IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 107
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball Incor-
porated was established to support and develop Little League baseball
worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and privileges
available to nongovernmental international organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MCDADE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League
Baseball Incorporated was established to support and
develop Little League baseball worldwide and should be
entitled to all of the benefits and privileges available
to nongovernmental international organizations.
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated is a nonprofit
membership organization, chartered by the Congress of
the United States in 1964 to promote, develop, supervise,
and assist youth worldwide in participation in Little
League baseball and to instill in youth the spirit and
competitive will to win, values of team play, and healthful
association with other youth under proper leadership;
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has chartered
more than 18,000 local Little League baseball or softball
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leagues in 85 countries, across 6 continents, through
which more than 198,000 teams and 3,000,000 youth
worldwide come together in healthy competition, learning
the value of teamwork, individual responsibility, and re-
spect for others;
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated provides ad-
ministrative and other services, including financial assist-
ance from time to time, to such leagues without any obli-
gation to reimburse Little League Baseball Incorporated;
Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has established
a United States foundation for the advancement and sup-
port of Little League baseball in the United States and
around the world, and has also created in Poland through
its representative, Dr. Creighton Hale, the Poland Little
League Baseball Foundation for the construction of Lit-
tle League baseball facilities and playing fields, in which
youth may participate worldwide in international competi-
tions, and is providing all the funds for such construc-
tion;
Whereas the efforts of Little League Baseball Incorporated
are supported by millions of volunteers worldwide, as par-
ents, league officials, managers, coaches, and auxiliary
members and countless volunteer agencies, including
sponsors, all of whom give their time and effort without
remuneration, in service to others, to advance the goals
of Little League Baseball Incorporated and thereby assist
the economic transformation of societies worldwide, the
improvement in the quality of life of all citizens and the
promotion of a civil international community; and
Whereas, as demonstrated by the success of its efforts world-
wide, Little League Baseball Incorporated is the largest
nongovernmental international youth sports organization
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in the world and continues to grow: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That (a) it is the sense of the Congress that
Little League Baseball Incorporated is international in
character and has engendered international goodwill
through its worldwide activities, particularly among the
youth of the world.
(b) The Congress reaffirms that Little League Base-
ball Incorporated was established to support and develop
Little League baseball worldwide, through the chartering
of local leagues and the provision of assistance to such
local leagues, through the creation or location of facilities
in other countries, and the provision of other support as
appropriate, including financial support, without right of
reimbursement or repayment.
(c) The Congress calls upon the parliamentary bodies
and government officials of other nations, particularly
those that participate in Little League baseball, to recog-
nize and celebrate the international character of Little
League baseball and to render the Little League Baseball
Incorporated assistance and recognition of its status as
a nongovernmental international organization.
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