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 105 STAT. 1478 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 SEC. 1073. COMMENDATION OF THE MILITARY COLLEGES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRAINING CITIZEN-SOLDIERS. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) The number of essential military colleges (institutions that the Department of Defense has recognized as constituting a special aspect of American higher education) has decreased from 11 institutions in 1914 to only 4 today: Norwich University, founded in 1819; Virginia Military Institute, established in 1839; The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, chartered in 1842; and North Georgia College, which opened in 1873. (2) The hallmark of these institutions has been their dedication to the principle of the citizen-soldier, and in this regard they are joined in spirit and devotion by the Cadet Corps at Texas A & M University and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (3) Citizen-soldiers are educated, trained, and inspired to become productive members of society in any calling, but are also prepared to serve their country in a military role during times of war or national peril. (4) These citizen-soldiers have accepted as their duty an obligation to serve their country in every instance of war since the Mexican War, and have without fail or hesitation answered the CEill to arms—most recently with service in Southwest Asia as part of Operation Desert Storm. (b) RECOGNITION AND COMMENDATION. —In light of the findings in subsection (a), the Congress— (1) recognizes and commends military colleges for the unique contributions they have made and continue to make; and (2) urges citizens of the United States to support the concept of the citizen-soldier to which these colleges are dedicated. SEC. 1074. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE CHEMICAL DECON- TAMINATION TRAINING FACILITY, FORT MCCLELLAN, ALA- BAMA. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) The possibility of use of chemical weapons by Iraqi forces was the most significant military threat confronted by members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Persian Gulf region in connection with Operation Desert Storm. (2) There continues to be extreme concern with respect to the ever more rapid proliferation of chemical weapons and agents, especially among nations in the Middle East. (3) This proliferation makes it increasingly necessary that members of the Armed Forces have the capability of self- defense against chemical weapons and agents. (4) Combat training with live chemical agents directly promotes this capability by reducing the life-threatening fear and self doubt that some soldiers experience on a battlefield contaminated by chemical weapons or agents. (5) Such training further promotes this capability by enhancing the professional credibility of the members of the Armed Forces who train others with respect to chemical weapons and agents. (6) The Chemical Decontamination Training Facility (CDTF) located at Fort McClellan, Alabama, is the only facility for

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