[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 115 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S8580]
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   DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 15, 2002, AS ``NATIONAL 
          HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK''

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 305, and that the 
Senate now proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 305) designating the week beginning 
     September 15, 2002, as ``National Historically Black Colleges 
     And Universities Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and the 
preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, 
and any statement relating thereto be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 305) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 305

       Whereas there are 105 historically black colleges and 
     universities in the United States;
       Whereas black colleges and universities provide the quality 
     education so essential to full participation in a complex, 
     highly technological society;
       Whereas black colleges and universities have a rich 
     heritage and have played a prominent role in American 
     history;
       Whereas black colleges and universities have allowed many 
     underprivileged students to attain their full potential 
     through higher education; and
       Whereas the achievements and goals of historically black 
     colleges and universities are deserving of national 
     recognition: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK 
                   COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK.

       The Senate--
       (1) designates the week beginning September 15, 2002, as 
     ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     Week''; and
       (2) requests that the President of the United States issue 
     a proclamation calling on the people of the United States and 
     interested groups to observe the week with appropriate 
     ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate support 
     for historically black colleges and universities in the 
     United States.




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