A joint resolution commending the Peace Corps and the current and former Peace Corps volunteers on the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps.
PL 102-6 (S.J.Res.76), enacted 03/01/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-6—MAR. 1, 1991 
105 STAT. 23 
Public Law 102-6 
102d Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Commending the Peace Corps and the current and former Peace Corps volunteers on 
Mar. 1, 1991 
the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps. 
[S.J. Res. 76] 
Whereas, on March 1, 1991, the Peace Corps of the United States of 
America concludes 30 years of promoting world peace and friend-
ship, making available volunteers to help the peoples of other 
countries to meet their needs, and promoting mutual understand-
ing between such peoples and the American people; 
Whereas over 125,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps in 
over 100 countries around the world; 
Whereas Peace Corps programs and the efforts of individual volun-
teers have added significantly to mutual understanding between 
the people of the United States and the peoples of other countries; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers work with their host country 
' 
counterparts in seeking long-term solutions to complex human 
problems through efforts in education, agriculture, health, the 
environment, urban development, and small business; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers have returned to their commu-
nities enriched by their experiences, more knowledgeable of the 
world, and more understanding of the challenges of building a 
lasting peace; 
Whereas former Peace Corps volunteers continue to maintain 
friendships with the people of the countries with whom they 
served, thereby furthering the goals of international understand-
ing and peace; 
Whereas former Peace Corps volunteers continue to engage in 
volunteer-related activities in the United States, including activi-
ties that meet educational and other needs in the United States; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers are now serving in more countries 
than ever before in all regions of the world; and 
Whereas the response of Americans to the Peace Corps' call to serve 
continues to exceed the Peace Corps' recruiting requirements: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That, on the occasion of 
the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, 
the Congress (1) commends the Peace Corps and all those who have 
served as Peace Corps volunteers for the great contributions they 
have made to world peace gmd understanding, to the betterment of 
the lives of the citizens of the countries where volunteers have 
served, and to our own country, (2) reaffirms the United States' 
commitment, through the Peace Corps, to help peoples in countries 
around the world to meet their needs, and (3) urges the President to 
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PUBLIC LAW 102-6—MAR. 1, 1991 
issue a proclamation commending Peace Corps volunteers for their 
service in the promotion of world peace and understanding. 
Approved March 1, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 76: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
Feb. 21, considered and petssed Senate. 
Feb. 26, considered and passed House.