[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE WORLD PEACE CORPS MISSION AND THE WORLD PEACE PRIZE

  Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 614, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 614) celebrating the World Peace 
     Corps Mission and the World Peace Prize.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the resolution.
  Mr. COONS. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any related 
statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 614) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 614

       Whereas the World Peace Corps Mission is an international 
     organization that operates according to the core spirit of 
     advancing peace, justice, and inter-religious collaborations;
       Whereas the World Peace Prize is a prestigious award 
     presented by the World Peace Corps Mission that celebrates 
     individuals who have contributed tremendously to peace and 
     enlightenment for humanity;
       Whereas past recipients of the World Peace Prize include 
     President Ronald Reagan of the United States, President 
     Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia, and President Nakamura of 
     Palau;
       Whereas in 2010, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council 
     recognized His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III (referred to 
     in this preamble as ``H.H. Dorje Change Buddha III'') for his 
     devotion to an immensely wide scope of humanitarian 
     activities directed at individuals from different communities 
     throughout the world;
       Whereas H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has received numerous 
     awards, including the United States Presidential Gold Award, 
     which the Chairman of the President's Advisory Commission on 
     Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders presented on behalf of 
     President George W. Bush to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for 
     the outstanding contributions of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III 
     to the arts, medicine, ethics, Buddhism, spiritual 
     leadership, and United States society; and
       Whereas in 2010, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council 
     also recognized the Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman for being a 
     life-long champion of human rights who has fought world 
     hunger, narcotics abuse, and narcotics trafficking: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the World Peace Corps Mission for advancing 
     peace, justice, and inter-religious collaborations; and
       (2) celebrates the World Peace Award and the recipients of 
     the World Peace Award.

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