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Federal Register

Vol. 60, No. 94

Tuesday, May 16, 1995

Title 3—

The President

Proclamation 6799 of May 12, 1995

National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1995

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

We Americans enjoy the benefits of the finest transportation system in

the world. Our Nation has built a wide network of airports and seaports,

railroads and bridges, highways, waterways, and subways. This infrastructure

is a mainstay of our economy, an essential part of our national defense,

and the means by which our citizens enjoy unprecedented mobility. Such

ease of travel unites our land, brings cities and communities closer together,

and links our society to the world.

Recent international trade agreements have dramatically changed the global

marketplace, creating new opportunities and expanding horizons for all

Americans. Our success in this increasingly competitive environment depends as never before on transportation. A system that moves people and

goods safely and efficiently helps us to sell our products overseas, spawning

new industries and generating jobs at an unprecedented rate.

The national transportation system, with government and industry working

together, is a keystone of America’s national security strategy. The world

is still an unpredictable place, and America continues to have worldwide

security and economic interests. The national transportation system gives

America the capability to rapidly move military equipment and personnel

to meet contingencies, crises, and humanitarian efforts anywhere in the

world.

Today, American transportation is moving forward to embrace the exciting

possibilities and challenges of the 21st century. Using state-of-the-art technology, we are developing a single integrated system that links all forms

of transportation and enables the user—passenger or shipper—to choose

the service that best meets the immediate need. The Department of Transportation is working on a National Transportation System to address modern

concerns of efficiency and environmental safety, and we are looking toward

States, communities, and the private sector to join in investing strategically

in the transportation infrastructure of the future.

This week, Americans honor the men and women who build, maintain,

and monitor the safety of our transportation system—from air traffic controllers to railroad safety inspectors to aerospace machinists building the planes

of tomorrow. We salute our transportation industry workers for their countless contributions to our Nation and for helping to ensure that our transportation system remains the finest in the world.

In recognition of the millions of Americans who work every day to meet

our transportation needs, the Congress, by joint resolution approved May

16, 1957 (36 U.S.C. 160), has designated the third Friday in May of each

year as ‘‘National Defense Transportation Day’’ and, by joint resolution approved May 14, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 166), declared that the week in which

that Friday falls be designated ‘‘National Transportation Week.’’

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States

of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 19, 1995, as National Defense

Transportation Day and May 14 through May 20, 1995, as National Transpor-
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tation Week. I urge all Americans to observe these occasions with appropriate

ceremonies and activities, giving due recognition to the individuals and

organizations that build, operate, safeguard, and maintain this country’s

modern transportation system.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day

of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and

of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred

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and nineteenth.

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