[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2150-2153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 27--AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE 
                            ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. Roberts. submitted the following resolution; from the Select 
Committee on Intelligence; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
and Administration:

                               S. Res. 27

       Resolved, That, in carrying out its powers, duties, and 
     functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in 
     accordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such 
     rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, 
     and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 
     of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence is authorized from March 1, 2003, 
     through September 30, 2003; October 1, 2003, through 
     September 30, 2004; and October 1, 2004 through February 28, 
     2005 in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the 
     contingent fund of the Senate (2) to employ personnel, and 
     (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
     agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration, to use on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
     basis the services of personnel of any such department or 
     agency.
       Sec. 2.(a) The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003 under this 
     resolution shall not exceed $2,117,309, of which amount not 
     to exceed $37,917 may be expended for the procurement of the 
     services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof 
     (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended).
       (b) For the period October 1, 2003 through September 30, 
     2004, expenses of the committee under this resolution shall 
     not exceed $3,726,412, of which amount not to exceed $65,000 
     be expended for the procurement of the services of individual 
     consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 
     section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, 
     as amended).
       (c) For the period October 1, 2004 through February 28, 
     2005, expenses of the committee under this resolution shall 
     not exceed $1,588,401, of which amount not to exceed $27,083 
     be expended for the procurement of the services of individual 
     consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 
     section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, 
     as amended).
       Sec. 3. The committee shall report its findings, together 
     with such recommendations for legislation as it deems 
     advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, 
     but not later than February 28, 2005, respectively.
       Sec. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolution 
     shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon 
     vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee, except 
     that vouchers shall not be required (1) for the disbursement 
     of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate, or (2) for 
     the payment of telecommunications provided by the Office of 
     the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate, or 
     (3) for the payment of stationery supplies purchased through 
     the Keeper of the Stationery, United States Senate, or (4) 
     for payments to the Postmaster, United States Senate, or (5) 
     for the payment of metered charges on copying equipment 
     provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper, United States Senate, or (6) for the payment of 
     Senate Recording and Photographic Services, or (7) for 
     payment of franked and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at 
     Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate.
       Sec. 5. There are authorized such sums as may be necessary 
     for agency contributions related to the compensation of 
     employees of the committee, from March 1, 2003 through 
     September 30, 2003; October 1, 2003 through September 30, 
     2004; and October 1, 2004 through February 28, 2005, to be 
     paid from the Appropriations account for ``Expenses of 
     Inquiries and Investigations.''
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 28--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
UNITED NATIONS WEAPONS INSPECTORS SHOULD BE GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR A 
  THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
 IRAQ WITH UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1441 (2002) AND 
 THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD SEEK A UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL 
RESOLUTION SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF FORCE BEFORE INITIATING 
             ANY OFFENSIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAQ

  Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                               S. Res. 28

