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【本報綜合外電報導】美國廢除軍中不問不說政策，允許同性戀軍人公開性向。智庫美國企業研究所（AEI）認為，知名大學未來將更願意重新加入軍方的「預備軍官訓練團」（ROTC）計畫。
美軍預備軍官訓練團是結合軍隊與民間大學的人力招募計畫。民間大學學生在學期間除正常上課外，需定期接受軍事訓練，畢業後即可比照軍事院校畢業生，擔任各軍種初級軍官。
但多所知名學府，包括哈佛、耶魯、哥倫比亞、史丹佛等，一直不願重新加入ROTC計畫。1960及70年代，各校退出ROTC是為抗議越戰，其後不願重回ROTC，則是因為反對軍方限制同性戀服役的政策。
AEI兩位研究員施密特（Gary J. Schmitt）與米勒（Cheryl
Miller）在專文中指出，不問不說廢止後，諸多名校的確展現重新接納ROTC的意願，包括哈佛與哥倫比亞校長都已表態，願意與軍方討論ROTC。
研究員指出，由於這些大學過去4、50年並未正式承認ROTC制度，學生就算有意從軍，也會面臨許多現實阻礙，等於變相勸阻學生加入軍隊。
不過，就算校方現在改變心意，但ROTC制度是否真能順利重返上述學校，仍有不少變數。其中之一是國防部的財務拮据，重新設立各校的訓練團非常花錢，最後在現實考量下，多數學校可能暫時不會有訓練團。991223
THE
WHITE HOUSE
Office
of the Press Secretary
______________________________________________________________
For
Immediate Release
December 22, 2010
Statement by the Press Secretary
On
Wednesday, December 22, 2010, the President signed into law:
S. 30,
which makes it illegal to cause any caller identification service to
knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification
information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain
anything of value.
S.
1275, which establishes a National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and
Nutrition as a nonprofit corporation to promote participation by private
organizations in the activities of the President's Council on Fitness,
Sports, and Nutrition, and to promote private donations to support those
activities.
S.
1405, which redesignates the Longfellow National Historic Site in
Massachusetts, as the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National
Historic Site.
S.
1448, which authorizes 99-year leases on land held in trust for five
Indian Tribes in the State of Oregon.
S.
1609, which authorizes the Department of Commerce to approve a single
fishery cooperative for the longline catcher processor subsector in the
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Pacific cod fishery upon the request of
licensees holding at least 80 percent of the licenses issued for that
subsector.
S.
1774, which makes Hotaru Nakama Ferschke eligible for an immigrant visa or
for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident.
S.
2906, authorizes 99-year leases on land held in trust for the Kalispel
Tribe and the Puyallup Tribe of Washington State.
S.
3199, which reauthorizes and expands authorized research and public health
activities related to the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of
hearing loss in newborns and infants.
S.
3794, which authorizes the General Services Administration to transfer
Federal surplus property to State agencies for distribution to certain
veterans-related organizations.
S.
3860, which requires reports on the management of Arlington National
Cemetery.
S.
3984, which authorizes appropriations for museums and libraries through FY
2016, and extends programs administered by the Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
S. 3998, which extends
through March 30, 2012, a pilot program for certain volunteer
organizations that serve children to have fingerprint checks on applicants
for positions as volunteers or employees processed through the Fingerprint
Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
S.
4005, which authorizes the U.S. Government to apply for, and Federal
courts to issue, restraining orders at any time before or after the
initiation of forfeiture proceedings by a foreign nation in order to
preserve the availability of property in the United States subject to
civil or criminal forfeiture under foreign law.
S.
4010, which makes Shigeru Yamada eligible for an immigrant visa or for
adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident.
H.R.
1061, which provides for the transfer of Federal and non-Federal land to
the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe of
Washington State.
H.R.
2941, which Reauthorizes Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and
knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers.
H.R.
4337, which modifies rules related to the tax treatment of regulated
investment companies, including rules related to capital loss carryovers,
dividends and other distributions, and excise taxes.
H.R.
5591, which designates the airport traffic control tower located at
Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the Ray Daves
Airport Traffic Control Tower.
H.R.
6198, which makes technical corrections to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention
and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.
H.R.
6278, which allows the District of Columbia to use Heritage Island and a
portion of Kingman Island within the Anacostia River for recreational,
environmental, or educational purposes in accordance with the Anacostia
Waterfront Framework Plan and the Comprehensive Plan of the District of
Columbia.
H.R.
6473, which extends through March 31, 2011,
authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and make grants
to airports under the Airport Improvement Program.
H.R.
6516, which makes technical and conforming changes to the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010.
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