[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 23903-23904]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  SENATE RESOLUTION 381--DESIGNATING OCTOBER 16, 2000, TO OCTOBER 20, 
              2000, AS ``NATIONAL TEACH FOR AMERICA WEEK''

  Mr. SCHUMER submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 381

       Whereas while the United States will need to hire over 
     2,000,000 new teachers over the next decade, Teach For 
     America has proven itself an effective alternative means of 
     recruiting gifted college graduates into the field of 
     education;

       Whereas in its decade of existence, Teach For America's 
     6,000 corps members have aided 1,000,000 low-income students 
     at urban and rural sites across the United States;

       Whereas Teach For America's popularity continues to 
     skyrocket, with a record-breaking number of men and women 
     applying to become corps members for the 2000-2001 school 
     year;

       Whereas over half of all Teach For America alumni continue 
     to work within the field of education after their two years 
     of service are complete;

       Whereas Teach For America corps members leave their service 
     committed to life-long advocacy for low-income, underserved 
     children;

       Whereas over 100,000 schoolchildren are being taught by 
     Teach For America corps members in 2000; and

       Whereas October 16th through 20th will be Teach For 
     America's fourth annual ``Teach For America'' week, during 
     which government members, artists, historians, athletes, and 
     other prominent community leaders will visit underserved 
     classrooms served by Teach For America corps members: Now, 
     therefore, be it

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the Teach For America program, and its past 
     and present participants, for its contribution to our 
     Nation's public school system;

       (2) designates the week beginning on October 16, 2000, and 
     ending on October 20, 2000, as ``National Teach For America 
     Week''; and

       (3) encourages Senators and all community leaders to 
     participate in classroom visits to take place during the 
     week.

SENATE RESOLUTION 382--RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE PERSONNEL OF THE 
   49TH ARMORED DIVISION OF THE TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOR THEIR 
   PARTICIPATION AND EFFORTS IN PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND COMMAND AND 
CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES -SECTOR OF THE MULTINATIONAL STABILIZATION 
                   FORCE IN TUZLA, BOSNIA-HERZOGOVINA

  Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. Warner) introduced 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 382

       Whereas the personnel of the 49th Armored Division, Texas 
     Army National Guard, provided command and control of Regular 
     Army forces and an 11-nation multinational force in the 
     American sector of Bosnia-Herzegovina from March 7, 2000, 
     through October 4, 2000;
       Whereas the presence of the soldiers of the 49th Armored 
     Division prolonged nearly five years of peace among ethnic 
     Serbs, Croats, and Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
       Whereas the historic deployment of elements of the 49th 
     Armored Division marked the first time that the commander of 
     an Army National Guard unit commanded Regular Army troops and 
     multinational troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
       Whereas the deployment marked the first time since the 
     Korean War that an Army National Guard division provided 
     command and control of Regular Army forces participating in 
     operations overseas;
       Whereas a majority of the members of the 49th Armored 
     Division who served in Bosnia-Herzegovina volunteered for the 
     deployment that necessitated leaving their families and their 
     civilian jobs for eight months in order to maintain peace and 
     stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
       Whereas the soldiers of the 49th Armored Division were able 
     to combine unique civilian occupational backgrounds and 
     experience with their military skills to bring about 
     unprecedented levels of reconstruction of destroyed homes and 
     the resettlement of refugees;
       Whereas the soldiers of the 49th Armored Division in the 
     troubled Balkans achieved the highest level of safety 
     demonstrated thus far in the performance of that mission, 
     with division personnel compiling an impressive record of 
     driving over 600,000 miles, conducting over 17,000 patrols 
     and clearing 85 square miles of mine fields without serious 
     injury or accident;
       Whereas the 49th Armored Division's tour of duty in Bosnia-
     Herzegovina serves as a model for the integration of Army, 
     Army Reserve, and Army National Guard forces in the 
     performance of Army missions; and
       Whereas the members of the 49th Armored Division involved 
     in the mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina brought great credit 
     upon themselves, the Army National Guard, the State of Texas, 
     and the United States of America: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the men and women of the 49th Armored Division 
     of the Texas Army National Guard for their contributions to 
     the unqualified success of the Multinational Stabilization 
     Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the period of their 
     deployment;

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       (2) recognizes that the efforts of the men and women of the 
     49th Armored Division contributed immeasurably to the success 
     of the peacekeeping in Bosnia-Herzegovina mission; and
       (3) expresses deep gratitude for the sacrifices made by 
     those men and women, their families, and their civilian 
     employers in support of United States peacekeeping efforts in 
     Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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