Have had to stumble around a bit inside the current / emerging 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4909/text> doing some research.
Like being lost in a giant maze, you never know what you’ll stumble into. Here is one of the things I stumbled across this morning. Will one of these NDAAs in future prohibit maintenance of Confederate graves in National Cemeteries? Why not? Where does all this end? Many Southern state flags incorporate elements of the Confederate Battle Flag in their designs. This includes North Carolina. Will we soon see ROTC detachments withdrawn from those state institutions also? It’s a pretty slippery slope that the useful pawns in government will disregard. Ken 567. Prohibition on establishment, maintenance, or support of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units at educational institutions that display Confederate battle flag (a) Prohibition Section 2102 of title 10 <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2102>, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Prohibition related to display of Confederate battle flag (1) The Secretary of a military department may not establish, maintain, or support a unit of the program at any educational institution, including any senior military college specified in section 2111a of this title, that displays, in a location other than in a museum exhibit, the Confederate battle flag. (2)(A) Upon making a determination under paragraph (1) that an educational institution displays, in a location other than in a museum exhibit, the Confederate battle flag, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall terminate, in accordance with subparagraph (B), any unit of the program at that educational institution in existence as of the date of the determination. (B) The termination of a unit of the program at an educational institution pursuant to this paragraph shall take effect on the date on which— (i) each member of the program who, as of the date of the determination, is enrolled in the educational institution is no longer so enrolled; and (ii) each student who, as of the date of the determination, is enrolled in the educational institution but not yet a member of the program, is no longer so enrolled. (3) Not later than January 31, 2017, and each January 31 thereafter through January 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report— (A) identifying each unit of the program located at an educational institution that displays, in a location other than in a museum exhibit, the Confederate battle flag; and (B) describing the implementation of this subsection with respect to that educational institution. (4) In this subsection, the term Confederate battle flag means the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, the battle flag of the Army of Tennessee, the battle flag of Forrest’s Cavalry Corps, the Second Confederate Navy Jack, the Second Confederate Navy Ensign, or other flag with a like design. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 2102(d) of title 10 <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2102#d>, United States Code, is amended by striking The President and inserting Subject to subsection (e), the President. (2) Section 2111a of title 10 <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2111a>, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (d), by striking The Secretary and inserting Except as provided in section 2102(e) of this title, the Secretary; and (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking The Secretary and inserting Except in the case of a senior miliary college at which a unit of the program is terminated pursuant to section 2102(e) of this title, the Secretary. (c) Exception Section 2102 of title 10 <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2102>, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Exception The prohibition under subsection (e) shall not apply to an educational institution if the board of visitors of such institution has voted to take down the flag described in such subsection. . ------------------------------ [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> <#m_2050095168072446124_m_-8666827697538639474_m_-2706664094800280790_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcXVzbXJ2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0OTcwMjI3Nzg-> [image: Yahoo! 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