128 STAT. 2120 PUBLIC LAW 113–231—DEC. 16, 2014 

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 COMMUNITYBASED 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; 

Dec. 16, 2014 

[S. 1434] 


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PUBLIC LAW 113–231—DEC. 16, 2014 128 STAT. 2121 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1434: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): 

Jan. 14, considered and passed Senate. 

Dec. 8, considered and passed House. 

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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. 


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