[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 37 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 200
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 37
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball
Incorporated was established to support and develop Little League
baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and
privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 8, 1997
Mr. Coverdell submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
October 8, 1997
Reported by Mr. Helms, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball
Incorporated was established to support and develop Little League
baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and
privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations.
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated is a nonprofit membership
organization, chartered by the Congress of the United States in 1964 to
promote, develop, supervise, and assist youth worldwide in participation
in Little League baseball and to instill in youth the spirit and
competitive will to win, values of team play, and healthful association
with other youth under proper leadership;
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has chartered more than 18,000 local
Little League baseball or softball leagues in 85 countries, across 6
continents, through which more than 198,000 teams and 3,000,000 youth
worldwide come together in healthy competition, learning the value of
teamwork, individual responsibility, and respect for others;
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated provides administrative and other
services, including financial assistance from time to time, to such
leagues without any obligation to reimburse Little League Baseball
Incorporated;
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has established a United States
foundation for the advancement and support of Little League baseball in
the United States and around the world, and has also created in Poland
through its representative, Dr. Creighton Hale, the Poland Little League
Baseball Foundation for the construction of Little League baseball
facilities and playing fields, in which youth may participate worldwide
in international competitions, and is providing all the funds for such
construction;
Whereas the efforts of Little League Baseball Incorporated are supported by
millions of volunteers worldwide, as parents, league officials,
managers, coaches, and auxiliary members and countless volunteer
agencies, including sponsors, all of whom give their time and effort
without remuneration, in service to others, to advance the goals of
Little League Baseball Incorporated and thereby assist the economic
transformation of societies worldwide, the improvement in the quality of
life of all citizens and the promotion of a civil international
community; and
Whereas, as demonstrated by the success of its efforts worldwide, Little League
Baseball Incorporated is the largest nongovernmental international youth
sports organization in the world and continues to grow: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
<DELETED>That (a) it is the sense of the Congress that Little League
Baseball Incorporated is international in character and has engendered
international goodwill through its worldwide activities, particularly
among the youth of the world.
<DELETED> (b) The Congress reaffirms that Little League Baseball
Incorporated was established to support and develop Little League
baseball worldwide, through the chartering of local leagues and the
provision of assistance to such local leagues, through the creation or
location of facilities in other countries, and the provision of other
support as appropriate, including financial support, without right of
reimbursement or repayment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) The Congress calls upon the parliamentary bodies and
government officials of other nations, particularly those that
participate in Little League baseball, to recognize and celebrate the
international character of Little League baseball and to render the
Little League Baseball Incorporated assistance and recognition of its
status as a nongovernmental international organization.</DELETED>
That (a) it is the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball
Incorporated is international in character and has engendered
international goodwill through its worldwide activities, particularly
among the youth of the world.
(b) The Congress reaffirms that Little League Baseball Incorporated
was established to support and develop Little League baseball
worldwide, through the chartering of local leagues and the provision of
assistance to such local leagues, through the creation or location of
facilities in other countries, and the provision of other support as
appropriate, including financial support, without right of
reimbursement or repayment.
(c) The Congress calls upon the parliamentary bodies and government
officials of other nations, particularly those that participate in
Little League baseball, to recognize and celebrate the international
character of Little League baseball.
Amend the title to read as follows: ``Concurrent Resolution
expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League
Baseball Incorporated was established to support and develop
Little League baseball worldwide and that its international
character and activities should be recognized.''.
Calendar No. 200
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 37
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball
Incorporated was established to support and develop Little League
baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and
privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations.
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October 8, 1997
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title