[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 46 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.J. Res.46

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine


                            Joint Resolution


 
  Conferring status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed 
                        Forces on Zachary Fisher.

Whereas the United States has only once before conferred on an 
  individual status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed 
  Forces, when in Public Law 105-67 Congress conferred that status on 
  Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope;

Whereas status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces 
  is and should remain an extraordinary honor not lightly conferred nor 
  frequently granted;

Whereas the lifetime of accomplishments and generosity of Zachary 
  Fisher on behalf of United States military servicemembers, veterans, 
  and their families through a wide range of philanthropic activities 
  fully justifies the conferring of such status;

Whereas Zachary Fisher is himself not a veteran, having attempted to 
  enlist in the Armed Forces to serve his country during World War II, 
  but being informed that he was ineligible due to a preexisting 
  medical condition;

Whereas Zachary Fisher and his wife Elizabeth have as private citizens 
  enhanced the lives of thousands of servicemembers, veterans, and 
  their families through a wide range of philanthropic activities;

Whereas Zachary Fisher has been honored by each of the branches of the 
  Armed Forces, by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and 
  by the major veterans service organizations for projects such as the 
  preservation of the USS INTREPID as a sea-air-space museum in New 
  York harbor, the establishment of the Fisher House program for 
  relatives of critically ill members of the Armed Forces and their 
  families, and the furnishing of scholarships and other financial 
  support to families who have lost a loved one in service to their 
  country; and

Whereas Zachary Fisher has been awarded the Presidential Medal of 
  Freedom in recognition of his extraordinary patriotism and 
  philanthropy: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress--
        (1) extends its gratitude, on behalf of the American people, to 
    Zachary Fisher for his lifetime of accomplishments and philanthropy 
    on behalf of United States military servicemembers; and
        (2) confers upon Zachary Fisher the status of an honorary 
    veteran of the United States Armed Forces.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.