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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 6, 2006

120 STAT. 3715

Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum seeks to educate a diverse audience through its comprehensive collection of historical materials, important artifacts, and oral histories of the participants in the Negro Leagues and the impact that segregation played in the lives of these individuals and their fans; and Whereas a great opportunity exists to use the invaluable resources of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to teach the Nation’s school children, through on-site visits, traveling exhibits, classroom curriculum, distance learning, and other educational initiatives: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress— (1) designates the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, including the museums future and expanded exhibits, collections library, archives, artifacts and education programs as ‘‘America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’’; (2) supports the efforts of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to recognize and preserve the history of the Negro Leagues and the impact of segregation on our Nation; (3) recognizes that the continued collection, preservation, and interpretation of the historical objects and other historical materials held by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum enhances our knowledge and understanding of the experience of African Americans during legal segregation; (4) commends the ongoing development and visibility of the ‘‘Power Alley’’ educational outreach program for teachers and students throughout the Nation sponsored by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; (5) asks all Americans to join in celebrating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission of preserving and interpreting the legacy of the Negro Leagues; and (6) encourages present and future generations to understand the sensitive issues surrounding the Negro Leagues, how they helped shape our Nation and Major League Baseball, and how the sacrifices made by Negro League players helped make baseball America’s national pastime. Agreed to April 4, 2006.

NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS’ MEMORIAL SERVICE—CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION

Apr. 6, 2006 [H. Con. Res. 360]

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS’ MEMORIAL SERVICE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 25th annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2005.

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