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Calendar No. 397

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. J. RES. 42

[Report No. 104–263]

Designating the Civil War Center at Louisiana State University as the United

States Civil War Center, making the center the flagship institution for

planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, and

for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 2, 1995

Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. SPECTER, and Mr. SANTORUM)

introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MAY 9, 1996

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and amendment to the

preamble

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Designating the Civil War Center at Louisiana State University as the United States Civil War Center, making the

center the flagship institution for planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, and for

other purposes.

Whereas the sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil

War will occur in the year 2011;
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Whereas the sesquicentennial will be the last significant opportunity for most Americans alive in the year 2011 to

recall and commemorate the Civil War;

Whereas the Civil War Center at Louisiana State University

in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has as principal missions to

create a comprehensive database that contains all Civil

War materials and to facilitate the study of the War

from the perspectives of all ethnic cultures and all professions, academic disciplines, and occupations;

Whereas the 2 principal missions of Civil War Center are

consistent with the commemoration of the sesquicentennial; and

Whereas advance planning to facilitate the 4-year commemoration of the sesquicentennial is required: Now, therefore,

be it

Whereas the sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War

will occur in the year 2011;

Whereas the sesquicentennial will be the last significant opportunity for most Americans alive in the year 2011 to recall

and commemorate the Civil War;

Whereas the Civil War Center in Louisiana State University

in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has as its principal missions

to create a comprehensive database that contains all Civil

War materials and to facilitate the study of the Civil War

from the perspectives of all ethnic cultures and all professions; academic disciplines, and occupations;

Whereas the two principal missions of the Civil War Center

are consistent with commemoration of the sesquicentennial;

Whereas the missions of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg

College parallel those of the Civil War Center; and
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Whereas advance planning to facilitate the four-year commemoration of the sesquicentennial is required: Now, therefore, be it.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR

4 CENTER.

5 The Civil War Center, located on Raphael Semmes

6 Drive at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Lou7 isiana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘United

8 States Civil War Center’’.

9 SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

10 Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,

11 paper, or other record of the United States to the center

12 referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference

13 to the ‘‘United States Civil War Center’’.

14 SEC. 3. FLAGSHIP INSTITUTION.

15 The center referred to in section 1 shall be the flag16 ship institution for planning the sesquicentennial com17 memoration of the Civil War.

18 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE UNITED STATES CIVIL

19 WAR CENTER.

20 The Civil War Center, located on Raphael Semmes

21 Drive at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Lou22 isiana, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘center’’) shall be
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1 known and designated as the ‘‘United States Civil War

2 Center’’.

3 SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.

4 Any reference in any law, regulation, paper, record,

5 map, or any other document of the United States to the

6 center referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a ref7 erence to the ‘‘United States Civil War Center’’.

8 SEC. 3. FLAGSHIP INSTITUTIONS.

9 The center and the Civil War Institute of Gettysburg

10 College, located at 233 North Washington Street in Gettys11 burg, Pennsylvania, shall be the flagship institutions for

12 planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil

13 War.

Calendar No. 397

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. J. RES. 42

[Report No. 104–263]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Designating the Civil War Center at Louisiana

of the Civil War, and for other purposes.for planning the sesquicentennial commemorationCenter, making the center the flagship institutionState University as the United States Civil War

MAY 9, 1996

Reported with an amendment and amendment to the

preamble