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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–170 

DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS NATIONAL MEMORIAL 

ACT 

JULY 20, 2011.—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. 320] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 320) 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. 320 is to designate a Distinguished Flying 

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

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The March Field Air Museum has commenced work on 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. 320 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. 320 was introduced on January 19, 2011, by Congressman 

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

Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 

on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. On May 4, 2011, the 

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a 

hearing on the bill. On June 15, 2011, the Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on National 

Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged by unanimous 

consent. No amendments were offered and the bill was 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. 320—Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act 

H.R. 320 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. 320 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. 320 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, 

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thority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 

tax expenditures. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 320 

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. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. This bill does not 

authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives does not apply. 

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. 

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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