[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1728 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1728

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
recognition, protection, promotion, and facilitation of the annual JFK 
                                50 Mile.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2010

  Mr. Bartlett (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. 
 Kratovil, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Van 
 Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
recognition, protection, promotion, and facilitation of the annual JFK 
                                50 Mile.

Whereas the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club answered President John F. Kennedy's 
        challenge and held the first JFK 50 Mile in 1963;
Whereas by 1973, there were 2,000 entrants;
Whereas the JFK 50 Mile course was laid out over Government land designated for 
        the expressed use of hikers and citizens seeking fitness;
Whereas President Kennedy set a national goal of improving the health of the 
        United States people;
Whereas President Kennedy called upon the Executive order from President 
        Theodore Roosevelt challenging United States Marine Officers to finish 
        50 miles in 20 hours;
Whereas since the inception of the JFK 50 Mile, all members of the United States 
        Armed Forces have been welcome and have met this challenge by former 
        Presidents Kennedy and Roosevelt over this historic course marked by the 
        history of the Nation over the Appalachian Trail and the C & O Canal 
        passing over hallowed ground near Crampton's Gap, Maryland, Weaverton 
        Cliffs, Maryland, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Antietam 
        Battlefield; and
Whereas the JFK 50 Mile is the Nation's oldest ultra marathon: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club and the Director of 
        the National Park Service should continue to accommodate 
        members of the United States Armed Forces as they meet the 
        challenge of the JFK 50 Mile;
            (2) the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club should work with 
        the National Park Service to accommodate controlled and managed 
        growth of the JFK 50 Mile as the event approaches its 50th year 
        in 2012;
            (3) any growth over 2,000 participants should be at the 
        mutual consent of the Director of the National Parks and the 
        Cumberland Valley Athletic Club; and
            (4) the United States Government should recognize the 
        desire to protect and promote the heritage and historical 
        significance of the JFK 50 Mile held every year rain or shine, 
        sleet or snow.
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