       Whereas on November 8, 2002, the United Nations Security 
     Council adopted Resolution 1441, stating that Iraq is in 
     ``material breach'' of its obligations under previous United 
     Nations resolutions, and giving Iraq ``a final opportunity to 
     comply with its disarmament obligations'' and to accept ``an 
     enhanced inspection regime'';
       Whereas Iraq formally accepted the return of weapons 
     inspectors under the terms of United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 1441 on November 13, 2002, and according to a 
     joint statement issued January 20, 2003, by the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Monitoring 
     and Verification Commission (UNMOVIC), and Iraq, the 
     Government of Iraq has provided the weapons inspectors with 
     access to all sites;
       Whereas on December 7, 2002, Iraq provided a 12,000-page 
     declaration of past chemical, biological, and nuclear 
     programs to the Security Council, which declaration, after 
     preliminary review, was described by Mohamed ElBaradei, the 
     Director General of the IAEA, as incomplete and inconclusive, 
     but which produced no ``smoking gun'';
       Whereas, according to the joint statement made by UNMOVIC, 
     IAEA, and Iraq on January 20, 2003, Iraq pledged to offer 
     United Nations inspectors more help in their search for 
     evidence of weapons of mass destruction and expressed a 
     readiness to respond to questions raised in connection with 
     the December 7, 2002 declaration;
       Whereas Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC, reported 
     to the United Nations Security Council on January 27, 2003, 
     that Iraq has been cooperating with the weapons inspectors on 
     process but has failed to demonstrate active cooperation on 
     matters of substance;
       Whereas Dr. Blix earlier characterized the January 27, 
     2003, report to the Security Council as an interim update 
     intended to mark ``the beginning of the inspection and 
     monitoring process, not the end of it'';
       Whereas IAEA Director General ElBaradei reported to the 
     Security Council on January 27, 2003, that his agency has 
     found no evidence that Iraq has revived its nuclear weapons 
     program;
       Whereas Dr. ElBaradei urged the Security Council on January 
     27, 2003, to allow the inspection process to ``run its 
     natural course'' over the next few months;
       Whereas the United Nations weapons inspectors have failed 
     to obtain evidence that would prove that Iraq is in material 
     breach of the terms of the United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 1441 (2002);
       Whereas European and Arab officials are reportedly trying 
     to persuade Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq voluntarily, and 
     senior officials in the executive branch of the United States 
     Government have said that they would welcome exile for 
     Hussein;
       Whereas the emergence of a nuclear crisis in North Korea, 
     and the contradictory responses by the United States to the 
     situations in North Korea and Iraq, have cast doubts on the 
     consistency and propriety of the United States doctrine of 
     preemption, especially in the international community;
       Whereas war with Iraq to enforce United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 1441 (2002) should not be a unilateral 
     decision as it is likely to have international ramifications 
     on the worldwide supply of oil, including the possibility of 
     widespread economic destabilization if Middle East oil 
     supplies are interrupted;
       Whereas key members of the United Nations Security Council, 
     including Great Britain, Germany, the Russian Federation, 
     France, and China, have expressed their belief that the 
     weapons inspectors need more time to continue their work and 
     have urged the United States not to rush to a decision to 
     invade Iraq without seeking the support of the Security 
     Council;
       Whereas United Nations Security Resolution 1441 (2002) does 
     not authorize the use of force but instead stipulates that 
     the Security Council will convene immediately to consider any 
     failure on the part of Iraq to comply with the Resolution;
       Whereas the President, in his September 12, 2002, address 
     to the United Nations regarding Iraq's failure to comply with 
     previous United Nations Security Council resolutions, pledged 
     to work with the Security Council for the ``necessary 
     resolutions'' and has stated repeatedly since that time that 
     he has made no decision on whether to invade Iraq;
       Whereas no evidence has been presented to the Senate or the 
     American people to link Iraq with the September 11, 2001, 
     terrorist attacks on the United States;
       Whereas there is growing concern that war with Iraq would 
     greatly heighten the threat of terrorist attacks on United 
     States citizens at home, including the possibility of 
     chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon attacks;
       Whereas the terrible cost of war--in lives lost in Iraq and 
     potentially the United States, Israel, and other nations in 
     the Middle East and elsewhere, and in the massive drain on 
     America's treasure--is a cost that the United States and its 
     allies should strive to avoid if at all possible; and

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       Whereas a United States-initiated war with Iraq is likely 
     to inflame passions in the Middle East and could precipitate 
     further conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians as 
     well as a surge in regional terrorism: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the United Nations weapons inspectors should be given 
     sufficient time to carry out the inspections, and collect the 
     data, that are necessary for a thorough assessment of the 
     level of compliance by the Government of Iraq with United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 (2002);
       (2) the United States and other member nations of the 
     United Nations Security Council should work together to 
     exhaust all peaceful and diplomatic means for disarming Iraq 
     before launching an invasion of Iraq;
       (3) international emissaries, including European and Arab 
     leaders, should be given adequate time to pursue strategies 
     to persuade Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq voluntarily and 
     avert war;
       (4) before initiating any offensive military operation in 
     Iraq to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     1441 (2002), the United States should seek a specific 
     authorization for the use of force from the United Nations 
     Security Council;
       (5) the United States should re-engage in the Middle East 
     peace process in an effort to end the violence between the 
     State of Israel and the Palestinians; and
       (6) the United States should redouble its efforts to secure 
     the United States homeland in light of the growing number of 
     intelligence assessments highlighting the vulverability of 
     the United States for further terrorist attacks.
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SENATE RESOLUTION 29--DEMANDING THE RETURN OF THE USS ``PUEBLO'' TO THE 
                           UNITED STATES NAVY

