,h4 ,,res4 #ejf  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,march #aa1 
#bjad  ,,resolution  ,whereas ,vclav    
,havel1 former ,president of the ,czech 
,republic1 passed away on ,december #ah1
 #bjaa1 at #ge years of age1 at his     
country home in ,hrdeek in the ,czech   
,republic2 ,whereas ,vclav ,havel is    
widely recognized and respected         
throughout the world as a defender of   
democratic principles and human rights2 
,whereas through his extensive writings1
 ,vclav ,havel courageously challenged  
the ideology and legitimacy of the      
authoritarian communist regimes that    
ruled ,central and ,eastern ,europe     
during the ,cold ,war2 ,whereas ,vclav  
,havel1 who was imprisoned multiple     
times by the ,communist ,party of       
,czechoslovakia for his advocacy of     
universal human rights and democratic   
principles1 maintained his convictions  
in the face of repression2 ,whereas     
,vclav ,havel was one of the founders of
 ,charter #gg1 a group of #bdb          

individuals who called for the human    
rights guaranteed under the #aige       
,helsinki accords to be realized in     
,czechoslovakia2 ,whereas ,vclav ,havel 
was a cofounder of the ,committee for   
the ,defense of the ,unjustly           
,prosecuted1 an organization dedicated  
to supporting dissidents and their      
families which helped to advance the    
cause of freedom and justice in         
,czechoslovakia2 ,whereas ,vclav ,havel1
 as leader of the ,civic ,forum         
movement1 was a key figure in the #aihi 
8,velvet ,revolution01 the peaceful     
overthrow of the ,czechoslovakia        
communist government2 ,whereas1 on      
,february #ba1 #aiij1 ,vclav ,havel     
addressed a ,joint ,session of ,congress
 where he stated1 8,thomas ,jefferson   
wrote that #8governments are instituted 
among men1 deriving their just powers   
from the consent of the governed'4 ,it  
was a simple and important act of the   
human spirit4 ,what gave meaning to that
 act1 however1 was that the author      

backed it up with his life4 ,it was not 
just his words but it was his deeds as  
well402 ,whereas following the ,velvet  
,revolution1 ,vclav ,havel was          
democratically elected as ,president of 
the ,czech and ,slovak ,federal         
,republic in #aiij1 and after a peaceful
 partition forming #b separate states1  
democratically elected ,president of the
 ,czech ,republic in #aiic2 ,whereas    
under the leadership of ,vclav ,havel1  
the ,czech ,republic became a           
prosperous1 democratic country and a    
respected member of the international   
community2 ,whereas also under his      
leadership the ,czech ,republic became a
 member of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization 7,,nato7 on ,march #ab1   
#aiii1 and continues to be a valued ally
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas during
 his lifetime1 ,vclav ,havel received   
praise as one of the world's great      
democratic leaders and was awarded many 
international prizes recognizing his    
commitment to peace and democratic      

principles2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bc1     
#bjjc1 ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush     
honored ,vclav ,havel with the          
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 the   
highest civilian award of the ,united   
,states ,government1 for being 8one of  
liberty's great heroes02 ,whereas after 
leaving office as president of the      
,czech ,republic in ,february #bjjc1    
,vclav ,havel remained a voice on behalf
 of democratic dissidents worldwide and 
against authoritarian regimes2 and      
,whereas the legacy of ,vclav ,havel    
inspires those that advocate and work   
for freedom from tyranny3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that to honor the    
life and legacy of ,vclav ,havel1 the   
,house of ,representatives ,fine ,arts  
,board shall provide for the display of 
an appropriate bust of ,vclav ,havel in 
the ,house of ,representatives wing of  
the ,united ,states ,capitol4  ,clerk4