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 93 STAT. 1060

PUBLIC LAW 96-136—DEC. 7, 1979

Public Law 96-136 96th Congress Joint Resolution Dec. 7, 1979 [H.J. Res. 448]

Scouting Recognition Week. Designation authorization.

Proclaiming the week of December 3 through December 9, 1979 as "Scouting Recognition Week".

Whereas Scouting is a firmly established tradition in the United States; and Whereas youth involved in Scouting are a credit to their communities, their country, and a way of life that can survive only so long as the youth of this Nation are brought up to believe in and practice its principles; and Whereas the first week of December is an appropriate time to recognize the achievements and objectives of the Scouting movement since the fifty-fifth annual calendar program, a vehicle designed to familiarize the American public with the Scout movement, is conducted during this week; and Whereas it is appropriate for the Government to recognize the positive principles of patriotism, enthusiasm, and service that Scouting typifies: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the week of December 3 through December 9, 1979 is designated as "Scouting Recognition Week", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that week by appropriate activities. Approved December 7, 1979.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): Nov. 29, considered and passed House. Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate.

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