109 HRES 661 IH: Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war. U.S. House of Representatives 2006-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2006 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harris, Mrs. McCarthy, and Mrs. Christensen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.

Whereas in October 2000, New Jersey established Operation Recognition, a program to honor veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War who left high school in order to join the Armed Forces and never received high school diplomas; Whereas through Operation Recognition the State of New Jersey will award a high school diploma to any veteran residing in New Jersey who left a high school located in New Jersey before graduating to enter the Armed Forces during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War; and Whereas New York, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and West Virginia have established programs similar to Operation Recognition: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives encourages each State to establish a program similar to Operation Recognition, to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war and who never received high school diplomas.