  Mr. CAMPBELL submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

       Whereas the USS Pueblo, which was attacked and captured by 
     the North Korean Navy on January 23, 1968, was the first 
     United States Navy ship to be hijacked on the high seas by a 
     foreign military force in over 150 years;
       Whereas 1 member of the USS Pueblo crew, Duane Hodges, was 
     killed in the assault while the other 82 crew members were 
     held in captivity, often under inhumane conditions, for 11 
     months;
       Whereas the USS Pueblo, an intelligence collection 
     auxiliary vessel, was operating in international waters at 
     the time of the capture, and therefore did not violate North 
     Korean territorial waters;
       Whereas the capture of the USS Pueblo resulted in no 
     reprisals against the Government or people of North Korea and 
     no military action at any time; and
       Whereas the USS Pueblo, though still the property of the 
     United States Navy, has been retained by North Korea for more 
     than 30 years, was subjected to exhibition in the North 
     Korean cities of Wonsan and Hungham, and is now on display in 
     Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved,That the Senate--
       (1) demands the return of the USS Pueblo to the United 
     States Navy; and
       (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies 
     of this resolution to the President, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of State.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I am pleased to submit a Senate 
Resolution calling on North Korea to return the USS Pueblo to the 
United States Navy. The legislation I am reintroducing today is based 
on a resolution I introduced last year during the 107th Congress, 
Senate Resolution 246.
  On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo was unjustly attacked and 
captured by the North Korean Navy, becoming the first United States 
Navy ship to be hijacked on the high seas by a foreign military force 
in over 150 years. At the time of its capture, the USS Pueblo was 
operating as an intelligence collection auxiliary vessel, and did not 
pose a threat.
  This act of aggression resulted in the USS Pueblo's 82 crew members 
being held in captivity for eleven months, often in inhumane 
conditions. Another brave crew member, Duane Hodges, was killed during 
the initial attack and several more crew members were wounded. On 
December 23, 1968, after nearly a year of being unjustly detained the 
surviving USS Pueblo crew members were finally released and allowed to 
return home.
  It is interesting to note that the USS Pueblo I am calling on the 
North Koreans to return today is in fact the third ship of the fleet to 
be named in honor of the city and county of Pueblo, located in my home 
State of Colorado. The first ship of the fleet to be named in honor of 
Pueblo was an armored cruiser which had previously been named the 
Colorado. In 1916, the USS Colorado was renamed as the USS Pueblo when 
a new battleship named USS Colorado was authorized. The first USS 
Pueblo served until 1927. The second USS Pueblo was a city class 
frigate which served from 1944 to 1946. She was later sold to the 
Dominican Republic where she serves today.
  The third USS Pueblo is the ship now wrongly held by the North 
Koreans. Built by the Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering 
Corporation, Kewau-
nee, WI, the ship originally served as a general purpose supply vessel 
FP-344 for service in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps when she was 
launched on April 16, 1944. During 1966 and 1967 the ship was 
converted, redesignated as the USS Pueblo and commissioned as an 
environmental research vessel, AGER-2.
  It is important to note that even to this day the capture of the USS 
Pueblo has resulted in no reprisal against North Korea, demonstrating 
remarkable restraint by the United States. Even though the USS Pueblo 
still clearly remains the legal property of the United States Navy, the 
North Korean Government has kept it on display as a sort of traveling 
propaganda museum.
  Recent events have made it clear that many unresolved issues remain 
regarding our Nation's relationship with North Korea. For example, 
North Korea's recent high-profile resumption of nuclear saber-rattling 
presents a serious resurgent challenge that we, our allies in Northeast 
Asia and the rest of the world community must take seriously.
  While I certainly agree that successfully resolving this situation is 
first and foremost, I also believe that there are other positive 
restorative steps that the North Koreans should take in order to help 
improve our bilateral relationship. One such action would be to return 
the USS Pueblo to its rightful owners, the United States Navy and the 
American people they serve and protect.
  While returning the USS Pueblo may not necessarily remove the 35-
year-old scars inflicted by the attack of January 23, 1968, and 
especially those suffered by the crew of the USS Pueblo and by their 
families and loved ones, it would serve as a good will gesture, a salve 
if you will, signaling hope for a brighter future between our two 
nation's peoples.
  I stand with my colleagues back home in the Colorado State General 
Assembly in demanding the return of the USS Pueblo to the United States 
Navy.
  I urge my colleagues here in the U.S. Senate to join me in supporting 
passage of this important resolution.
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 30--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
 PRESIDENT SHOULD DESIGNATE THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 14, 2003, AS 
     ``NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK''

  Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                               S. Res. 30

       Whereas there are 105 historically black colleges and 
     universities in the United States;
       Whereas historically black colleges and universities 
     provide the quality education so essential to full 
     participation in a complex, highly technological society;
       Whereas historically black colleges and universities have a 
     rich heritage and have played a prominent role in American 
     history;
       Whereas historically black colleges and universities have 
     allowed many underprivileged students to attain their full 
     potential through higher education; and
       Whereas the achievements and goals of historically black 
     colleges and universities are deserving of national 
     recognition: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK 
                   COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the President should designate the week beginning 
     September 14, 2003, as ``National Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities Week''.

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       (b) Proclamation.--The Senate requests the President to 
     issue a proclamation--
       (1) designating the week beginning September 14, 2003, as 
     ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     Week''; and
       (2) calling on the people of the United States and 
     interested groups to observe the week with appropriate 
     ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate support 
     for historically black colleges and universities in the 
     United States.
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 31--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11 THROUGH 
      SEPTEMBER 17, 2003, AS ``NATIONAL CIVIC PARTICIPATION WEEK''

  Mr. ROBERTS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary:

                               S. Res. 31

       Whereas the United States embarks on this new millennium as 
     the world's model of democratic ideals, economic enterprise, 
     and technological innovation and discovery;
       Whereas our Nation's preeminence is a tribute to our great 
     2-century-old experiment in representative government that 
     nurtures those ideals, fosters economic vitality, and 
     encourages innovation and discovery;
       Whereas representative government is dependent on the 
     exercise of the privileges and responsibilities of its 
     citizens, and that has been in decline in recent years in 
     both civic and political participation;
       Whereas Alexis de Tocqueville, the 19th century French 
     chronicler of our Nation's political behavior, observed that 
     the people of the United States had successfully resisted 
     democratic apathy and mild despotism by using what he called 
     ``schools of freedom''--local institutions and associations 
     where citizens learn to listen and trust each other;
       Whereas civic and political participation remains the 
     school in which citizens engage in the free, diverse, and 
     positive political dialogue that guides our Nation toward 
     common interests, consensus, and good governance;
       Whereas it is in the public interest for our Nation's 
     leaders to foster civic discourse, education, and 
     participation in Federal, State, and local affairs;
       Whereas the advent of revolutionary Internet technology 
     offers new mechanisms for empowering our citizens and 
     fostering greater civic engagement than at any time in our 
     peacetime history; and
       Whereas the use of new technologies can bring people 
     together in civic forums, educate citizens on their roles and 
     responsibilities, and promote citizen participation in the 
     political process through volunteerism, voting, and the 
     elevation of voices in public discourse: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CIVIC PARTICIPATION WEEK.

