[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11373]
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      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INCORPORATED

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 200, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 37.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 37) expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball 
     Incorporated was established to support and develop Little 
     League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of 
     the benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental 
     international organizations.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the concurrent resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Foreign Relations with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
follows:
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) it is the sense of the Congress that 
     Little League Baseball Incorporated is international in 
     character and has engendered international goodwill through 
     its worldwide activities, particularly among the youth of the 
     world.
       (b) The Congress reaffirms that Little League Baseball 
     Incorporated was established to support and develop Little 
     League baseball worldwide, through the chartering of local 
     leagues and the provision of assistance to such local 
     leagues, through the creation or location of facilities in 
     other countries, and the provision of other support as 
     appropriate, including financial support, without right of 
     reimbursement or repayment.
       (c) The Congress calls upon the parliamentary bodies and 
     government officials of other nations, particularly those 
     that participate in Little League baseball, to recognize and 
     celebrate the international character of Little League 
     baseball.

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that committee 
substitute be agreed to, the resolution be agreed to, as amended, the 
preamble be agreed to, the title amendment be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements related to 
the resolution appear in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 37), as amended, with its 
preamble reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 37

       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated is a nonprofit 
     membership organization, chartered by the Congress of the 
     United States in 1964 to promote, develop, supervise, and 
     assist youth worldwide in participation in Little League 
     baseball and to instill in youth the spirit and competitive 
     will to win, values of team play, and healthful association 
     with other youth under proper leadership;
       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has chartered 
     more than 18,000 local Little League baseball or softball 
     leagues in 85 countries, across 6 continents, through which 
     more than 198,000 teams and 3,000,000 youth worldwide come 
     together in healthy competition, learning the value of 
     teamwork, individual responsibility, and respect for others;
       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated provides 
     administrative and other services, including financial 
     assistance from time to time, to such leagues without any 
     obligation to reimburse Little League Baseball Incorporated;
       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has established 
     a United States foundation for the advancement and support of 
     Little League baseball in the United States and around the 
     world, and has also created in Poland through its 
     representative, Dr. Creighton Hale, the Poland Little League 
     Baseball Foundation for the construction of Little League 
     baseball facilities and playing fields, in which youth may 
     participate worldwide in international competitions, and is 
     providing all the funds for such construction;
       Whereas the efforts of Little League Baseball Incorporated 
     are supported by millions of volunteers worldwide, as 
     parents, league officials, managers, coaches, and auxiliary 
     members and countless volunteer agencies, including sponsors, 
     all of whom give their time and effort without remuneration, 
     in service to others, to advance the goals of Little League 
     Baseball Incorporated and thereby assist the economic 
     transformation of societies worldwide, the improvement in the 
     quality of life of all citizens and the promotion of a civil 
     international community; and
       Whereas, as demonstrated by the success of its efforts 
     worldwide, Little League Baseball Incorporated is the largest 
     nongovernmental international youth sports organization in 
     the world and continues to grow: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) it is the sense of the Congress that 
     Little League Baseball Incorporated is international in 
     character and has engendered international goodwill through 
     its worldwide activities, particularly among the youth of the 
     world.
       (b) The Congress reaffirms that Little League Baseball 
     Incorporated was established to support and develop Little 
     League baseball worldwide, through the chartering of local 
     leagues and the provision of assistance to such local 
     leagues, through the creation or location of facilities in 
     other countries, and the provision of other support as 
     appropriate, including financial support, without right of 
     reimbursement or repayment.
       (c) The Congress calls upon the parliamentary bodies and 
     government officials of other nations, particularly those 
     that participate in Little League baseball, to recognize and 
     celebrate the international character of Little League 
     baseball.

  The title was amended so as to read:

       Concurrent Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress 
     that Little League Baseball Incorporated was established to 
     support and develop Little League baseball worldwide and that 
     its international character and activities should be 
     recognized.

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