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 12 2 STA T .5 1 3 5 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 4, 2 0 0 8orhisde si gn ee , i t st a nd re c essed or ad j o u rned unti l noon on M on - da y , March 31, 20 0 8 , or such other ti m eonthatdayasmay b es p eci f ied in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu- tion, w hiche v er occurs first .SEC . 2. T he Spea k er of the H ouse and the Majority L eader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after con- sultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. A greed to March 1 4, 2008. MICHAEL ELLI SD E B A K E Y, C ONGR ESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY — CA P I T OL ROT U NDA AUTHORI Z ATION Resolv e dbyth e S e na te ( the H o u seo f Re pr esentat i ves c oncur - rin g),SECTION1.U SEO F T H E R OTUN DA OF THE CA P ITO L FOR THE PRESEN - TATION OF THE CON G RESSIONAL GOLD M EDAL. The rotunda of the U nited States C apitol is authori z edtobe used on April 23, 2008, for the presentation of the Congressional G old Medal to Michael E llis D e B akey, M.D.. P hysical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol. Agreed to March 14, 2008. ISRAEL— 60 TH ANNI V ERSARY W hereas on N ovember 2 9, 194 7 , the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the British Mandate of Palestine and create a J ewish state Whereas on May 14, 1948, the people of I srael proclaimed the establishment of the sovereign and independent State of Israel, and the United States Government established full diplomatic relations with Israel; Whereas the desire of the Jewish people to establish an independent modern State of Israel is an outgrowth of the e x istence of the historic kingdom of Israel established in the Land of Israel 3,000 years ago, with the city of Jerusalem as its capital; Whereas for over 2,000 years, there has been continuous Jewish presence and residence in the land comprising the modern State of Israel; Apr.24, 2 0 0 8[H . Con . Res . 3 22 ]Ma r. 1 4, 2008 [ S . Con. Res. 7 1]

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