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Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as Patriot Week. 

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as Patriot Week Whereas the events that led to the signing of the Constitution of the United States by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, have significance for every citizen of the United States and are honored in public schools across the United States on Constitution Day, which is September 17 of each year; Whereas the rule of law, the social compact, democracy, liberty, equality, and unalienable human rights are the essential values upon which the United States flourishes; Whereas diversity is one of the greatest strengths of the United States, and the motto inscribed on the Great Seal of the United States, E pluribus unum out of many, one Whereas exceptional, visionary, and indispensable individuals such as Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Marshall, George Washington, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison founded or advanced the United States; Whereas the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions signed in Seneca Falls, New York, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the I Have a Dream Whereas the Bennington flag (commonly known as the 76 flag Fort Sumter flag That the Senate (1) supports the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as Patriot Week (2) recognizes that understanding the history of the United States and the first principles of the United States is indispensable to the survival of the United States as a free people; (3) acknowledges, in great reverence to the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, that citizens of the United States should take time to honor the first principles, founders, documents, and symbols of their history; (4) recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the United States based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States; and (5) encourages citizens, schools and other educational institutions, and Federal, State, and local governments and their agencies to recognize and participate in Patriot Week by honoring, celebrating, and promoting the study of the history of the United States so that all people of the United States may offer the reverence that is due to the free republic.

Summary: This resolution (1) supports the designation of the week of September 11-September 17 as Patriot Week; and (2) recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the nation based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States.
To authorize testimony, documents, and representation in United States v. Dodd.

To authorize testimony, documents, and representation in United States v. Dodd Whereas, in the case of United States v. Dodd Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. 288b(a) and 288c(a)(2), the Senate may direct its counsel to represent current and former employees of the Senate with respect to any subpoena, order, or request for testimony or documents relating to their official responsibilities; Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United States and Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no evidence under the control or in the possession of the Senate may, by the judicial or administrative process, be taken from such control or possession but by permission of the Senate; and Whereas, when it appears that evidence under the control or in the possession of the Senate may promote the administration of justice, the Senate will take such action as will promote the ends of justice consistent with the privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it That Laura Bowen and any other current or former employee of the Senate Post Office from whom relevant evidence may be necessary are authorized to testify and produce documents in the case of United States v. Dodd 2. The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent any current or former employee of the Senate Post Office in connection with the production of evidence authorized in section one of this resolution.

Summary: This resolution authorizes (1) Laura Bowen, and any other employee of the Senate Post Office from whom relevant evidence may be necessary, to testify and produce documents in the case of United States v. Dodd (except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted); and (2) the Senate Legal Counsel to represent any employees of such office in connection with the case.
Providing for a correction in the engrossment of S. Res. 357.

Providing for a correction in the engrossment of S. Res. 357. That in the engrossment of the resolution S. Res. 357, the Secretary of the Senate shall make the following correction: (1) In the sixth whereas clause of the preamble, strike and youngest

Summary: This resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the engrossment of S. Res. 357.
Designating December 3, 2021, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day. 

Designating December 3, 2021, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day Whereas phenylketonuria (in this preamble referred to as PKU Whereas PKU is also referred to as Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency; Whereas newborn screening for PKU was first initiated in the United States in 1963, became mandatory in most States in 1966, and was recommended for inclusion in State newborn screening programs under the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110204 Whereas approximately 1 out of every 15,000 infants in the United States is born with PKU; Whereas PKU is treated with medical foods that limit phenylalanine; Whereas the 2012 Phenylketonuria Scientific Review Conference affirmed the recommendation of lifelong dietary treatment for PKU made by the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement in 2000; Whereas, in 2014, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Genetic Metabolic Dieticians International published medical and dietary guidelines on the optimal treatment of PKU; Whereas medical foods are necessary for children and adults living with PKU; Whereas adults with PKU who discontinue treatment are at risk for serious medical issues, such as depression, impulse control disorder, phobias, tremors, and pareses; Whereas women with PKU must maintain strict metabolic control before and during pregnancy to prevent fetal damage; Whereas children born from untreated mothers with PKU may have a condition known as maternal phenylketonuria syndrome Whereas, although there is no cure for PKU, treatment involving medical foods, medications, and restriction of phenylalanine intake can prevent progressive, irreversible brain damage; Whereas access to medical foods varies across the United States and the long-term costs associated with caring for untreated children and adults with PKU have a substantial financial impact on families, individuals, and society; Whereas access to medical foods can prevent detrimental effects on individuals with PKU, their families, and society; Whereas scientists and researchers are hopeful that breakthroughs in PKU research will be forthcoming; Whereas researchers across the United States are conducting important projects involving PKU; and Whereas the Senate is an institution that can raise awareness of PKU among the general public and the medical community: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) designates December 3, 2021, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day (2) encourages all individuals in the United States to become more informed about phenylketonuria and the role of medical foods in treating phenylketonuria; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the National PKU Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with phenylketonuria.

