[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 747 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 747

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         March 3, 2010.
Whereas Forbes magazine has named the United States Military Academy at West 
        Point as America's Best College for 2009;
Whereas U.S. News & World Report has named West Point as the Best Public Liberal 
        Arts College in the United States;
Whereas U.S. News & World Report has consistently rated West Point's 
        undergraduate engineering program as among the best in the United 
        States;
Whereas the United States has had a military presence at West Point since the 
        Revolutionary War because of its strategic position overlooking the 
        Hudson River;
Whereas General George Washington selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko to design West 
        Point's fortifications in 1778;
Whereas West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America;
Whereas President Thomas Jefferson established the United States Military 
        Academy at West Point in 1802;
Whereas West Point has educated many of the United States Army's commissioned 
        officers;
Whereas West Point instructs 4,400 cadets per year in academics, military 
        tactics, physical fitness, and leadership--all free of tuition;
Whereas 1,000 cadets graduate each year and are commissioned second lieutenants 
        in the United States Army;
Whereas 2 Presidents of the United States, 74 Congressional Medal of Honor 
        recipients, 88 Rhodes Scholars, 33 Marshall Scholars, and 28 Truman 
        Scholars have graduated from West Point;
Whereas, in addition to academics and military training, West Point offers 
        extracurricular activities that include 115 athletic and non-sport clubs 
        and the Eisenhower Hall Theatre; and
Whereas West Point offers a well-rounded, highly regarded education to the next 
        generation of the Nation's leaders: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the United States Military Academy at West Point 
        on being named by Forbes magazine as America's Best College for 2009;
            (2) supports West Point's mission ``to educate, train, and inspire 
        the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of 
        character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared 
        for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an 
        officer in the United States Army''; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a 
        copy of this resolution for appropriate display to the Superintendent of 
        West Point.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.