,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,ms4 
,collins7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,march #a1 #bjac1 as ,read ,across      
,america ,day4  ,whereas reading is a   
basic requirement for quality education 
and professional success1 and is a      
source of pleasure throughout life2     
,whereas the people of the ,united      
,states must be able to read if the     
,united ,states is to remain competitive
 in the global economy2 ,whereas        
,congress has placed great emphasis on  
reading intervention and on providing   
additional resources for reading        
assistance1 including through the       
programs authorized by the ,elementary  
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 and       
through annual appropriations for       
library and literacy programs2 and      

,whereas more than #ej national         
organizations concerned about reading   
and education have joined with the      
,national ,education ,association to    
designate ,march #a1 the day before the 
anniversary of the birth of ,theodor    
,geisel 7also known as ,dr4 ,seuss71 as 
a day to celebrate reading3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,march #a1 #bjac1 as    
,read ,across ,america ,day2  7#b7      
honors ,theodor ,geisel1 also known as  
,dr4 ,seuss1 for his success in         
encouraging children to discover the joy
 of reading2  7#c7 honors the #afth     
anniversary of ,read ,across ,america   
,day2  7#d7 encourages parents to read  
with their children for at least #cj    
minutes on ,read ,across ,america ,day  
in honor of the commitment of the       
,senate to building a country of        
readers2 and  7#e7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to observe ,read
 ,across ,america ,day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities4