[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10489-10490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                225TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 46, and 
the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 46) commemorating the 225th 
     Birthday of the United States Army.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution.
  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an amendment to 
the resolution which is at the desk be agreed to, and the resolution, 
as amended, be read a third time and passed. I further ask unanimous 
consent that an amendment to the preamble be agreed to, and the 
preamble, as amended, be agreed to, a title amendment be agreed to, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements 
relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              Amendments Nos. 3378, 3379, and 3380 En Bloc

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendments by 
number.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), for Mr. Thurmond, 
     proposes amendments numbered 3378, 3379 and 3380, en bloc.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments are agreed 
to.
  The amendments (Nos. 3378, No. 3379, and No. 3380), en bloc, were 
agreed to, as follows.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3378

       Strike all after the resolved clause and insert the 
     following:

     That Congress, recognizing the historic significance of the 
     225th anniversary of the United States Army--
       (1) expresses the appreciation of the people of the United 
     States to the Army and the soldiers who have served in it for 
     225 years of dedicated service;
       (2) honors the valor, commitment, and sacrifice that 
     American soldiers have displayed throughout the history of 
     the Army; and
       (3) calls upon the President to issue a proclamation--
       (A) recognizing the 225th birthday of the United States 
     Army and the dedicated service of the soldiers who have 
     served in the Army; and
       (B) calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
     that anniversary with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
                                  ____



                           AMENDMENT NO. 3379

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress, 
     representing the citizens of 13 American colonies, authorized 
     the establishment of the Continental Army;
       Whereas the collective expression of the pursuit of 
     personal freedom that caused the authorization and 
     organization of the United States Army led to the adoption of 
     the Declaration of Independence and the codification of the 
     new Nation's basic principles and values in the Constitution;
       Whereas for the past 225 years, the Army's central mission 
     has been to fight and win the Nation's wars;
       Whereas whatever the mission, the Nation turns to its Army 
     for decisive victory;
       Whereas the 172 battle streamers carried on the Army flag 
     are testament to the valor, commitment, and sacrifice of the 
     brave soldiers who have served the Nation in the Army;
       Whereas Valley Forge, New Orleans, Mexico City, Gettysburg, 
     Verdun, Bataan, Normandy, Pusan, the Ia Drang Valley, 
     Grenada, Panama, and Kuwait are but a few of the places where 
     soldiers of the United States Army have won extraordinary 
     distinction and respect for the Nation and its Army;
       Whereas the motto of ``Duty, Honor, Country'' is the creed 
     by which the American soldier lives and serves;
       Whereas the United States Army today is the world's most 
     capable and respected ground force;
       Whereas future Army forces are being prepared to conduct 
     quick, decisive, highly sophisticated operations anywhere, 
     anytime; and
       Whereas no matter what the cause, location, or magnitude of 
     future conflicts, the Nation can rely on its Army to produce 
     well-trained, well-led, and highly motivated soldiers to 
     carry out the missions entrusted to them: Now, therefore, be 
     it
                                  ____



                           AMENDMENT NO. 3380

       Amend the title so as to read: ``A Joint Resolution 
     recognizing the 225th birthday of the United States Army.''.

  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 46), as amended, was read the third 
time and passed.
  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The joint resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 46

       Whereas on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress, 
     representing the citizens of 13 American colonies, authorized 
     the establishment of the Continental Army;
       Whereas the collective expression of the pursuit of 
     personal freedom that caused the authorization and 
     organization of the United States Army led to the adoption of 
     the Declaration of Independence and the codification of the 
     new Nation's basic principles and values in the Constitution;
       Whereas for the past 225 years, the Army's central mission 
     has been to fight and win the Nation's wars;
       Whereas whatever the mission, the Nation turns to its Army 
     for decisive victory;
       Whereas the 172 battle streamers carried on the Army flag 
     are testament to the valor, commitment, and sacrifice of the 
     brave soldiers who have served the Nation in the Army;
       Whereas Valley Forge, New Orleans, Mexico City, Gettysburg, 
     Verdun, Bataan, Normandy, Pusan, the Ia Drang Valley, 
     Grenada, Panama, and Kuwait are but a few of the places where 
     soldiers of the United States Army have won extraordinary 
     distinction and respect for the Nation and its Army;
       Whereas the motto of ``Duty, Honor, Country'' is the creed 
     by which the American soldier lives and serves;
       Whereas the United States Army today is the world's most 
     capable and respected ground force;
       Whereas future Army forces are being prepared to conduct 
     quick, decisive, highly sophisticated operations anywhere, 
     anytime; and
       Whereas no matter what the cause, location, or magnitude of 
     future conflicts, the Nation can rely on its Army to produce 
     well-trained, well-led, and highly motivated soldiers to 
     carry out the missions entrusted to them: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That 
     Congress, recognizing the historic significance of the 225th 
     anniversary of the United States Army--
       (1) expresses the appreciation of the people of the United 
     States to the Army and the soldiers who have served in it for 
     225 years of dedicated service;

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       (2) honors the valor, commitment, and sacrifice that 
     American soldiers have displayed throughout the history of 
     the Army; and
       (3) calls upon the President to issue a proclamation--
       (A) recognizing the 225th birthday of the United States 
     Army and the dedicated service of the soldiers who have 
     served in the Army; and
       (B) calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
     that anniversary with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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