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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 589 

To provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States 

Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic 

Committee. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2007 

Mr. ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to 

the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE 

4 UNITED STATES PARALYMPICS, INCOR5 PORATED. 

6 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 

7 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (A) the conference report accompanying 

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1 priations Act, 2000 stated ‘‘the Committee 

2 urges GSA to strongly consider the U.S. Olym3 pic Committee’s (USOC) need for additional 

4 space and to give priority to the USOC’s re5 quest to gain title or acquire the property’’ lo6 cated at 1520 Willamette Avenue in Colorado 

7 Springs, Colorado; 

8 (B) upon acquisition of the property lo9 cated at 1520 Willamette Avenue in Colorado 

10 Springs, Colorado, by the United States 

11 Paralympics Incorporated, a subsidiary of the 

12 United States Olympic Committee, the property 

13 will be used to advance the United State Olym14 pic Committee’s Paralympics program and spe15 cifically to strengthen the relationship between 

16 the Paralympics and military veterans; 

17 (C) transferring the property is significant 

18 to Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the Pikes 

19 Peak region, which includes El Paso, Fremont, 

20 Pueblo, and Teller Counties, Colorado, are 

21 home to 103,394 veterans; 

22 (D) the United States Olympic Training 

23 Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado currently 

24 serves as home to the United States 


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1 Paralympics program and Fort Carson to the 

2 Army World Class Athlete Program; 

3 (E) the inaugural Paralympic Military 

4 Summit took place September 20 through 25, 

5 2005, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, home of 

6 the United States Air Force Academy, Fort 

7 Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, and Shriver 

8 Air Force Base; 

9 (F) the Paralympic movement originated 

10 after World War II as a means for disabled sol11 diers to compete in athletics; 

12 (G) today, thousands of athletes with phys13 ical disabilities compete internationally; and 

14 (H) it is projected that Iraq War veterans 

15 could account for 10 percent of the 500-mem16 ber Paralympic team in the 2012 Paralympic 

17 Games in London. 

18 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to 

19 support the United States Paralympics, Incor20 porated, which conducts programs dealing with sport 

21 for the disabled, particularly those disabled active 

22 duty and military veterans suffering or recovering 

23 from injuries incurred in action in defense of the 

24 Nation. 


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1 (b) TRANSFER.—Not later than 90 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the General Services Ad3 ministration shall transfer the real property located at 

4 1520 Williamette Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado 

5 (including all buildings and improvements on that real 

6 property) to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated 

7 for $1,000,000. 

8 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad9 ministrator of General Services may require such addi10 tional terms and conditions to the transfer under sub11 section (b) as the Administrator considers appropriate to 

12 protect the interests of the United States. 

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