[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 10 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 10

Designating April 2003 as ``Human Genome Month'' and April 25 as ``DNA 
                                 Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2003

   Mr. Gregg (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Daschle) 
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Designating April 2003 as ``Human Genome Month'' and April 25 as ``DNA 
                                 Day''.

Whereas April 25, 2003, will mark the 50th anniversary of the description of the 
        double-helix structure of DNA by James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick, 
        considered by many to be one of the most significant scientific 
        discoveries of the 20th Century;
Whereas, in April 2003, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium 
        will place the essentially completed sequence of the human genome in 
        public databases, and thereby complete all of the original goals of the 
        Human Genome Project;
Whereas, in April 2003, the National Human Genome Research Institute of the 
        National Institutes of Health in the Department of Health and Human 
        Services will unveil a new plan for the future of genomics research;
Whereas, April 2003 marks 50 years of DNA discovery during which scientists in 
        the United States and many other countries, fueled by curiosity and 
        armed with ingenuity, have unraveled the mysteries of human heredity and 
        deciphered the genetic code linking one generation to the next;
Whereas, an understanding of DNA and the human genome has already fueled 
        remarkable scientific, medical, and economic advances; and
Whereas, an understanding of DNA and the human genome hold great promise to 
        improve the health and well being of all Americans: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) designates April 2003 as ``Human Genome Month'' in 
        order to recognize and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 
        outstanding accomplishment of describing the structure of DNA, 
        the essential completion of the sequence of the human genome, 
        and the development of a plan for the future of genomics;
            (2) designates April 25, 2003, as ``DNA Day'' in 
        celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the 
        description of the structure of DNA on April 25, 1953; and
            (3) recommends that schools, museums, cultural 
        organizations, and other educational institutions across the 
        nation recognize Human Genome Month and DNA Day and carry out 
        appropriate activities centered on human genomics, using 
        information and materials provided through the National Human 
        Genome Research Institute and through other entities.
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