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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 4

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should 

continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities 

of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and 

world Boy Scout Jamborees. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25, 2005

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. NELSON

of Nebraska, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. ENZI) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department 

of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of 

America, in particular the periodic national and world 

Boy Scout Jamborees.

Whereas the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on 

February 8, 1910, and received a Federal charter on 

June 15, 1916, which is codified as chapter 309 of title 

36, United States Code; 

Whereas section 30902 of title 36, United States Code, states 

that it is the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America to 

promote, through organization, and cooperation with 
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other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to 

teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred 

virtues; 

Whereas, since its inception, millions of Americans of every 

race, creed, and religion have participated in the Boy 

Scouts of America, and the Boy Scouts of America, as 

of October 1, 2004, utilizes more than 1,200,000 adult 

volunteers to serve 2,863,000 youth members organized 

in 121,051 units; 

Whereas the Department of Defense and members of the 

Armed Forces have a long history of supporting the activities of the Boy Scouts of America and individual Boy 

Scout troops inside the United States, and section 2606 

of title 10, United States Code, enacted in 1988, specifically authorizes the Department of Defense to cooperate 

with and assist the Boy Scouts of America in establishing 

and providing facilities and services for members of the 

Armed Forces and their dependents, and civilian employees of the Department of Defense and their dependents, 

at locations outside the United States; 

Whereas sections 4682, 7541, and 9682 of title 10, United 

States Code, authorize the Department of Defense to sell 

and, in certain cases, donate obsolete or excess material 

to the Boy Scouts of America to support its activities; 

and 

Whereas Public Law 92–249, enacted on March 10, 1972, 

and codified as section 2554 of title 10, United States 

Code, recognizes that Boy Scout Jamborees may be held 

on military installations and authorizes the Department 

of Defense, in support of Boy Scout Jamborees, to lend 

certain equipment and to provide transportation from the 
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United States or military commands overseas, and return, at no expense to the United States Government, 

and to provide other personnel services and logistical support to the Boy Scouts of America to support national 

and world gatherings of Boy Scouts at events known as 

Boy Scout Jamborees: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 

3 Department of Defense should continue to exercise its 

4 long-standing statutory authority to support the activities 

5 of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic 

6 national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.

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