,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #bg1 #bjag,mr4 ,boozman 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 and ,mr4 ,leahy7 
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
  ,,concurrent ,,resolution             
,commemorating the #ejth anniversary of 
the ,smithsonian ,folklife ,festival4   
,whereas the ,smithsonian ,folklife     
,festival1 founded by the ,smithsonian  
,institution on ,july #a1 #aifg1 is     
commemorating #ej years of cultural     
exploration1 exchange1 and engagement on
 the ,national ,mall of the ,united     
,states this year2 ,whereas the purposes
 of the ,smithsonian ,folklife ,festival
 are to collaborate with individuals and
 communities throughout the ,united     
,states and around the world to present 
diverse1 community-based traditions in  
an engaging1 accessible1 and culturally 
appropriate way1 to show the connections

 between traditional and emerging       
practices1 skills1 and knowledge through
 research1 performance1 demonstration1  
conversation1 and documentation1 and to 
support the efforts of individuals and  
communities working to promote the      
resilience1 integrity1 vitality1 and    
sustainability of the cultural heritage 
of those individuals and communities2   
,whereas the ,smithsonian ,folklife     
,festival continues to collaborate with 
the ,american ,folklife ,center of the  
,library of ,congress1 the ,folk and    
,traditional ,arts ,program of the      
,national ,endowment for the ,arts1 the 
,national ,park ,service1 scholarly     
societies1 and ,state and local arts    
agencies to deepen and advance public   
curiosity and appreciation of rich folk 
and traditional arts and practices as   
vital and integral to the social fabric 
of families1 communities1 and other     
countries2 ,whereas the ,smithsonian    
,folklife ,festival has inspired similar
 cultural exhibitions and festivals     

across the ,united ,states and around   
the world2 ,whereas the ,smithsonian    
,folklife ,festival has generated       
educational curricula1 scholarly        
publications1 documentary films1 and    
nongovernmental organizations committed 
to the documentation and presentation of
 folk and traditional arts2 ,whereas the
 ,smithsonian ,folklife ,festival       
fosters intercultural dialogue1         
cross-generational learning1 and        
cultural equity2 ,whereas the           
,smithsonian ,folklife ,festival        
celebrates the diversity of artistic    
expression and the dignity1 delight1 and
 innovation found in the creative       
process2 and ,whereas the week of ,june 
#bf1 #bjag1 through ,june #cj1 #bjag1 is
 an appropriate week to designate as    
,folk and ,traditional ,arts and        
,culture ,week in honor of the #ejth    
anniversary of the ,smithsonian         
,folklife ,festival3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that ,congress recognizes ,folk and
 ,traditional ,arts and ,culture ,week  

in honor of the #ejth anniversary of the
 ,smithsonian ,folklife ,festival1 to-- 
7#a7 recognize practitioners of folk and
 traditional culture1 and the           
institutions and organizations that     
support them2  7#b7 explore the         
creativity found within the families and
 communities of these practitioners2 and
  7#c7 congratulate the ,smithsonian    
,folklife ,festival for #ej years of    
outstanding efforts to champion         
creativity1 cultural diversity and      
sustainability1 cross-generational      
engagement1 and intercultural           
communication through community-based   
research1 public presentation1 and      
archival documentation during the week4