[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 107 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 107

 To commend Sail Boston for its continuing advancement of the maritime 
 heritage of nations, its commemoration of the nautical history of the 
 United States, and its promotion, encouragement, and support of young 
                        cadets through training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2002

Mr. Lynch introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
    to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 To commend Sail Boston for its continuing advancement of the maritime 
 heritage of nations, its commemoration of the nautical history of the 
 United States, and its promotion, encouragement, and support of young 
                        cadets through training.

Whereas Sail Boston is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the promotion of 
        sail training and sail training events in an effort to build goodwill 
        among the nations of the world by encouraging international sailing 
        competition and gathering of tall ships in the United States;
Whereas Sail Boston has successfully promoted the United States in the 
        international tall ship community since 1992 with its organization of 
        numerous tall ship events in Boston and in the Great Lakes;
Whereas Sail Boston has worked for more than a decade in partnership with the 
        American Sail Training Association in organizing and implementing tall 
        ship gatherings in the United States to emphasize and promote the values 
        of learning and education at sea;
Whereas Sail Boston has successfully established a unique reputation in the 
        celebration of major sailing events and milestones in the maritime 
        history of the United States;
Whereas Sail Boston has served as an organizer for the bicentennial celebration 
        in our country's oldest commissioned warship, the U.S.S. Constitution, 
        in 1997 and was selected by the International Sail Training Association 
        of London as Port Organizer for the gathering of the world's tall ships 
        in Boston in 1992 and again in 2000 as part of our country's millennium 
        celebration;
Whereas Sail Boston promoted and implemented one of the world's largest tall 
        ship events in the history of sail training in the year 2000, when over 
        7,500,000 people welcomed a gathering of 145 international and domestic 
        tall ships, representing 34 countries, to the port of Boston; and
Whereas Sail Boston will continue its international goodwill promotions with a 
        gathering of tall ships in Boston in 2004: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That--
            (1) Sail Boston is hereby commended for its excellence in 
        the promotion of tall ship and maritime events in Boston and in 
        ports throughout the United States, and in its work with the 
        American Sail Training Association for the promotion and 
        encouragement of young cadets through training programs, 
        seamanship, and education at sea;
            (2) all Americans and citizens of nations throughout the 
        world are encouraged to join in the international friendship 
        and support that Sail Boston and the American Sail Training 
        Association will provide during Sail Boston 2004; and
            (3) Sail Boston is encouraged to continue to represent and 
        promote the ports of the United States in the international 
        tall ship community, and to continue to organize and 
        participate in tall ship events in the United States and around 
        the world.
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