IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 305 
Expressing support for the 2013 Boy Scouts of America National Scout 
Jamboree in West Virginia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2013 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
RAHALL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROE of 
Tennessee, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. BARLETTA, 
Mr. STIVERS, Mr. JOHNSON
of Ohio, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and 
Mr. ROHRABACHER) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the 2013 Boy Scouts of America 
National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia. 
Whereas the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America 
is commended for their hard work and efforts on the Na-
tional Scout Jamboree, one of the unique and exciting ex-
periences of scouting; 
Whereas the Boy Scouts of America is composed of 2.6 mil-
lion youth members between the ages of 7 and 21 and 
more than 1 million volunteers in local councils through-
out the United States and its territories; 
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Whereas the Boy Scouts of America have built character, en-
couraged physical, spiritual, and mental growth, and 
taught leadership skills to generations of young men; 
Whereas the National Scout Jamboree is a gathering of over 
45,000 scouts, leaders, and staff every 4 years to show-
case everything that is great about the Boy Scouts of 
America and its members; 
Whereas over 25,000 scouts from all 48 States camped 
around the Washington Monument and The National 
Mall in Washington, DC, in 1937 for the first National 
Scout Jamboree; 
Whereas, since the first Jamboree in 1937, hundreds of thou-
sands of scouts have gathered at the National Scout 
Jamboree to live out the scout oath, ‘‘To help other peo-
ple at all times.’’; 
Whereas the 2013 Jamboree located at the world-class Sum-
mit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Summit’’) in West Virginia marks the 
17th National Scout Jamboree; 
Whereas the Summit location will be the permanent home of 
the National Scout Jamboree located on 10,600 acres in 
West Virginia’s world-renowned adventure sports region 
known as the New River Gorge; 
Whereas the Summit in West Virginia has received such glob-
al recognition that the World Scout Conference an-
nounced that the Summit will host the 24th World Scout 
Jamboree in 2019; 
Whereas the 2019 World Scout Jamboree will be conducted 
in the United States for the first time in 52 years; 
Whereas the Summit is the new home of achievement, adven-
ture, and innovation in scouting; 
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Whereas the theme of the 2013 Jamboree is ‘‘Go Big. Get 
Wild.’’; 
Whereas 2013 will be the first year that venturers, a branch 
of the Boy Scouts of America that includes young 
women, will be part of the Jamboree; 
Whereas during the Jamboree, over 30,000 youth will com-
plete more than 300,000 hours of community service at 
350 projects at sites in West Virginia; 
Whereas the community service provided includes clearing 
brush, performing repairs, cleaning litter, painting, plant-
ing, constructing walkways and shelters, and pouring 
concrete; 
Whereas each year the scouts volunteer over 10 million hours 
of service in their local communities; 
Whereas the National Jamboree is a chance to camp out with 
friends, meet new friends, try high-adventure activities, 
learn new skills, enjoy the outdoors, and have fun in an 
atmosphere of scouting fellowship; and 
Whereas Congress is committed to the time-honored celebra-
tion of the National Scout Jamboree and the goals and 
values of the Boy Scouts of America: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors each scout, venturer, volunteer, and 
staff member from across the United States cele-
brating the 2013 National Scout Jamboree in West 
Virginia; and 
(2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to prepare a copy of this resolution for pres-
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entation to the National Council of the Boy Scouts 
of America and the State of West Virginia as an ex-
pression of the gratitude of the Congress of the 
United States— 
(A) to scouting; and 
(B) for choosing West Virginia as the site 
of the permanent home for the National Scout 
Jamboree. 
Æ 
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