August 2, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6011 

The resolution, as amended, with its 

preamble, as amended, reads as follows: 

S. RES. 418 

Whereas brave American aircraft crewmen, 

led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, 

volunteered for an ‘‘extremely hazardous 

mission’’ without knowing the target, location, or assignment and willingly put their 

lives in harm’s way, risking death, capture, 

and torture; 

Whereas the conducting of medium bomber 

operations from a Navy aircraft carrier 

under combat conditions had never before 

been attempted; 

Whereas after the discovery of the USS 

Hornet by Japanese picket ships 170 miles 

further away from the prearranged launch 

point, the Raiders proceeded to take off 670 

miles from the coast of Japan; 

Whereas by launching more than 100 miles 

beyond the distance considered to be minimally safe for the mission, the Raiders deliberately accepted the risk that the B–25s 

might not have enough fuel to reach the designated air-fields in China; 

Whereas the additional launch distance 

greatly increased the risk of crash landing in 

Japanese occupied China, exposing the crews 

to higher probability of death, injury, or capture; 

Whereas because of that deliberate choice, 

after bombing their targets in Japan, low on 

fuel and in setting night and deteriorating 

weather, none of the 16 airplanes reached the 

prearranged Chinese airfields; 

Whereas of the 80 Raiders who launched on 

the raid, 8 were captured, 2 died in the crash, 

and 70 returned to the United States; and 

Whereas of the 8 captured, 3 were executed 

and 1 died of disease: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) recognizes the valor, skill, and courage 

of the Raiders that proved invaluable to the 

eventual defeat of Japan during the Second 

World War; 

(2) acknowledges that the actions of the 

Raiders helped to forge an enduring example 

of heroism in the face of uncertainty for the 

Army Air Force of the Second World War, 

the future of the Air Force, and the United 

States as a whole; and 

(3) commends the 5 living members and 80 

original members of the Doolittle Tokyo 

Raiders for their participation in the Tokyo 

bombing raid of April 18, 1942. 

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REAFFIRMING STRONG SUPPORT 

OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE 

PARTIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA 

SEA 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from 

further consideration of S. Res. 524, 

and the Senate proceed to its consideration. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The clerk will report the resolution 

by title. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

A resolution (S. Res. 524) reaffirming the 

strong support of the United States for the 

2002 declaration of conduct of parties in the 

South China Sea among the member states 

of ASEAN and the People’s Republic of 

China, and for other purposes. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolution. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be 

agreed to, the Webb amendment to the 

preamble be agreed to, the preamble, 

as amended, be agreed to, the motions 

to reconsider be laid upon the table, 

with no intervening action or debate, 

and any related statements be printed 

in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolution (S. Res. 524) was 

agreed to. 

The amendment (No. 2779) was agreed 

to, as follows: 

(Purpose: To amend the preamble) 

In the preamble, strike the 6th whereas 

clause and all that follows through the end 

and insert the following: 

Whereas ASEAN plays an important role, 

in partnership with others in the regional 

and international community, in addressing 

maritime security issues in the Asia-Pacific 

region and into the Indian Ocean, including 

open access to the maritime domain of Asia; 

Whereas the South China Sea is a vital 

part of the maritime domain of Asia, including critical sea lanes of communication and 

commerce between the Pacific and Indian 

oceans; 

Whereas, in the declaration on the conduct 

of parties in the South China Sea, the governments of the member states of ASEAN 

and the Government of the People’s Republic 

of China have affirmed ‘‘that the adoption of 

a code of conduct in the South China Sea 

would further promote peace and stability in 

the region’’ and have agreed to work towards 

the attainment of a code of conduct; 

Whereas, pending the peaceful settlement 

of territorial and jurisdictional disputes, the 

member states of ASEAN and the People’s 

Republic of China have committed to ‘‘exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and stability, including, among others, 

refraining from action of inhabiting presently uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, and 

other features and to handle their differences 

in a constructive manner’’; 

