[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 49 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S3848]
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  SUPPORT OF THE SENATE TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Armed 
Services Committee be discharged from further consideration and the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 415.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill be title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 415) expressing the continuing 
     support of the Senate to the Junior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps, and commending the efforts of that vital 
     program as it carries out its mission of instilling the 
     values of citizenship and service in the hearts and minds of 
     the youth of the United States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 415) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 415

       Whereas, since its inception in 1913, the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps has successfully functioned for over 
     90 years;
       Whereas the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps has 
     provided citizenship training, discipline, stability, and 
     patriotic values to the youth of the United States throughout 
     the Nation;
       Whereas millions of students have benefitted from the 
     Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps;
       Whereas, in 2005, there were over 500,000 students enrolled 
     in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs in 
     approximately 3,400 secondary schools; and
       Whereas the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is 
     taught by a dedicated cadre of retired officers and staff 
     non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who love the 
     United States and who are working to secure its future: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses appreciation to the Junior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps for--
       (A) the leadership training that the program provides to 
     the youth of the United States; and
       (B) the outstanding results that the program has achieved;
       (2) commends the professionalism and dedication displayed 
     daily by the retired members of the United States Armed 
     Forces who serve as instructors in the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps; and
       (3) proudly honors the modern-day members of the Junior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps, who represent a promising 
     group of young men and women who continue to strive to 
     achieve their full potential.

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