati v e Duncan Hunter was elected to serve northern and eastern San Diego in 19 8 0 and served in the House of Representatives until the end of the 110th Congress in 2009 , representing the people of California’s 5 2d Congres - sional district. (2) P revious to his service in Congress, Representative Hunter served in the Army’s 1 73 rd Airborne and 75th Ranger Regiment from 19 6 9 to 1971. (3) During the V ietnam conflict, Representative Hunter’s distinguished service was recognized by the award of the B ronze Star and Air M edal, as well as the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. ( 4 ) Representative Hunter served on the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives for 28 years, including service as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development from 2001 through 2002 and the Subcommittee on Military Procurement from 1995 through 2000, the Chairman of the full committee from 2003 through 2006, and the ranking member of the full committee from 2007 through 2008. (5) Representative Hunter has persistently advocated for a more efficient military organization on behalf of the American people, to ensure ma x imum war-fighting capability and troop safety. (6) Representative Hunter is known by his colleagues to put the security of the Nation above all else and to provide for the men and women in uniform who valiantly dedicate and sacrifice themselves for the protection of the Nation. (7) Representative Hunter has demonstrated this devotion to the troops by working to authorize and ensure q uick deploy- ment of add-on vehicle armor and improvised explosive device j ammers, which have been invaluable in protecting the troops from attack in I raq. Dunca n H un terN at io na l De f en s e A ut h ori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 20 0 9.O ct. 14, 200 8[S . 3 001 ]
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