[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 793 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 793

    Commending Tall Ships America for advancing character-building 
 experiences at sea and representing the tall ships and sail training 
  community of the United States in national and international forums.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 22, 2022

   Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commending Tall Ships America for advancing character-building 
 experiences at sea and representing the tall ships and sail training 
  community of the United States in national and international forums.

Whereas the American Sail Training Association (doing business as Tall Ships 
        America), located in Rhode Island, is an educational non-profit 
        corporation whose declared mission is ``to encourage character-building 
        through sail training, promote sail training to the North American 
        public, and support education under sail'';
Whereas, since its founding in 1973, Tall Ships America has promoted and 
        supported character-building experiences aboard traditional sail 
        training vessels and supported a fleet of more than 120 tall ships and 
        sail training vessels, including barques, barquentines, brigs, 
        brigantines, schooners, sloops, and full-rigged ships, which fly the 
        flag of the United States and bring life-changing adventures to 
        thousands of young trainees each year;
Whereas April 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Tall Ships America, which--

    (1) continues to ably represent the United States as a founding member 
of Sail Training International, the recognized international body for the 
promotion of sail training since the 1950s; and

    (2) as a member of the International Council of Sail Training 
International, actively promotes international fellowship of the sea 
through governance and events;

Whereas Tall Ships America has established a program of scholarship and grant 
        funding to support onboard experiences for young people and the 
        professional training and development of sailing ship crew members;
Whereas Tall Ships America promotes safe and ethical practices and supports the 
        business efficiency of its member vessels and programs;
Whereas Tall Ships America has entered into a memorandum of understanding with 
        the Maritime Administration in support of maritime workforce 
        development;
Whereas Tall Ships America collaborates extensively with the Coast Guard with 
        respect to--

    (1) the regulation of sail training vessels;

    (2) Marine Events of National Significance, including the Tall Ships 
Challenge series;

    (3) the premier sail training vessel of the United States, namely the 
square-rigged Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle ; and

    (4) professional mariner training and development, including through 
participation in the Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships;

Whereas Tall Ships America has a long history of arranging and supporting tall 
        ship races, rallies, and maritime festivals dating as far back as 1976;
Whereas, since 2001, Tall Ships America has organized 78 Tall Ships Challenge 
        races and maritime festivals that have--

    (1) involved sail training ships, trainees, and crews from around the 
world on all the coasts of the United States;

    (2) advanced the mission of Tall Ships America;

    (3) helped sustain the economic vitality of member vessels of Tall 
Ships America; and

    (4) attracted more than 26,000,000 visitors and $3,000,000,000 in 
economic impact to maritime communities; and

Whereas Tall Ships America has hosted the Annual Conference on Sail Training and 
        Tall Ships for 49 years in cities throughout the United States and 
        Canada, including the Safety Under Sail Forum and the Education Under 
        Sail Forum, to enhance professionalism, historical skills of seamanship, 
        impactful approaches for education at sea, best-practices of 
        organizational collaboration, and cutting-edge non-profit and business 
        practices: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends Tall Ships America for--
                    (A) advancing character-building experiences at sea 
                and on inland waterways aboard traditional sail 
                training vessels;
                    (B) acting as the national sail training 
                association of the United States; and
                    (C) representing the tall ships and sail training 
                community of the United States in national and 
                international forums, including in Sail Training 
                International;
            (2) commends Tall Ships America and its member vessels and 
        programs for providing workforce training and development 
        opportunities for the maritime industry in the finest 
        traditions of the sea; and
            (3) encourages the people of the United States and the 
        world to join in celebration of the first 50 years of the 
        Adventure and Education Under Sail program of Tall Ships 
        America, which provides character-building, educational, and 
        work experiences for people of all nations.
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