       The Senate--
       (1) designates the week of September 11 through September 
     17, 2003, as ``National Civic Participation Week'';
       (2) proclaims National Civic Participation Week as a week 
     of inauguration of programs and activities that will lead to 
     greater participation in elections and the political process; 
     and
       (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon interested organizations and the people of the 
     United States to promote programs and activities that take 
     full advantage of the technological resources available in 
     fostering civic participation through the dissemination of 
     information.
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 32--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT 
  TO THE ACTIONS THE PRESIDENT SHOULD TAKE BEFORE ANY USE OF MILITARY 
   FORCE AGAINST IRAQ WITHOUT THE BROAD SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
                               COMMUNITY

  Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Byrd) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                               S. Res. 32

       Whereas more than three months have passed, and 
     circumstances have significantly changed, since Congress 
     acted in October 2002 to authorize the use of military force 
     against Iraq;
       Whereas the United Nations Security Council unanimously 
     approved Security Council Resolution 1441 (2002) requiring 
     Iraq to cooperate with strict weapons inspections and give 
     United Nations weapons inspectors ``immediate, unimpeded, 
     unconditional, and unrestricted access'' to all suspected 
     sites involving such weapons;
       Whereas United Nations weapons inspectors arrived in Iraq 
     on November 18, 2002, submitted their 60-day report to the 
     Security Council about Iraq's cooperation with weapons 
     inspections on January 27, 2003, and will report again on 
     their activities on February 14, 2003;
       Whereas the President has not yet made a compelling case to 
     Congress, the American people, or the international community 
     that the use of armed force is the only alternative to disarm 
     Iraq; and
       Whereas Congress and the American people are increasingly 
     concerned that the President is prepared to use armed force 
     against Iraq without broad support by the international 
     community, and without making a compelling case that Iraq 
     presents such an imminent threat to the national security of 
     the United States that unilateral action is justified: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that, before 
     the President uses military force against Iraq without the 
     broad support of the international community, the President 
     should--
       (1) provide full support to the United Nations weapons 
     inspectors to facilitate their ongoing disarmament work; and
       (2) obtain approval by Congress of new legislation 
     authorizing the President to use all necessary means, 
     including the use of military force, to disarm Iraq.
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 33--EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES 
   SENATE FOR THE SERVICE OF ARTHUR J. RYNEARSON, DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE 
                  COUNSEL OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE

  Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Frist, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
Lugar, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Warner, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
Kyl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Allen, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
Corzine, and Mr. Hagel,) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 33

       Whereas Arthur J. ``Art'' Rynearson, the Deputy Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, became an employee of the Senate on 
     August 25, 1976, and since that date has ably and faithfully 
     upheld the high traditions and standards of the Office of the 
     Legislative Counsel of the United States Senate for more than 
     26 years;
       Whereas Art Rynearson has served as Deputy Legislative 
     Counsel since October 20, 1999, and demonstrated great 
     dedication, professionalism, and integrity in faithfully 
     discharging the duties and responsibilities of his position;
       Whereas Art Rynearson for more than 26 years was the 
     primary drafter in the Senate of virtually all legislation 
     relating to international relations, international security, 
     immigration, and the State Department, and all matters 
     relating to Senate consideration of international treaties;
       Whereas Art Rynearson will retire on January 31, 2003, 
     after more than 28 years of service with the Congress, 
     including more than 2 years with the Congressional Research 
     Service of the Library of Congress; and
       Whereas Art Rynearson has met the legislative drafting 
     needs of the United States with unfailing professionalism, 
     skill, and dedication: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the United States Senate commends Arthur J. 
     Rynearson for his more than 26 years of faithful and 
     exemplary service to the United States Senate and the Nation, 
     including 4 years as the Deputy Legislative Counsel of the 
     Senate, and expresses its deep appreciation and gratitude for 
     his long, faithful, and outstanding service.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to Arthur J. Rynearson.
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 34--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE EMERGENCY FIRST 
 RESPONDERS AND COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE THE FRONT LINES OF THE NATION'S 
                            HOMELAND DEFENSE

  Mrs. CLINTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works:

                               S. Res. 34

       Whereas since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on 
     our country, first responders--the men and women who serve as 
     police officers, firefighters, and emergency services 
     personnel--and communities all across the United States have 
     found themselves on the front lines of homeland defense in 
     the war against terrorism on United States soil;
       Whereas we recognize that the first responders and 
     communities have been forced to bear almost all of the 
     financial burden that accompanies this responsibility;
       Whereas it is inappropriate for the first responders and 
     communities to bear that responsibility alone;
       Whereas State and local fiscal crises have led to layoffs 
     of first responders and the closing of police and fire 
     stations all across America at a time when the homeland 
     security demands on our first responders and local 
     communities are greater than ever;