Whereas, pending the peaceful settlement 

of territorial and jurisdictional disputes, the 

member states of ASEAN and the People’s 

Republic of China affirmed their commitment ‘‘to the freedom of navigation in and 

overflight of the South China Sea provided 

for by the universally recognized principles 

of international law, including the 1982 UN 

Convention on the Law of the Sea’’; 

Whereas, although not a party to these disputes, the United States has national interests in freedom of navigation, the maintenance of peace and stability, respect for 

international law, and unimpeded lawful 

commerce; 

Whereas the Government of the People’s 

Republic of China has recently taken unilateral steps to declare the Paracel and Spratly 

Islands, and their adjacent waters to be a 

prefectural-level city, and has identified government leaders to assert administrative 

control over 200 islets, sandbanks, and reefs 

and 2,000,000 square kilometers of water; 

Whereas the Central Military Commission 

in China also announced the deployment of a 

garrison of soldiers to this area; and 

Whereas these steps are contrary to agreed 

upon principles with regard to resolving disputes and impede a peaceful resolution of the 

sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea: 

Now, therefore, be it 

The preamble, as amended, was 

agreed to. 

The resolution with its preamble as 

amended, reads as follows: 

S. RES. 524 

Whereas the Association of Southeast 

Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays a key role in 

strengthening and contributing to peace, 

stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific 

region; 

Whereas the vision of the ASEAN Leaders 

in their goals set out in the ASEAN Charter 

to integrate ASEAN economically, politically, and culturally furthers regional peace, 

stability, and prosperity; 

Whereas the United States Government 

recognizes the importance of a strong, cohesive, and integrated ASEAN as a foundation 

for effective regional frameworks to promote 

peace and security and economic growth and 

to ensure that the Asia-Pacific community 

develops according to rules and norms agreed 

upon by all of its members; 

Whereas the United States is enhancing 

political, security and economic cooperation 

in Southeast Asia through ASEAN, and 

seeks to continue to enhance its role in partnership with ASEAN and others in the region 

in addressing transnational issues ranging 

from climate change to maritime security; 

Whereas the United States Government 

welcomes the development of a peaceful and 

prosperous China which respects international norms, international laws, international institutions, and international 

rules, and enhances security and peace, and 

seeks to advance a ‘‘cooperative partnership’’ between the United States and China; 

Whereas ASEAN plays an important role, 

in partnership with others in the regional 

and international community, in addressing 

maritime security issues in the Asia-Pacific 

region and into the Indian Ocean, including 

open access to the maritime domain of Asia; 

Whereas the South China Sea is a vital 

part of the maritime domain of Asia, including critical sea lanes of communication and 

commerce between the Pacific and Indian 

oceans; 

Whereas in the declaration on the conduct 

of parties in the South China Sea, the governments of the member states of ASEAN 

and the Government of the People’s Republic 

of China have affirmed ‘‘that the adoption of 

a code of conduct in the South China Sea 

would further promote peace and stability in 

the region’’ and have agreed to work towards 

the attainment of a code of conduct; 

Whereas pending the peaceful settlement 

of territorial and jurisdictional disputes, the 

member states of ASEAN and the People’s 

Republic of China have committed to ‘‘exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and stability, including, among others, 

refraining from action of inhabiting presently uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, and 

other features and to handle their differences 

in a constructive manner’’; 

Whereas pending the peaceful settlement 

of territorial and jurisdictional disputes, the 

member states of ASEAN and the People’s 

Republic of China affirmed their commitment ‘‘to the freedom of navigation in and 

overflight of the South China Sea provided 

for by the universally recognized principles 

of international law, including the 1982 UN 

Convention on the Law of the Sea’’; 

Whereas although not a party to these disputes, the United States has national interests in freedom of navigation, the maintenance of peace and stability, respect for 

international law, and unimpeded lawful 

commerce; 

Whereas the Government of the People’s 

Republic of China has recently taken unilateral steps to declare the Paracel and Spratly 

