To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the Armed Forces for duty as advisors and instructors at correctional facilities of States and local governments operated as military-style boot camps and to authorize the transfer of excess defense property, including real property at military installations being closed or realigned, to States and local governments for use by these camps.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 1993

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the armed forces to a State or local correctional agency for temporary duty as advisors and instructors at a correctional facility operated as a military-style boot camp if the Secretary determines that such personnel could contribute to the rehabilitative purposes of such facility. Credits such military personnel for all service performed during such detail. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 and other Federal provisions relating to actions taken in conjunction with defense base closures and realignments to authorize the Secretary to transfer to the State or local government in which the military installation is located appropriate property or facilities for conversion and use in conjunction with military-style boot camp operations at a correctional facility.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] · R–OH

Committees

Armed Services Committee

17 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Mar 9, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel.
Mar 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Mar 3, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 3, 1993
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 1993
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.1203, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the Armed Forces for duty as advisors and instructors at correctional facilities of States and local governments operated as military-style boot camps and to authorize the transfer of excess defense property, including real property at military installations being closed or realigned, to States and local governments for use by these camps.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1203

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-03-03.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1203/BILLS-103hr1203ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.1203 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.1203, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the Armed Forces for duty as advisors and instructors at correctional facilities of States and local governments operated as military-style boot camps and to authorize the transfer of excess defense property, including real property at military installations being closed or realigned, to States and local governments for use by these camps.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1203

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-03-03.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1203/BILLS-103hr1203ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:05Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1203, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the Armed Forces for duty as advisors and instructors at correctional facilities of States and local governments operated as military-style boot camps and to authorize the transfer of excess defense property, including real property at military installations being closed or realigned, to States and local governments for use by these camps.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1203

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-03-03.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1203/BILLS-103hr1203ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:05Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1203, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the Armed Forces for duty as advisors and instructors at correctional facilities of States and local governments operated as military-style boot camps and to authorize the transfer of excess defense property, including real property at military installations being closed or realigned, to States and local governments for use by these camps.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1203

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-03-03.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1203/BILLS-103hr1203ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:05Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.1203 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.