[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S11153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING SAIL BOSTON FOR ITS CONTINUING ADVANCEMENT OF THE MARITIME 
                          HERITAGE OF NATIONS

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 42 
and the Senate now proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the joint resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 42) commending Sail Boston 
     for its continuing advancement of the maritime heritage of 
     nations, its commemoration of the nautical history of the 
     United States, and its promotion, encouragement, and support 
     of young cadets through training.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be read 
three times, passed, the motion to reconsider laid upon the table, the 
preamble be agreed to, and that any statements relating thereto be 
printed in the Record, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 42) was read the third time and 
passed.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The joint resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                             S. J. Res. 42

       Whereas Sail Boston is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to 
     the promotion of sail training and sail training events in an 
     effort to build goodwill among the nations of the world by 
     encouraging international sailing competition and gathering 
     of tall ships in the United States;
       Whereas Sail Boston has successfully promoted the United 
     States in the international tall ship community since 1992 
     with its organization of numerous tall ship events in Boston 
     and in the Great Lakes;
       Whereas Sail Boston has worked for more than a decade in 
     partnership with the American Sail Training Association in 
     organizing and implementing tall ship gatherings in the 
     United States to emphasize and promote the values of learning 
     and education at sea;
       Whereas Sail Boston has successfully established a unique 
     reputation in the celebration of major sailing events and 
     milestones in the maritime history of the United States;
       Whereas Sail Boston served as an organizer for the 
     bicentennial celebration of our country's oldest commissioned 
     warship, the U.S.S. Constitution, in 1997 and was selected by 
     the International Sail Training Association of London as Port 
     Organizer for the gathering of the world's tall ships in 
     Boston in 1992 and again in 2000 as part of our country's 
     millennium celebration;
       Whereas Sail Boston promoted and implemented 1 of the 
     world's largest tall ship events in the history of sail 
     training in the year 2000, when over 7,500,000 people 
     welcomed a gathering of 145 international and domestic tall 
     ships, representing 34 countries, to the port of Boston; and
       Whereas Sail Boston will continue its international 
     goodwill promotions with a gathering of tall ships in Boston 
     in 2004: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That--
       (1) Sail Boston is commended for--
       (A) its excellence in the promotion of tall ships and 
     maritime events in Boston and in ports throughout the United 
     States; and
       (B) for its work with the American Sail Training 
     Association in the promotion and encouragement of young 
     cadets through training programs, seamanship, and education 
     at sea;
       (2) all Americans and citizens of nations throughout the 
     world are encouraged to join in the international friendship 
     and support that Sail Boston and the American Sail Training 
     Association will provide during Sail Boston 2004; and
       (3) Sail Boston is encouraged to continue to represent and 
     promote the ports of the United States in the international 
     tall ship community, and to continue to organize and 
     participate in tall ship events in the United States and 
     around the world.

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