A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the thurman‑zumwalt foundation for start‑up costs to develop a national center in north carolina to address military health issues.
Whereas, The Thurman‑Zumwalt Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, has been established to ensure that appropriate attention is given to the health risks faced, on our behalf, by those defending the nation and fulfilling its overseas humanitarian obligations; and
Whereas, the Thurman‑Zumwalt Foundation is named after U.S. Army General Maxwell R. Thurman and Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, both of whom served their country and those who served under them with both integrity and vision; and
Whereas, officers responsible for the overall operations of the Thurman‑Zumwalt Foundation represent a wide range of scientific, administrative, and military expertise; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Thurman‑Zumwalt Foundation the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year.  These funds shall be used to support start‑up costs for the development of a national center in North Carolina to address military health issues that will also be relevant to the needs of Peace Corps volunteers and persons deployed on Red Cross missions of mercy.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.