,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bc  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,august #a1 #bjac ,mr4 ,casey submitted 
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service    
should issue a commemorative postage    
stamp honoring the ,reverend ,doctor    
,leon ,sullivan and that the ,citizens' 
,stamp ,advisory ,committee should      
recommend to the ,postmaster ,general   
that such a stamp be issued4  ,whereas  
the ,reverend ,doctor ,leon ,sullivan   
impacted millions of people throughout  
the world1 particularly throughout the  
,united ,states and in ,africa1 by      
advocating self-help principles of      
empowerment1 community development1 and 
self-reliance2 ,whereas the ,reverend   
,dr4 ,sullivan founded the              
,opportunities ,industrialization       

,centers 7commonly referred to as the   
,,oic71 a skills training program       
providing training and retraining on a  
massive scale2 ,whereas the ,reverend   
,dr4 ,sullivan founded ,opportunities   
,industrialization ,centers             
,international 7commonly referred to as 
,,oici7 and the ,international          
,foundation for ,education and          
,self-,help 7commonly referred to as    
,,ifesh72 ,whereas the ,reverend ,dr4   
,sullivan made a substantial impact on  
the lives of the people in ,africa      
through the actions of ,,oici and       
,,ifesh2 ,whereas the ,reverend ,dr4    
,sullivan founded the ,progress         
,investment ,associates 7commonly       
referred to as the ,,pia7 and the ,zion 
,nonprofit ,charitable ,trust 7commonly 
referred to as the ,,znct71 which was   
established to fund housing1 shopping1  
human services1 educational1 and other  
nonprofit ventures for inner-city       
dwellers2 ,whereas the ,reverend ,dr4   
,sullivan established inner-city        

retirement and assisted living complexes
 for the elderly and disabled in        
,philadelphia and other cities          
throughout the ,united ,states1 named   
,opportunities ,towers2 ,whereas the    
,reverend ,dr4 ,sullivan was able1 as   
the first ,african-,american member on  
the board of ,general ,motors           
,corporation1 to secure the support of  
the other board members to back him in  
the development of the unprecedented    
,global ,sullivan ,principles1 a code of
 conduct written in #aigg1 for ,united  
,states businesses operating in ,south  
,africa2 ,whereas the ,reverend ,dr4    
,sullivan has been the recipient of the 
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 the   
,notre ,dame ,award1 the ,eleanor       
,roosevelt ,human ,rights ,award1 the   
,,naacp ,spingarn ,award1 the ,kappa    
,alpha ,psi ,laurel ,wreath1 and more   
than #ej doctoral degrees2 ,whereas the 
,reverend ,dr4 ,sullivan economically   
empowered individuals and combated      
poverty wherever he implemented         

programs2 ,whereas the ,reverend ,dr4   
,sullivan established the               
,african-,african-,american summits to  
bring together the leaders of ,african  
countries1 the ,united ,states1 and     
other countries2 and ,whereas the       
,reverend ,dr4 ,sullivan established the
 ,global ,sullivan ,principles 7for     
,corporate ,social ,responsibility7 in  
the late #aiijs to apply the same type  
of principles for countries and         
businesses throughout the world3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of ,congress that--  7#a7 the ,united   
,states ,postal ,service should issue a 
commemorative postage stamp honoring the
 ,reverend ,doctor ,leon ,sullivan2 and 
7#b7 the ,citizens' ,stamp ,advisory    
,committee should recommend to the      
,postmaster ,general that such a stamp  
be issued4