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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–79 

DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS NATIONAL MEMORIAL 

ACT 

MAY 17, 2013.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 330] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 330) to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National 

Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, 

having considered the same, report favorably thereon without 

amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 330 is to designate a Distinguished Flying 

Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

On October 27, 2010, the March Field Air Museum dedicated a 

memorial in Riverside, California, to honor recipients of the U.S. 

Air Force’s Distinguished Flying Cross, a medal awarded to members of the U.S. armed services who have demonstrated ‘‘heroism 

or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial 

flight.’’ H.R. 330 would designate this memorial as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial. The bill specifies that the 

memorial would not become a unit of the National Park System, 

and states that the designation as a national memorial ‘‘shall not 

be construed to require or permit federal funds’’ to be spent on the 

memorial. 


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COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 330 was introduced on January 22, 2013, by Congressman 

Ken Calvert (R–CA). The bill was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 

on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. On April 24, 2013, 

the Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 

Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was 

discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, 

and the bill was then adopted and ordered favorably reported to 

the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) of that rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

H.R. 330—Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act 

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. 

Based on information provided by the National Park Service, 

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. Enacting the legislation would not affect revenues or direct spending; therefore, 

pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

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. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Martin von Gnechten. 

The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required by 

clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

this bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 

tax expenditures. Based on information provided by the National 


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Park Service, 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. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National 

Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing law. 

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