,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,grijalva 7for himself1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,kuster1  
and ,mr4 ,ellison7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,education and the
 ,workforce  ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
the legacy of the ,civilian             
,conservation ,corps 7,,ccc7 on its     
#hjth anniversary4  ,whereas #bjac is   
the #hjth anniversary of the signing of 
the ,emergency ,conservation ,work ,act1
 a precursor to the ,civilian           
,conservation ,corps ,act1 that allowed 
for establishment of the ,civilian      
,conservation ,corps 7,,ccc72 ,whereas  
the ,,ccc deserves recognition for its  
lasting contribution to natural         
resources conservation and              
infrastructure improvements throughout  
the ,united ,states1 and for its        
outstanding success in providing        
employment and training to millions of  

people in the ,united ,states during the
 ,great ,depression2 ,whereas the ,,ccc 
coordinated a mobilization of men1      
material1 and transportation on a scale 
never previously known in time of peace 
and managed more than #d1ejj camps in   
every ,state and the then-territories of
 ,hawaii1 ,alaska1 ,puerto ,rico1 and   
the ,virgin ,islands2 ,whereas between  
#aicc and #aidb1 the ,,ccc provided     
employment and vocational training for  
more than #c1jjj1jjj men1 including     
unemployed youths1 more than #bej1jjj   
veterans of the ,spanish ,american ,war 
and ,world ,war ,i1 and more than       
#hj1jjj ,native ,americans in           
conservation and natural resources      
development work1 defense work on       
military reservations1 and forest       
protection2 ,whereas the ,,ccc left a   
legacy of natural resources and         
infrastructure improvements that        
included planting more than             
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj trees1 building #df1hed  
bridges1 restoring #c1ihj historical    

structures1 developing more than #hjj   
,state ,parks1 improving #c1dfb beaches1
 creating #dje1jcg signs1 markers1 and  
monuments1 and building #fc1bef         
structures and #h1jde wells and pump    
houses2 ,whereas the benefits of many   
,,ccc projects are enjoyed today by     
thousands of people in the ,united      
,states each year in the ,national      
,parks1 ,state ,parks1 ,national        
,forests1 ,national ,monuments1 and     
other lands and infrastructure in all   
,states and numerous territories2       
,whereas ,,ccc ,legacy is a nonprofit   
organization that continues to cultivate
 and refine endeavors begun by ,,ccc    
alumni in #aigg2 ,whereas ,,ccc         
,legacy's primary mission is to increase
 public awareness of the heritage and   
contributions of the ,,ccc through      
featuring ,,ccc alumni1 their programs1 
and accomplishments2 ,whereas the main  
organizational goal for #bjac is the    
promotion of events around the country  
that celebrate the #hjth anniversary of 

the ,,ccc2 ,whereas the legacy of the   
,,ccc is also carried on today by the   
,nation's ,youth ,service and           
,conservation ,corps located in every   
,state that provide service1 education1 
and job training opportunities for      
thousands of youth yearly while they    
perform important projects in their     
communities and on public lands1 such as
 disaster relief1 rural development1    
conservation1 housing1 transportation   
and trails1 energy efficiency1 wildfire 
mitigation1 and invasive species removal
 among others2 ,whereas ,youth ,service 
and ,conservation ,corps carry on the   
,,ccc legacy by enrolling thousands of  
youth while leveraging additional       
thousands of community volunteer        
partners to generate millions of hours  
of service each year and have educated  
and provided job skills to well over    
#a1jjj1jjj young people2 ,whereas the   
#bast ,century ,conservation ,service   
,corps 7#ba;,,csc7 is another effort to 
carry on the ,,ccc legacy and grew out  

of a recommendation of the ,america's   
,great ,outdoors initiative in #bjaj and
 will work through public-private and   
nonprofit partnerships to put thousands 
of young people and veterans in the     
,united ,states to work protecting1     
restoring1 and enhancing the ,nation's  
great outdoors2 ,whereas in #bjab1 the  
#ba;,,csc ,advisory ,committee1 which   
was established by the ,departments of  
the ,interior and ,agriculture1 the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 and 
the ,council on ,environmental ,quality1
 delivered recommendations on how to    
create a #bast ,century ,conservation   
,service ,corps to engage young ,united 
,states citizens in hands-on service and
 job training experiences on public     
lands and community green spaces2       
,whereas in #bjac1 eight ,federal       
agencies 7,departments of ,agriculture1 
,commerce1 the ,interior1 and ,labor2   
,environmental ,protection ,agency2     
,council on ,environmental ,quality2    
,corporation for ,national and          

,community ,service2 ,army ,corps of    
,engineers7 signed a memorandum of      
understanding establishing a ,national  
,council for the #ba;,,csc to provide   
leadership and commitment to build the  
#ba;,,csc2 ,whereas the ,public ,lands  
,service ,corps ,act and the ,youth     
,corps ,act have been previously        
introduced in the ,house of             
,representatives and ,senate that would 
carry on the legacy of the ,,ccc by     
helping the ,secretaries of             
,agriculture1 ,commerce1 and the        
,interior provide new service           
opportunities to restore the ,nation's  
natural and infrastructure resources and
 train a new generation of conservation 
enthusiasts1 and by promoting the use of
 the ,youth ,corps model through the    
,workforce ,investment ,act by providing
 assistance to organizations wishing to 
start ,youth ,corps in order to provide 
service opportunities in local          
communities along with education1 job   
training1 and support services2 ,whereas

 the ,,ccc demonstrated the commitment  
of the ,united ,states to the           
conservation of land1 water1 and natural
 resources on a national level1         
leadership in the world on public       
conservation efforts1 and instilled an  
appreciation for conservation and public
 service in millions of people in the   
,united ,states2 and ,whereas the ,,ccc 
provided a foundation of                
self-confidence1 responsibility1        
discipline1 cooperation1 communication1 
and leadership for its millions of      
participants through education1         
training1 and hard work1 and its legacy 
should be continued for future          
generations through modern day ,youth   
,service and ,conservation ,corps3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives--  7#a7 congratulates  
the ,civilian ,conservation ,corps      
7,,ccc7 and its alumni on its #hjth     
anniversary2  7#b7 recognizes the       
important contributions to the ,united  
,states made by the ,,ccc and its       

participants2  7#c7 encourages people in
 the ,united ,states to recognize the   
contributions and history of the ,,ccc  
and its participants2 and  7#d7 supports
 continuation of the legacy of the ,,ccc
 and the ideals of national service and 
community improvement4