Summary: This resolution designates December 3, 2021, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day. (Phenylketonuria or PKU is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that can cause intellectual disability and other neurological problems.)
Permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.

Permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings. 1. Collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of the rules or regulations of the Senate (1) a Senator, officer of the Senate, or employee of the Senate may collect from another Senator, officer of the Senate, or employee of the Senate within a Senate building or other office secured for a Senator nonmonetary donations of clothing, toys, food, and housewares for charitable purposes related to serving persons in need or members of the Armed Forces and the families of those members during the holiday season, if the charitable purposes do not otherwise violate any rule or regulation of the Senate or Federal law; and (2) a Senator, officer of the Senate, or employee of the Senate may work with a nonprofit organization with respect to the delivery of donations described under paragraph (1). (b) Expiration The authority provided by this resolution shall expire at the end of the first session of the 117th Congress.

Summary: This resolution authorizes a Senator, Senate officer, or Senate employee to (1) collect donations of clothing, toys, food, and housewares for certain charitable purposes during the holiday season from another Senator, Senate officer, or Senate employee within a Senate building or office; and (2) work with a nonprofit organization to deliver such donations.
Fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.

Fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate. That the daily meeting of the Senate be 12 oclock meridian unless otherwise ordered.

Summary: This resolution sets the daily meeting time of the Senate at noon unless otherwise ordered.
Designating September 2021 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Designating September 2021 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Whereas each year more than 15,500 children under the age of 19 in the United States are diagnosed with cancer; Whereas every year more than 1,700 children in the United States lose their lives to cancer; Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease and the second overall leading cause of death for children in the United States; Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer has increased from 58 percent in the mid-1970s to 84 percent in 2020, representing significant improvement from previous decades; Whereas more than 2/3 Whereas cancer patients face a higher risk of contracting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) due to weakened immune systems; and Whereas cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) designates September 2021 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the month with appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; (3) encourages survivors of childhood cancer to continue to receive ongoing monitoring and physical and psychosocial care throughout their adult lives; (4) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make the prevention and cure of cancer a public health priority; and (5) reminds the people of the United States that these children are the definition of bravery, and commends and honors their courage.

Summary: This resolution designates September 2021 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Honoring North Carolinians and other members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021.

Honoring North Carolinians and other members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021. Whereas Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, born in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento, California, and assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021; Whereas Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021; Whereas members of the Marine Corps, including Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover of Salt Lake City, Utah, Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Corporal Hunter Lopez of Indio, California, Corporal Daegan W. Page of Omaha, Nebraska, Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez of Logansport, Indiana, Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza of Rio Bravo, Texas, Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum of Jackson, Wyoming, Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola of Rancho Cucamonga, California, Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui of Norco, California, and Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz of St. Charles, Missouri, all made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021; Whereas Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Maxton W. Soviak of Berlin Heights, Ohio, made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021; and Whereas all those who served, fought, or perished in the overall Global War On Terror have served valiantly in defense of the United States: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the Senate that (1) Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, and their fellow members of the Armed Forces (A) served the United States with honor and distinction; and (B) represent the very best of the United States; and (2) the United States (A) honors those brave members of the Armed Forces and their families; and (B) shall never forget the services they rendered and sacrifices they made in the defense of the United States.

Summary: This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, and their fellow members of the Armed Forces served the country with honor and distinction and the United States honors those members of the Armed Forces and their families.
Honoring the Minnesotans competing for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games.

Honoring the Minnesotans competing for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games. Whereas 15 Minnesotans qualified to compete for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games, including (1) Chuck Aoki; (2) Josie Aslakson; (3) Abby Bauleke; (4) Josh Cinnamo; (5) Joe Delagrave; (6) Ben Goodrich; (7) Rose Hollermann; (8) Aaron Pike; (9) Summer Schmit; (10) Ian Seidenfeld; (11) Lexi Shifflett; (12) Natalie Sims; (13) Melissa Stockwell; (14) Josh Turek; and (15) Mallory Weggemann; Whereas Mallory Weggemann won the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley and the 100-meter backstroke, set Paralympic records in both of these events, and won the silver medal in the 50-meter butterfly; Whereas Ian Seidenfeld won the gold medal in table tennis; Whereas Lexi Shifflett helped Team USA womens sitting volleyball win gold; Whereas Josh Turek helped Team USA mens wheelchair basketball earn the gold medal; Whereas Chuck Aoki and Joe Delagrave helped win the silver medal for Team USA mens wheelchair rugby; Whereas Ben Goodrich won the silver medal in judo; Whereas Josh Cinnamo won the bronze medal for Team USA in track and field for shot put; Whereas Rose Hollermann, Josie Aslakson, and Abby Bauleke helped win the bronze medal for Team USA womens wheelchair basketball; Whereas athletes trained for many years, exhibited world-class athleticism, and demonstrated fortitude, discipline, and strength to earn the chance to compete for Team USA; and Whereas athletes overcame historic obstacles because of the COVID19 pandemic, including the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games, all the while continuing to display team morale and tenacity throughout the competition despite the lack of live audiences or cheering fans: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) commends the remarkable skill, steadfast determination, and inspiring hard work of the Minnesotans competing on Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games; and (2) honors the example of teamwork, sportsmanship, and merit displayed by the Minnesotans competing on Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games, who make our United States proud.

