#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #be  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas1 on ,september   
#aa1 #bjja1 the ,united ,states endured 
a violent terrorist attack leading to   
the tragic deaths and injuries of       
thousands of innocent ,united ,states   
citizens and other citizens from more   
than #ij different nations and          
territories2 ,whereas1 in response to   
the attacks in ,new ,york ,city1        
,washington1 ,,dc1 and ,shanksville1    
,pennsylvania1 firefighters1 uniformed  
officers1 emergency medical technicians1
 physicians1 nurses1 military personnel1
 and other first responders immediately 
rose to service in the heroic attempt to
 save the lives of the people in danger2
 ,whereas1 in the immediate aftermath of
 the attacks1 thousands of recovery     
workers1 including trades personnel1    
iron workers1 equipment operators1 and  
many others1 joined with uniformed      
officers and military personnel to help 
search for and recover victims lost in  

the attacks2 ,whereas1 in the days1     
weeks1 and months following the attacks1
 thousands of people in the ,united     
,states and others spontaneously        
volunteered to help support the rescue  
and recovery efforts1 braving both      
physical and emotional hardship2        
,whereas many first responders1 rescue  
and recovery workers1 volunteers1 and   
survivors of the attacks continue to    
suffer from serious medical illnesses   
and emotional distress related to the   
physical and mental trauma of the       
tragedy2 ,whereas hundreds of thousands 
of brave men and women continue to serve
 every day1 having answered the call to 
duty as members of the ,armed ,forces1  
with some having given their lives or   
suffered injury to defend the security  
of the ,united ,states and prevent      
further terrorist attacks2 ,whereas all 
people of the ,united ,states witnessed 
and endured the tragedy of ,september   
#aa1 #bjja1 and1 in the immediate       
aftermath of the attacks1 became unified

 under a remarkable spirit of service   
and compassion that inspired the people 
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in the
 years immediately following the attacks
 of ,september #aa1 #bjja1 the ,bureau  
of ,labor ,statistics documented a      
marked increase in volunteerism among   
the people of the ,united ,states2      
,whereas1 in #bjji1 ,congress passed and
 ,president ,barack ,obama signed the   
bipartisan ,serve ,america ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaa-ac2 #abc ,stat4 #adfj71 which
 established1 at the request of the     
#i_/aa community1 ,federal recognition  
of ,september #aa as a ,national ,day of
 ,service and ,remembrance and charged  
the ,corporation for ,national and      
,community ,service with leading this   
annual day of service2 and ,whereas1    
since ,congress and the ,president      
provided for ,federal recognition of    
,september #aa as a ,national ,day of   
,service and ,remembrance 7commonly     
referred to as #i_/aa ,day71 millions of
 people in the ,united ,states observe  

the anniversary by engaging in a wide   
range of service activities and private 
forms of prayer and remembrance3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 
recognizes1 commends1 and honors the    
selfless dedication to fellow citizens  
displayed through the heroic actions of 
first responders and other citizens in  
,new ,york1 ,washington1 ,,dc1 and      
,shanksville1 ,pennsylvania2  7#b7 calls
 upon the ,members of the ,senate and   
the ,house of ,representatives and all  
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,september #aa1 #bjai1 as a ,national  
,day of ,service and ,remembrance1 with 
appropriate and personal expressions of 
service and reflection1 which can       
include performing good deeds1          
displaying the ,united ,states flag1    
attending memorial and remembrance      
services1 and engaging in community     
service or other charitable activities--
 7,a7 in honor of the people who lost   
their lives or were injured in the      
attacks of ,september #aa1 #bjja2 and   

7,b7 in tribute to the people who rose  
to service-- 7i7 to come to the aid of  
the people in need2 and  7ii7 in defense
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 urges
 all people of the ,united ,states to   
continue to live their lives throughout 
the year with the same spirit of unity1 
service1 and compassion that was        
exhibited throughout the ,united ,states
 following the terrorist attacks of     
,september #aa1 #bjja4  ,passed the     
,senate ,september #af1 #bjai4,secretary