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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 294 Introduced in House (IH)]

105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 294

   Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the integration of the Armed 
                    Forces, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 1998

Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rangel, 
 Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
 Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
  Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Fattah, 
   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Millender-
 McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of 
Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms. Lee) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on National Security

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
   Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the integration of the Armed 
                    Forces, and for other purposes.

Whereas on July 26, 1948, President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 ordering 
        the integration of the Armed Forces;
Whereas the President stated in the executive order that it was ``essential that 
        there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the 
        highest standards of democracy, with equality of treatment and 
        opportunity for all those who serve in our country's defense'';
Whereas in the executive order the President declared that ``there shall be 
        equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed 
        services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin'';
Whereas, soon after the President issued the executive order, United States 
        forces in Korea were integrated, leading the way to a fully integrated 
        army;
Whereas the Armed Forces have used the implementation and enforcement of the 
        Civil Rights Act of 1964 as additional tools to eliminate discrimination 
        among their military and civilian personnel;
Whereas in 1998 minorities serve in senior leadership positions throughout the 
        Armed Forces, as officers, as senior non-commissioned officers, and as 
        civilian leaders;
Whereas the Armed Forces have demonstrated a continuing commitment to ensuring 
        the equality of treatment and opportunity for all military and civilian 
        personnel of the Armed Forces; and
Whereas the efforts of the Armed Forces to ensure the equality of treatment and 
        opportunity for their personnel have contributed significantly to the 
        advancement of equality of treatment and opportunity for all Americans: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) commends the Armed Forces for their efforts, 
        leadership, and success in providing equality of treatment and 
        opportunity for their military and civilian personnel without 
        regard to race, color, religion, or national origin; and
            (2) recognizes the Department of Defense's celebration of 
        the 50th Anniversary of the integration of the Armed Forces.
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