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PUBLIC LAW 97-181—MAY 24, 1982 Public Law 97-181 97th Congress Joint Resolution

May 24, 1982 [H.J. Res. 361] International ballet competition. Recognition.

To grant official recognition to the international ballet competition.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States recognizes the international ballet competition held in Jackson, Mississippi, under the sponsorship of the Mississippi Ballet International, Incorporated, as the official competition within the United States, and this organization and its participants as the official representatives of the United States in the international ballet competition cycle, which originated in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1964, and rotates among the cities of Varna, Bulgaria; Tokyo, Japan; Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and Jackson, Mississippi. Approved May 24, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 361 (S.J. Res. 127): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Mar. 11, considered and passed House. May 5, considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S.J. Res. 127.

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