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 103 STAT. 64 PUBLIC LAW 101-32—MAY 22, 1989 Public Law 101-32

101st Congress i~'^ Joint Resolution May 22, 1989 To designate May 17, 1989, as "High School Reserve Officer Training Corps [S.J. Res. 58] Recognition Day". Whereas in 1916 the Congress authorized the establishment of high school divisions of the Reserve Officer Training Corps; Whereas hundreds of high schools across the United States, and United States operated high schools abroad, offer High School Reserve Officer Training Corps programs of the various military services; Whereas High School Reserve Officer Training Corps programs have provided a valuable and unique learning opportunity for hundreds of thousands of high school students for almost four generations; Whereas the programs of instruction for High School Reserve Offi- cer Training Corps units concentrate on the development of desir- able traits in its participants, such as good citizenship, leadership, teamwork, individual initiative, and pride and respect for the United States, its flag, laws, and Constitution; Whereas the High School Reserve Officer Training Corps programs, being highly successful in developing desirable traits in its partici- pants, have made a valuable contribution to the United States and to the education of the youth of our Nation; Whereas it is appropriate to acknowledge and honor the contribu- - tion of the High School Reserve Officer Training Corps, and its cadets and instructors, both past and present; and Whereas May 17, 1989, marks the seventy-third anniversary of the authorization of the High School Reserve Officer Training Corps: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That May 17, 1989, is hereby designated as "High School Reserve Officer Training Corps Recognition Day". The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved May 22, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 58: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): Feb. 28, considered and peissed Senate. May 16, considered and passed House.

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