,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,harkin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 composition known as ,america the      
,beautiful as the national anthem4  #a4 
,national anthem  7a7 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,america the ,beautiful is an anthem    
that far better represents the scope and
 majesty of the geography of the ,united
 ,states of ,america as well as the     
principles of freedom1 liberty1         
fraternity1 and progress that are the   
unifying beliefs of our democracy4  7#b7
 ,america the ,beautiful enshrines the  
sacrifice of those who have given their 
lives to create and preserve our        
democracy4  7#c7 ,america the ,beautiful
 should replace the ,star-,spangled     
,banner as the national anthem4  7b7    
,amendment ,section #cja7;a7 of title   

#cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  7a7 ,designation   
,the composition consisting of the words
 and music known as ,america the        
,beautiful is the national anthem4  4