    [United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 112-1]
    [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
    [Pages 179-181]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

           101                      SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

                Whereas the continued vitality of our Republic depends, in
                    part, on the intelligent understanding of our political
                    processes and the functioning of our National Government
                    by the citizens of the United States; and
                Whereas the durability of a constitutional democracy is
                    dependent upon alert, talented, vigorous competition for
                    political leadership; and
                Whereas individual Senators have cooperated with various
                    private and university undergraduate and graduate
                    fellowship and internship programs relating to the work
                    of Congress; and
                Whereas, in the high schools of the United States, there
                    exists among students who have been elected to student-
                    body offices in their sophomore, junior, or senior year
                    a potential reservoir of young citizens who are
                    experiencing their first responsibilities of service to
                    a constituency and who should be encouraged to deepen
                    their interest in and understanding of their country's
                    political processes: Now, therefore, be it

                    Resolved, That the Senate hereby expresses its
                willingness to cooperate in a nationwide competitive high
                school Senate youth program which would give several
                representative high school students from each State a short
                indoctrination into the operation of the United States
                Senate and the Federal Government generally, if such a
                program can be satisfactorily arranged and completely
                supported by private funds with no expense to the Federal
                Government.
                    Sec. 2. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
                shall investigate the possibility of establishing such a
                program and, if the committee determines such a pro

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                gram is possible and advisable, it shall make the necessary
                arrangements to establish the program.
                    Sec. 3. For the purpose of this resolution, the term
                ``State'' includes the Department of Defense education
                system for dependents in overseas areas.

                  [S. Res. 324, 87-2, May 17, 1962; S. Res. 146, 97-1, July
                                                                  30, 1981.]

                Whereas by S. Res. 324 of the Eighty-seventh Congress,
                    agreed to May 17, 1962, the Senate expressed its
                    willingness to cooperate in a nationwide competitive
                    Senate youth program supported by private funds, which
                    would give representative high school students from each
                    State a short indoctrination into the operation of the
                    United States Senate and the Federal Government
                    generally, and authorized the Senate Committee on Rules
                    and Administration, if it should find such a program
                    possible and advisable, to make the necessary
                    arrangements therefor; and
                Whereas the Committee on Rules and Administration, after
                    appropriate investigation, having determined such a
                    program to be not only possible but highly desirable,
                    authorized its establishment and with the support of the
                    leaders and other Members of the Senate and the
                    cooperation of certain private institutions made the
                    necessary arrangements therefor; and
                Whereas, pursuant to such arrangements, and with the
                    cooperation of and participation by the offices of every
                    Member of the Senate and the Vice President, one hundred
                    and two student leaders representing all States of the
                    Union and the District of Columbia were privileged to
                    spend the period from January 28, 1963, through February
                    2, 1963, in the Nation's Capitol, thereby broadening
                    their knowledge and understanding of Congress and the
                    legislative process and stimulating their appreciation
                    of the importance of a freely elected legislature in the
                    perpetuation of our democratic system of government; and
                Whereas by S. Res. 147 of the Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed
                    to May 27, 1963, another group of student leaders from
                    throughout the United States spent approximately one
                    week in the Nation's Capitol, during January 1964; and
                Whereas it is the consensus of all who participated that the
                    above two programs were unqualifiedly successful,

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                    and in all respects worthy and deserving of continuance;
                    and
                Whereas the private foundation which financed the initial
                    programs has graciously offered to support a similar
                    program during the year ahead: Now, therefore, be it
                    Resolved, That, until otherwise directed by the Senate
                the Senate youth program authorized by S. Res. 324 of the
                Eighty-seventh Congress, agreed to May 17, 1962, and
                extended by S. Res. 147, agreed to May 27, 1963, may be
                continued at the discretion of and under such conditions as
                may be determined by the Committee on Rules and
                Administration.

                [S. Jour. 196, 88-2, Apr. 16, 1964.]