Islands, and their adjacent waters to be a 

prefectural-level city, and has identified government leaders to assert administrative 

control over 200 islets, sandbanks, and reefs 

and 2,000,000 square kilometers of water; 


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Whereas the Central Military Commission 

in China also announced the deployment of a 

garrison of soldiers to this area; and 

Whereas these steps are contrary to agreed 

upon principles with regard to resolving disputes and impede a peaceful resolution of the 

sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) reaffirms the strong support of the 

United States for the 2002 declaration of conduct of parties in the South China Sea 

among the member states of ASEAN and the 

People’s Republic of China; 

(2) supports the member states of ASEAN, 

and the Government of the People’s Republic 

of China, as they seek to adopt a legally 

binding code of conduct of parties in the 

South China Sea, and urges all countries to 

substantively support ASEAN in its efforts 

in this regard; 

(3) strongly urges that, pending adoption of 

a code of conduct, all parties, consistent 

with commitments under the declaration of 

conduct, ‘‘exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or 

escalate disputes and stability, including, 

among others, refraining from action of inhabiting presently uninhabited islands, reefs, 

shoals and other features and to handle their 

differences in a constructive manner’’; 

(4) supports a collaborative diplomatic 

process by all claimants for resolving outstanding territorial and jurisdictional disputes, allowing parties to peacefully settle 

claims and disputes using international law; 

(5) reaffirms the United States commitment— 

(A) to assist the nations of Southeast Asia 

to remain strong and independent; 

(B) to help ensure each nation enjoys peace 

and stability; 

(C) to broaden and deepen economic, political, diplomatic, security, social, and cultural partnership with ASEAN and its member states; and 

(D) to promote the institutions of emerging regional architecture and prosperity; and 

(6) supports enhanced operations by the 

United States armed forces in the Western 

Pacific, including in the South China Sea, 

including in partnership with the armed 

forces of others countries in the region, in 

support of freedom of navigation, the maintenance of peace and stability, respect for 

international law, including the peaceful resolution of issues of sovereignty, and 

unimpeded lawful commerce. 

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RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed 

en bloc to the following resolutions: S. 

Res. 544, S. Res. 545, S. Res. 546, and S. 

Res. 547. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolutions 

en bloc. 

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent 

that the resolutions be agreed to, the 

preambles be agreed to, the motions to 

reconsider be laid upon the table en 

bloc, with no intervening action or debate and any statements relating to 

the resolutions be printed in the 

RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolutions were agreed to. 

The preambles were agreed to. 

The resolutions, with their preambles, read as follows: 

S. RES. 544 

(Congratulating the Navy Dental Corps on 

its 100th anniversary) 

Whereas on August 22, 1912, Congress 

passed an Act recognizing Navy dentistry as 

a distinct branch among naval medical professions; 

Whereas in the last century, the Navy Dental Corps has supported the Navy by sustaining Sailor and Marine readiness and providing routine and emergency dental care, 

ashore and afloat, in peace and in war; 

Whereas the Navy Dental Corps works continuously to improve the health of Sailors, 

Marines, and their families by supporting individual and community prevention initiatives, good oral hygiene practices, and treatment; 

Whereas the Navy Dental Corps endeavors 

to improve oral health worldwide by participating in the spectrum of military combat, 

peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations 

and exercises; 

Whereas the Navy Dental Corps, in collaboration with national and international dental organizations, promotes dental professionalism and quality of care; 

Whereas the Navy Dental Corps supports 

the mission of the Federal dental research 

program and endorses improved dental technologies and therapies through research and 

adherence to sound scientific principles; and 

Whereas the Navy Dental Corps recognizes 

the importance of continuing professional 

dental education, requiring and supporting 

specialty dental education and postgraduate 

residencies and fellowships for its members: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) congratulates the Navy Dental Corps on 

its 100th anniversary; 

(2) commends the Navy Dental Corps for 

working to sustain the dental readiness and 

the oral health of a superb fighting force; 

and 

(3) recognizes the thousands of dentists 

who have served in the Navy Dental Corps 

over the last 100 years, providing dental care 

to millions of members of the Armed Forces 

and their families. 

