[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17193-17194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 641, S.J. Res. 
41.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 41) commemorating the opening 
     of the National Museum of the American Indian.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution, which had been reported from the Committee on Indian 
Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the resolving clause and 
the preamble and insert the part printed in italic:

                              S.J. Res. 41

       [Whereas the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20 
     U.S.C. 808 et seq.) established within the Smithsonian 
     Institution the National Museum of the American Indian, and 
     authorized the construction of a facility to house the 
     National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall 
     in the District of Columbia;
       [Whereas the National Museum of the American Indian 
     officially opens on September 21, 2004; and
       [Whereas the National Museum of the American Indian will be 
     the only national museum devoted exclusively to the history 
     and art of cultures indigenous to the Americas, and will give 
     all Americans the opportunity to learn of the cultural 
     legacy, historic grandeur, and contemporary culture of Native 
     Americans: Now, therefore, be it]
       Whereas the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20 
     U.S.C. 808 et seq.) established within the Smithsonian 
     Institution the National Museum of the American Indian and 
     authorized the construction of a facility to house the 
     National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall 
     in the District of Columbia;
       Whereas the National Museum of the American Indian 
     officially opens on September 21, 2004; and
       Whereas the National Museum of the American Indian will be 
     the only national museum devoted exclusively to the history 
     and art of cultures indigenous to the Americas, and will give 
     all Americans the opportunity to learn of the cultural 
     legacy, historic grandeur, and contemporary culture of Native 
     Americans: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled,

     [SECTION 1. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN.

       [Congress--
       [(1) recognizes the important and unique contribution of 
     Native Americans to the cultural legacy of the United States, 
     both in the past and currently;
       [(2) honors the cultural achievements of all Native 
     Americans;
       [(3) celebrates the official opening of the National Museum 
     of the American Indian; and
       [(4) encourages all Americans to take advantage of the 
     resources of the National Museum of the American Indian to 
     learn about the history and culture of Native Americans.]

     SECTION 1. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN.

       Congress--
       (1) recognizes the important and unique contribution of 
     Native Americans to the cultural legacy of the United States, 
     both in the past and currently;
       (2) honors the cultural achievements of all Native 
     Americans;
       (3) celebrates the official opening of the National Museum 
     of the American Indian; and
       (4) requests the President to issue a proclamation 
     encouraging all Americans to take advantage of the resources 
     of the National Museum of

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     the American Indian to learn about the history and culture of 
     Native Americans.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
amendments be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, the 
joint resolution be read the third time and passed, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements in relation to 
the joint resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 41), as amended, was read the third 
time and passed, as follows:
  (The joint resolution will be printed in a future edition of the 
Record.)

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