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        H.Con.Res.269
                                        Agreed to April 13, 2000        

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas the Library of Congress, America's oldest Federal cultural 
  institution, was established on April 24, 1800, and in its 200 years 
  of existence has become the largest and most inclusive library in 
  human history;

Whereas the Library's mission is to make its resources available and 
  useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and 
  preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity;

Whereas, in furtherance of its mission, the Library has amassed an 
  unparalleled collection of 119 million items, a superb staff of 
  ``knowledge navigators'', and networks for gathering the world's 
  knowledge for the Nation's good;

Whereas the Library, the Congress, and the Nation have benefited richly 
  from the work of thousands of talented and dedicated Library 
  employees throughout the Library's 200-year history;

Whereas the citizens of the United States have generously contributed 
  to the Library's collections through their own creativity, social and 
  scholarly discourse, donation of materials in all formats, and 
  generous philanthropic support;

Whereas the goal of the Library's bicentennial commemoration is to 
  inspire creativity in the centuries ahead and remind Americans that 
  all libraries are the cornerstones of democracy, encouraging greater 
  use of the Library of Congress and libraries everywhere;

Whereas this goal will be achieved through a variety of national, 
  State, and local projects, developed in collaboration with Members of 
  Congress, the staff of the Library of Congress, libraries and 
  librarians throughout the Nation, and the Library's James Madison 
  Council and other philanthropic supporters;

Whereas the centerpiece of the bicentennial celebration is the Local 
  Legacies Project, a joint effort of Congress and the Library of 
  Congress to document distinctive cultural traditions and historic 
  events representing local communities throughout the country at the 
  turn of the 21st century; and

Whereas the bicentennial commemorative activities also include 
  symposia, exhibitions, publications, significant acquisitions, the 
  issuance of a commemorative coin and stamp, and enhanced public 
  access to the collections of the Library of Congress through the 
  National Digital Library: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress commends the Library of Congress and its employees, 
both past and present, on 200 years of service to the Congress and the 
Nation and encourages the American public to participate in activities 
to commemorate the Library's bicentennial.
  Attest:

                          Jeff Trandahl,

                                                                       
                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.
              By

                                                                       
                                                          Deputy Clerk.

  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.

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