S. RES. 545 

(Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of 

Air Force Weather) 

Whereas the United States Army Air Corps 

assumed responsibility for military weather 

services on July 1, 1937, beginning a legacy of 

superior service to Army and Air Force commanders for the next 75 years; 

Whereas the United States Army Air 

Forces activated the Weather Wing on April 

14, 1943, in time to provide General Dwight D. 

Eisenhower with reports and forecasts vital 

to the success of Operation Overlord, the reentry of the Allies into Europe against resistance from German occupation forces, and 

subsequent operations in Europe and the Pacific; 

Whereas 68 personnel from the Weather 

Wing lost their lives in World War II; 

Whereas the Weather Wing was redesignated as the Army Air Forces Weather Service in 1945, and the Air Weather Service in 

1946; 

Whereas, in July of 1947, the Air Weather 

Service became a part of the newly formed 

United States Air Force with a mission to 

support both the Army and Air Force; 

Whereas, in 1948, the Air Weather Service 

issued its first tornado warning; 

Whereas the Air Weather Service provided 

critical reports and forecasts to commanders, planners, and aircrews in support 

of the Berlin Airlift, enabling the successful 

efforts to stare down Premier of the Soviet 

Union Joseph Stalin in the first major confrontation of the Cold War; 

Whereas the Air Weather Service has participated in every military operation from 

operations in Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan; 

Whereas the Air Weather Service was reorganized into a field operating agency on 

April 1, 1991, reporting directly to the Air 

Staff; 

Whereas, on October 15, 1997, the Air 

Weather Service was redesignated as the Air 

Force Weather Agency and subsequently 

headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; 

Whereas, in June 2008, construction was 

completed on a new 188,000-square-foot headquarters building for the Air Force Weather 

Agency at Offutt Air Force Base; 

Whereas the civilian community surrounding Offutt Air Force Base fully recognizes the tremendous dedication and contributions of the personnel stationed at 

Offutt Air Force Base to the global fighting 

force, and likewise, base personnel express 

constant praise and appreciation to the civilian community for its outstanding support; 

Whereas, in close cooperation with the National Weather Service, Air Force Weather 

has supported a wide variety of missions 

from its base in Nebraska, including space 

launches and solar observation; and 

Whereas Air Force Weather has continued 

to produce timely, accurate, and continuous 

weather information to locate targets in any 

battle around the world or in space: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of Air 

Force Weather and its prominent role in national security; 

(2) remembers the immeasurable contributions of Air Force Weather in protecting the 

lives of members of the Armed Forces and 

citizens of the United States through timely 

and accurate reporting and forecasting; and 

(3) honors the 1,200 personnel who currently serve within Air Force Weather and 

those who have carried on its tradition of excellence through their continued service at 

Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. 

S. RES. 546 

(Designating the week of September 10, 2012, 

as ‘‘National Adult Education and Family 

Literacy Week’’) 

Whereas the National Assessment of Adult 

Literacy reports that 90,000,000 adults lack 

the literacy, numeracy, or English-language 

skills necessary to succeed at home, in the 

workplace, and in society; 

Whereas the literacy of the people of the 

United States is essential for the economic 

and societal well-being of the United States; 

Whereas the United States reaps the economic benefits of individuals who improve 

their literacy, numeracy, and English-language skills; 

Whereas literacy and educational skills are 

necessary for individuals to fully benefit 

from the range of opportunities available in 

the United States; 

Whereas the United States’ economy and 

position in the world marketplace depend on 

having a literate, skilled population; 

Whereas the unemployment rate in the 

United States is highest among those without a high school diploma or an equivalent 

credential, demonstrating that education is 

important to economic recovery; 

Whereas the educational skills of a child’s 

parents and the practice of reading to a child 

have a direct impact on the educational success of the child; 

Whereas parental involvement in a child’s 

education is a key predictor of a child’s success, and the level of parental involvement 

in a child’s education increases as the educational level of the parent increases; 


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