[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18143]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY ATHLETIC CLUB

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 611 and the Senate 
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 resolution (S. Res. 611) congratulating the Cumberland 
     Valley Athletic Club on the 48th anniversary of the running 
     of the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, without any intervening action or debate, and any 
statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 611) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 611

       Whereas President John F. Kennedy set as a national goal 
     the improvement of the health of the members of the United 
     States Armed Forces;
       Whereas President Kennedy, in 1963, issued an Executive 
     order challenging United States Marine officers to finish a 
     50-mile race in 20 hours, matching a similar challenge issued 
     in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt;
       Whereas, since that Executive order, thousands of 
     Americans, not just servicemen and women, have taken up the 
     challenge of the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon;
       Whereas, since the inception of the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-
     Marathon, all members of the Armed Services have been invited 
     to meet the challenge set by Presidents Kennedy and Roosevelt 
     over an historic race course;
       Whereas between 30 and 40 percent of participants in the 
     JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon each year are active duty military 
     or veterans;
       Whereas each of the branches of the United States Armed 
     Forces fields at least 1 team each year in the JFK 50-Mile 
     Ultra-Marathon, and the Navy typically fields several teams;
       Whereas much of the course of the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-
     Marathon is located on Federal land, including the historic 
     C&O Canal, the Appalachian Trail, and Antietam Battlefield;
       Whereas the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon includes the War 
     Correspondents Memorial Arch, a national monument located in 
     Gathland State Park in the State of Maryland; and
       Whereas following the assassination of President Kennedy, 
     the first JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon was organized as a way 
     to honor President Kennedy, and has been held annually, rain 
     or shine, ever since: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends and congratulates the past, present, and 
     future participants and organizers of the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-
     Marathon; and
       (2) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to the Cumberland Valley 
     Athletic Club as an expression of the best wishes of the 
     Senate for a glorious year of celebration.

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