[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 327 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.Con.Res.327
                                     Agreed to November 19, 2010        

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world and the 
  FIFA World Cup competition is the single most important event in that 
  sport;

Whereas the United States successfully hosted in 9 cities throughout 
  the Nation the 1994 FIFA World Cup competition, which was broadcast 
  to billions of fans around the world and set an attendance record of 
  nearly 3,600,000, which remains unbroken today;

Whereas the 1994 FIFA World Cup competition served as a catalyst for 
  the increased popularity and development of the game throughout the 
  United States, as well as the introduction of Major League Soccer, 
  the United States national first division professional soccer league;

Whereas the United States Soccer Federation has established the USA Bid 
  Committee to prepare and submit a bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup 
  competition in the United States;

Whereas 18 American cities have been named by the USA Bid Committee as 
  candidates to serve as hosts to FIFA World Cup matches in 2022, with 
  each of these cities embodying the diversity and enthusiasm shared by 
  the entire Nation and guaranteeing each participating team and its 
  followers a ``home team'' atmosphere;

Whereas the United States offers FIFA a valuable and receptive market 
  within which to further develop the sport of soccer, which in turn 
  will have significant impact on and off the field in both the United 
  States and throughout the world;

Whereas the United States possesses all necessary state-of-the-art 
  infrastructure in its stadia and potential host cities to ensure that 
  the competition sets a new standard of quality, comfort, security and 
  safety for players, officials, spectators, media, and sponsors alike;

Whereas hosting the FIFA World Cup in the United States promises 
  record-setting attendance and financial performance, allowing 
  revenues generated by the competition to be used for the further 
  development of soccer and FIFA's objectives of positive social and 
  environmental change;

Whereas hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition in the United 
  States would serve as a tremendous impetus to national and 
  international goodwill, as the competition would bring people from 
  many nations, along with a diverse American public, together under 
  one banner of peace, friendship, and spirited but fair competition; 
  and

Whereas pursuant to FIFA bidding procedures, the President of the 
  United States and certain Federal agencies have issued guarantees 
  that upon authorization or appropriation, would establish the 
  conditions required to help make the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition 
  the most successful in history: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
        (1) recognizes and supports the efforts of the USA Bid 
    Committee to bring the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition to the 
    United States;
        (2) encourages the President of the United States and 
    appropriate Federal agencies to support the USA Bid Committee in 
    its efforts to meet all requirements for the United States to host 
    the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition; and
        (3) stands prepared to give full consideration to a request by 
    the President to provide support related to the 2022 FIFA World Cup 
    competition, if the United States is selected to host this event.
Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.