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Ryan Add to Defense Bill Provides Land to Lordstown
WASHINGTON -- The village of Lordstown would receive seven acres of land now owned by the U.S. Army under an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2013 fiscal year added by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-17 Ohio. The village would receive the land at no cost with an understanding that the land always be used for public interests.
“This bill provides much-deserved support for our troops , including a 1.7% pay raise and extending certain special pay and bonuses for active duty and reserve personnel,” said Ryan, who also voted for the bill, H.R. 4310. He also said he was proud to have secured the seven acres for Lordstown which can be used for education or economic development.
“While the legislation is not perfect, it does address several issues on which I’ve been working, including forcing the Defense Department to keep closer tabs on the health of our nation’s domestic manufacturing base,” he said.
The act includes language from a bill Ryan introduced a bill last year, the Defense Supply Chain and Industrial Base Security Act, that requires the Secretary of Defense to identify defense suppliers at every level of the defense supply chain and develop an industrial base strategy to ensure the United States always maintains an adequate domestic manufacturing base. This provision follows on language that was in last year's NDAA, which also mirrored the text of Ryan's bill.
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