Summary: This resolution honors the example of teamwork, sportsmanship, and merit displayed by the Minnesotans competing on Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games.
Supporting the designation of September 17, 2021, as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health issues.

Supporting the designation of September 17, 2021, as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Whereas, prior to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic, numerous health care workers suffered from work-related burnout and depression; Whereas physicians work under intense pressure and are exposed to trauma on the job; Whereas the suicide rate among (1) male physicians is 1.41 times higher than the general male population; and (2) female physicians is even more pronounced, being 2.27 times higher than the general female population; Whereas physicians, nurses, and allied health providers serving on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic are under a critically high degree of stress and burnout; Whereas shortages of personal protective equipment, difficult working conditions, burdensome administrative tasks, long hours, grief over losing patients, and watching the families of patients suffer added a layer of extreme stress for many frontline workers; Whereas mental health and physical health are equally important components of overall health; Whereas there are structural barriers in place that discourage self-care and mental health help-seeking behaviors among physicians; and Whereas a day of public awareness and education campaigns to shine a light on the tragedy of physician suicide is held on September 17 each year: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) supports the goals of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day to bring national attention to the mental health crisis affecting physicians in the United States; (2) dedicates a day of reflection to honor the memory of physicians who have died by suicide; (3) recognizes the need for greater research into understanding and addressing the issue of physician suicide, including the barriers to treatment, help-seeking behaviors to address burnout, and mental care options to prevent physician suicide; and (4) encourages the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe National Physician Suicide Awareness Day with appropriate awareness and educational activities.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the goals of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day.
Notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 

Notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. That the House of Representatives be notified of the election of the Honorable Karen H. Gibson as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

Summary: This resolution notifies the House of Representatives of the election of the Honorable Karen H. Gibson as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
Designating July 15, 2021, as National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day and the month of July 2021 as National Sarcoma Awareness Month.

Designating July 15, 2021, as National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day National Sarcoma Awareness Month Whereas sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that (1) arises in the connective tissue of the body; and (2) accounts for approximately 1 percent of all newly diagnosed cancers; Whereas the National Institutes of Health designates sarcoma, which contains approximately 70 different subtypes, as a rare form of cancer; Whereas sarcomas are largely resistant to current chemotherapy agents, immunotherapy agents, and radiation therapies, posing a formidable challenge for researchers and specialists; Whereas sarcoma subtypes largely have not benefitted from immunotherapies because of the complexity of the DNA, genomes, and mutations associated with the many variations in the sarcoma subtype landscape; Whereas leiomyosarcoma (referred to in this preamble as LMS Whereas the National Institutes of Health classifies LMS, which encompasses at least 4 different LMS subtypes, as a rare disease, accounting for approximately 15 percent of all sarcomas; Whereas LMS primarily affects adults without regard to gender; Whereas, with respect to LMS (1) research and clinical trials remain complicated; and (2) survival and longevity remain difficult; Whereas multidisciplinary care coordination teams, because of their expertise and experience, are critical to the health of sarcoma and LMS patients; Whereas sarcoma and LMS research will (1) allow medical professionals to improve the quality of care for affected patients; (2) lead to better clinical outcomes; and (3) promote longer survival for patients; and Whereas increased education and awareness about sarcoma and LMS will contribute to the well-being of the communities of the United States: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) designates July 15, 2021, as National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day (2) designates the month of July 2021 as National Sarcoma Awareness Month (3) recognizes the challenges faced by sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients; and (4) commends the dedication of organizations, volunteers, researchers, and caregivers across the United States working to improve the quality of life of sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma patients and their families.

Summary: This resolution designates July 15, 2021, as National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day and July 2021 as National Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcoma is a malignant cancer that arises from certain tissues, such as bone or muscle; leiomyosarcoma is a type of sarcoma that arises from smooth muscle tissue, most commonly originating in the uterus, stomach, intestine, or blood vessels.