,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hb  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #bh1 #bjag,mr4 ,lewis of     
,georgia submitted the following        
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,concurrent  
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
,international ,day of ,peace4          
,whereas1 on ,november #cj1 #aiha1      
during the #ggth plenary meeting1 the   
,united ,nations ,general ,assembly     
adopted a resolution to declare the     
third ,tuesday of ,september as the     
,international ,day of ,peace2 ,whereas 
nearly #bj years later1 the ,united     
,nations ,general ,assembly adopted     
,a_/,,res_/#ee_/bhb1 which officially   
designated ,september #ba as a global   
day to recognize and celebrate          
international cease-fire and            
nonviolence2 ,whereas1 on ,september    
#ba1 all ,united ,nations ,member       
,states1 organizations1 regional and    

nongovernmental organizations1 and      
individuals are encouraged to celebrate 
and recognize global peace efforts2     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,institute 
of ,peace coordinates an annual ,peace  
,day ,challenge1 an international effort
 to reaffirm peace as an authentic      
alternative to violence and war2        
,whereas1 according to the ,united      
,states ,institute of ,peace1 since     
#bjae the ,peace ,day ,challenge has    
reached #ajd million people in #adh     
countries2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 the      
,,usip ,global ,peacebuilding ,center   
developed an inaugural ,,usipeace       
,teachers program which selected        
educators to incorporate peacebuilding  
into curricula and activities with      
students across the country2 ,whereas   
peace education programs help break the 
cycle of violence and conflict by       
developing active communities committed 
to peace scholarship and instruction2   
,whereas the #bjag ,global ,peace ,index
 found that peacefulness improved in #ic

 countries1 but declined in #fh         
countries of those studied2 ,whereas the
 #bjag ,global ,peace ,index also noted 
that for the past #aj years there has   
been a decrease in the world's          
peacefulness and that global violence   
cost #ad4c trillion in #bjaf2 ,whereas  
these reports and actions underscore the
 importance of strengthening and        
supporting domestic and global efforts  
to study1 discuss1 teach1 and develop   
techniques and methods to encourage and 
augment global peace efforts2 and       
,whereas the theme for the #bjag        
,international ,day of ,peace is        
,together for ,peace3 ,respect1 ,safety 
and ,dignity for ,all3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that ,congress--  7#a7 recognizes
 the importance of celebrating the #cfth
 anniversary of the ,international ,day 
of ,peace2 and  7#b7 urges all citizens 
of the ,united ,states to reflect upon  
the importance of peace1 tolerance1     
cease-fire1 and nonviolence4