[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 72 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 72

 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United 
   States Cadet Nurse Corps and voicing the appreciation of Congress 
 regarding the service of the members of the United States Cadet Nurse 
                       Corps during World War II.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 3, 2003

 Mr. Daschle submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United 
   States Cadet Nurse Corps and voicing the appreciation of Congress 
 regarding the service of the members of the United States Cadet Nurse 
                       Corps during World War II.

Whereas the United States experienced an extreme shortage of nurses and medical 
        personnel during World War II, and this shortage was filled in part by 
        the 180,000 women of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps;
Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps was under the jurisdiction of the 
        Public Health Service, a branch of the uniformed services of the United 
        States;
Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps was established pursuant to the Act 
        of June 15, 1943 (Chapter 126; 57 Stat. 153), commonly known as the 
        Bolton Act in honor of Congresswoman Frances Payne Bolton who introduced 
        the legislation;
Whereas the members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps were required to 
        undergo training that involved 12-hour days in hospitals followed by 
        classes, with specific standards for admission into the Corps;
Whereas the members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps made a pledge upon 
        entrance into their post to be available for military, governmental, or 
        essential civilian services for the duration of World War II;
Whereas the members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps wore uniforms with 
        patches certified by the Secretary of the Army and served under the 
        authority of commissioned officers;
Whereas members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps were charged with the 
        reception of sick and wounded members of the Armed Forces and performed 
        other duties in promotion of the public interest in connection with 
        military operations;
Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps was responsible for saving civilian 
        hospital nursing services by providing 80 percent of the nursing staff 
        for civilian hospitals during World War II;
Whereas some members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps left their families 
        and served all across the Nation in various hospitals, occasionally 
        substituting for doctors; and
Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps remains unrecognized as a military 
        organization and its members remain unrecognized as veterans of the 
        United States Army: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the members of the United States Cadet Nurse 
        Corps for their patriotism and civic activism in a time of 
        emergency during World War II; and
            (2) honors the 60th Anniversary of the creation of the 
        United States Cadet Nurse Corps.
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