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 116 STAT. 2458 PUBLIC LAW 107-314-DEC. 2, 2002 Public Law 107-314 107th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Depart- Dec. 2, 2002 ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart- [H R 45461 ment of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Bob Stump the United States of America in Congress assembled, National Defense Authorization SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. Act for Fi^cfil Year 2003. (a) SHORT TITLE. —T his Act may be cited as the "Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003". (b) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) Representative Bob Stump of Arizona was elected to the House of Representatives in 1976 for service in the 95th Congress, after serving in the Arizona legislature for 18 years and serving as President of the Arizona State Senate from 1975 to 1976, and he has been reelected to each subsequent Congress. (2) A World War II combat veteran, Representative Stump entered service in the United States Navy in 1943, just after his 16th birthday, and served aboard the USS LUNGA POINT and the USS TULAGI, which participated in the invasions of Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. (3) Representative Stump was elected to the Committee on Armed Services in 1978 and has served on nearly all of its subcommittees and panels during 25 years of distinguished service on the committee. He has served as chairman of the committee during the 107th Congress and has championed United States national security as the paramount function of the Federal Government. (4) Also serving on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, chairing that committee from 1995 to 2000, and serving on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, including service as the ranking minority member in 1985 and 1986, Representative Stump has dedicated his entire congressional career to steadfastly supporting America's courageous men and women in uniform both on and off the battlefield. (5) Representative Stump's tireless efforts on behalf of those in the military and veterans have been recognized with numerous awards for outstanding service from active duty and reserve military, veterans' service, military retiree, and industry organizations.

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