,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ai1 #bjac,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself and
 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,american ,jewish ,joint ,distribution  
,committee on the celebration of its    
#ajjth anniversary and commending its   
significant contribution to empower and 
revitalize developing communities around
 the world4  ,whereas the ,american     
,jewish ,joint ,distribution ,committee 
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,jdc71 the leading ,jewish humanitarian
 assistance organization in the world1  
provides economic relief to communities 
facing hardship and builds the          
foundation for self-sustaining ,jewish  
community life2 ,whereas when the ,,jdc 
was founded in #aiad1 the organization  
initiated relief projects in communities
 primarily in ,eastern ,europe and the  

,middle ,east1 and1 as of ,november     
#bjac1 the ,,jdc works in #gj countries 
worldwide and touches more than         
#a1jjj1jjj lives each year2 ,whereas the
 ,,jdc has pioneered high-impact        
programs that provide access to         
education1 health care1 food1 shelter1  
and assistance with job training and    
placement for governments and other     
organizations to utilize2 ,whereas the  
,,jdc has developed and implemented     
initiatives in ,israeli society aimed at
 meeting the needs of the most          
disadvantaged citizens in the ,state of 
,israel1 including children and youth at
 risk1 the chronically unemployed       
7including ultra-,orthodox ,jews1 people
 with disabilities1 and ,israeli        
,arabs71 and the elderly2 ,whereas the  
,,jdc received the ,israel ,prize in    
#bjjg for its lifetime achievements and 
special contributions to society and the
 ,state of ,israel for developing       
innovative1 scalable solutions to meet  
the needs of the most disadvantaged     

citizens in the ,state of ,israel2      
,whereas the ,,jdc has helped transform 
the lives of women and girls throughout 
the world1 through initiatives that     
provide access to health care and       
education to girls1 encouraging them to 
overcome gender barriers1 receive an    
education1 and become community leaders2
 ,whereas the ,,jdc is engaging many    
young individuals in the ,united ,states
 to participate in rescue1 renewal1 and 
revitalization work through service and 
volunteer programs around the world2    
,whereas the ,,jdc and the ,united      
,states ,government have a historic and 
enduring relationship that has evolved  
from cooperating in life-saving work in 
,europe through the ,american ,relief   
,administration following ,world ,war ,i
 and the ,war ,refugee ,board during    
,world ,war ,,ii to the more recent     
partnerships between the ,,jdc and the  
,department of ,agriculture1 the        
,department of ,state1 and the ,united  
,states ,agency for ,international      

,development2 ,whereas the ,,jdc        
mobilizes its expert professionals and  
network of local1 ,united ,states1      
,israeli1 and global partners1 including
 the ,jewish ,coalition for ,disaster   
,relief1 to provide immediate relief and
 long-term assistance in the aftermath  
of natural disasters1 such as by        
providing emergency supplies and medical
 assistance following the earthquake and
 tsunami in ,japan in #bjaa and the     
earthquake in ,haiti in #bjaj2 and      
,whereas the ,,jdc creates programs and 
solutions that benefit the neediest     
populations in communities around the   
world and confronts the most difficult  
challenges1 such as natural disasters1  
extreme poverty1 political instability1 
and genocide3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes and 
celebrates the #ajjth anniversary of the
 founding of the ,american ,jewish      
,joint ,distribution ,committee2 and    
7#b7 commends the ,american ,jewish     
,joint ,distribution ,committee on its  

valuable work around the world and      
wishes the organization success in its  
future efforts4