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       Whereas Congress has provided strong support for homeland 
     security through the appropriation of funds to help our first 
     responders and local communities improve homeland defense, 
     but the Senate recognizes that not all of these resources 
     have yet reached our first responders and local communities;
       Whereas in addition to the homeland security funding that 
     Congress has already appropriated, additional homeland 
     security resources are needed by our first responders and 
     local communities;
       Whereas the strength of this Nation's homeland defense 
     depends upon the appropriation of homeland security resources 
     in addition to the full funding of traditional first 
     responder federal programs, such as the COPS program and the 
     grant program commonly known as the FIRE Act program, which 
     have greatly benefited the American people by helping first 
     responders reduce crime and prevent and respond to fires and 
     other emergencies; and
       Whereas we recognize that homeland defense will only be as 
     strong as the weakest link at the State and local levels and 
     that the home front will be better prepared and the United 
     States will be stronger if the first responders and our 
     communities have the resources and tools that they need to 
     bolster emergency preparedness and response efforts: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Congress 
     should fully fund all traditional first responder programs 
     and appropriate substantial additional resources to assist 
     local communities and first responders in making the homeland 
     defense of the United States as strong as possible.
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 3--RECOGNIZING, APPLAUDING, AND SUPPORTING 
   THE EFFORTS OF THE ARMY AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT 
 ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, TO UTILIZE VETERAN 
  AVIATIORS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FORMER ARMY AVIATION AIRCRAFT TO 
 INSPIRE AMERICANS AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR NATION'S MILITARY LEGACY AND 
                HERITAGE OF SERVICE ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN

  Mr. MILLER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services:

                             S. Con. Res. 3

       Whereas the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit 
     organization incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1997, is 
     an all volunteer organization composed of veterans, their 
     families, and civilian supporters acting in concert to 
     connect the American soldier to the American public through 
     the use of the story of Army Aviation;
       Whereas the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation is not a part 
     of the United States Army and receives no Federal funding;
       Whereas funds for the activities of the Army Aviation 
     Heritage Foundation come entirely from donations made by 
     private individuals and corporations;
       Whereas Army Aviation Heritage Foundation volunteers devote 
     a significant amount of their personal time and resources to 
     present the story of our Nation's Armed Forces and the legacy 
     of its veterans to the American people through extensive and 
     elaborate living history programs presented at major public 
     venues, such as air show events, and at numerous other 
     smaller community outreach initiatives;
       Whereas these living history programs are designed and 
     presented to honor the Armed Forces and its veterans while 
     inspiring the public that ultimately supports the Armed 
     Forces and giving the public a glimpse of military life, 
     service, and devotion;
       Whereas the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation has devoted 
     over 150,000 volunteer hours and over $5,300,000 in donated 
     funds, aircraft, and equipment in organizing, developing, and 
     conducting 35 public presentations that have helped to foster 
     patriotism and present our Nation's military stories to an 
     audience of more than 5,500,000 people; and
       Whereas the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation is acting to 
     provide America's veterans a voice with which to tell their 
     story and the tools with which to share with the American 
     public their legacy of service and devotion: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress recognizes, applauds, and supports 
     the efforts of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, a 
     nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Georgia, 
     to pursue the following four primary purposes:
       (1) To educate the American public regarding the military 
     heritage of the United States through the story of United 
     States Army Aviation's soldiers and machines.
       (2) To connect the American serviceman and servicewoman to 
     the American public as an active and admired member of the 
     American family.
       (3) To inspire patriotism and motivate Americans everywhere 
     toward service to their community and country by involving 
     them in our Nation's larger military legacy.
       (4) To preserve authentic examples of Army aviation 
     aircraft and utilize them in educational living history 
     demonstrations and presentations so that the symbols of 
     America's military legacy may always remain in our skies for 
     future generations.

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