[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 26512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY

  Mr. HAGEL. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. Res. 386, submitted earlier by Senator 
Bob Smith.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 386) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. HAGEL. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 386) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 386

       Whereas on December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy and 
     Air Force attacked units of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii;
       Whereas 2,403 members of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor;
       Whereas there are currently more than 12,000 members of the 
     Pearl Harbor Survivors Association;
       Whereas the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor 
     will be on December 7, 2001;
       Whereas on August 23, 1994, Public Law 103-308 was enacted, 
     designating December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor 
     Remembrance Day;
       Whereas Public Law 103-308, reenacted as section 129 of 
     title 36, United States Code, requests the President to issue 
     a proclamation each year calling on the people of the United 
     States to observe National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with 
     appropriate ceremonies and activities, and for all 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal 
     Government, and interested organizations, groups, and 
     individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at half-
     staff each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as 
     a result of their service at Pearl Harbor;
       Whereas many citizens remain unaware of National Pearl 
     Harbor Remembrance Day; and
       Whereas many Federal offices do not lower their flags to 
     half-staff each December 7: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) pays tribute to the citizens of the United States who 
     died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 
     1941, and to the members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors 
     Association; and
       (2) urges the President to take more active steps--
       (A) to inform the American public of the existence of 
     National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; and
       (B) to ensure that the flag of the United States is flown 
     at half-staff in accordance with section 129 of title 36, 
     United States Code.

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