[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3642]
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           NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 24, 
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, and the Senate 
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. 24) designating the week beginning 
     May 4, 2003, as ``National Correctional Officers and 
     Employees Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous consent the resolution and preamble be 
agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and 
any statements be printed in the Record, with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 24) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 24

       Whereas the operation of correctional facilities represents 
     a crucial component of the criminal justice system of the 
     United States;
       Whereas correctional personnel play a vital role in 
     protecting the rights of the public to be safeguarded from 
     criminal activity;
       Whereas correctional personnel are responsible for the 
     care, custody, and dignity of the human beings charged to 
     their care; and
       Whereas correctional personnel work under demanding 
     circumstances and face danger in their daily work lives: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES WEEK.

       That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week beginning May 4, 2003, as 
     ``National Correctional Officers and Employees Week''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe the 
     week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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