Kent Conrad: “At the end of title X, add the following: SEC. . CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR LOSS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY DUE…”

“At the end of title X, add the following: SEC. . CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR LOSS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY DUE TO FLOODING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) The flooding that occurred in the portion of the Red River Basin encompassing East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota, during April and May 1997 is the worst flooding to occur in that region in the last 500 years. (2) Over 700 military personnel stationed in the vicinity of Grand Forks Air Force Base reside in that portion of the Red River Basin. (3) The military personnel stationed in the vicinity of Grand Forks Air Force Base have been stationed there entirely for the convenience of the Government. (4) There is insufficient military family housing at Grand Forks Air Force Base for all of those military personnel, and the available off-base housing is almost entirely within the areas adversely affected by the flood. (5) Many of the military personnel have suffered catastrophic losses, including total losses of personal property by some of the personnel. (6) It is vital to the national security interests of the United States that the military personnel adversely affected by the flood recover as quickly and completely as possible.”