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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—OCT. 10, 1979

93 STAT. 1425

JIM THORPE, RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENTS BY INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Sept24, 1979 [S. Con. Res. 29]

Whereas the Amateur Athletic Union in 1975 restored the amateur status of James (Jim) Thorpe for the years 1909-1912; and Whereas the United States Olympic Committee forwarded this restoration to the International Olympic Committee: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the International Olympic Sense of Committee officially recognize Jim Thorpe's achievements in the '"^"^'•ess. 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and restore these records to the official Olympic books; and be it further Resolved, That it is the sense of the Congress that the International Olympic Committee be requested to present duplicate medals to the heirs of Jim Thorpe. Agreed to September 24, 1979. CORRECTION OF ENROLLED BILL H.R. 3996

Sept. 28, 1979 [H. Con. Res. 192]

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 3996), to amend the Rail ^"«e, p. 537. Passenger Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations 45 USC 501 note. for Amtrak for three additional years, and for other purposes, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following correction: in section 102 of the bill, insert "Act (45 U.S.C. 502) is amended—" immediately after "Rail Passenger Service". Agreed to September 28, 1979.

SYRIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY—EMIGRATION RIGHTS Whereas the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights states unequivocally the right of every individual to emigrate and live in the land of his choice; and Whereas the Government of Syria is a signatory of the declaration; and Whereas the Syrian Government has placed restrictions on the right of Syrian Jews to emigrate from that country; and Whereas the Syrian Jewish community, which numbers nearly five thousand persons, has expressed its desire, through numerous official and unofficial means, to rejoin families and relatives in other lands; and Whereas numerous private organizations in the United States and other countries have expressed their willingness to facilitate such emigration and to assist in the absorption process; and Whereas Syria is the only Arab state that has not permitted its Jewish community to exercise the right of emigration: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress calls upon the Government of Syria, on humanitarian grounds, to permit those members of the Syrian Jewish community desirous of emigrating to do so. Agreed to October 10, 1979. 59'-194 O — 81

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Oct. 10, 1979

[H. Con. Res. 91]

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