,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ab1 #bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,south        
,carolina 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4        
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,isakson1   
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4   
,van ,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4  
,harris1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4
 ,wicker1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,perdue1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4        
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,carper1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,durbin1    
,mrs4 ,murray1 and ,ms4 ,warren7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #geth  
anniversary of the ,united ,negro       
,college ,fund4  ,whereas the ,united   
,negro ,college ,fund 7referred to in   
this preamble as ,,uncf7 was established
 on ,april #be1 #aidd1 by ,dr4          
,frederick ,d4 ,patterson-- 7#a7 who    
served as the president of ,tuskegee    

,institute 7now ,tuskegee ,university7  
from #aice to #aiec2 and  7#b7 to make a
 united appeal to the national          
conscience2  ,whereas ,,uncf was        
established with #bg member colleges and
 a combined enrollment of #ad1jjj       
students2 ,whereas1 since the           
establishment of ,,uncf1 the nonprofit  
organization has grown to become #a of  
the oldest and most successful          
,african-,american higher education     
assistance organizations in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas the famous slogan of  
,,uncf is 8,a mind is a terrible thing  
to waste02 ,whereas the mission of      
,,uncf is-- 7#a7 to build a robust and  
nationally recognized pipeline of       
underrepresented students who become    
highly qualified college graduates      
through the support of ,,uncf2 and  7#b7
 to ensure that the current network of  
#cg member ,historically ,black         
,colleges and ,universities 7referred to
 in this preamble as ,h,b,c,us7 is a    
respected model of best practices in    

moving students to and through college2 
,whereas ,,uncf has raised more than    
#d1hjj1jjj1jjj and benefitted more than 
#dej1jjj students-- 7#a7 by annually    
awarding #ajj1jjj1jjj in scholarships to
 more than #aj1jjj students through #djj
 scholarship programs2  7#b7 by         
providing financial support to the #cg  
member ,h,b,c,us2 and  7#c7 by serving  
as a leading advocate in the ,united    
,states for the importance of minority  
education and community engagement2 and 
,whereas ,,uncf advocates on behalf of  
the following member ,h,b,c,us and the  
students served by those ,h,b,c,us3     
7#a7 ,allen ,university4  7#b7 ,benedict
 ,college4  7#c7 ,bennett ,college4     
7#d7 ,bethune-,cookman ,university4     
7#e7 ,claflin ,university4  7#f7 ,clark 
,atlanta ,university4  7#g7 ,dillard    
,university4  7#h7 ,edward ,waters      
,college4  7#i7 ,fisk ,university4      
7#aj7 ,florida ,memorial ,university4   
7#aa7 ,huston-,tillotson ,university4   
7#ab7 ,interdenominational ,theological 

,center4  7#ac7 ,jarvis ,christian      
,college4  7#ad7 ,johnson ,c4 ,smith    
,university4  7#ae7 ,lane ,college4     
7#af7 ,le ,moyne-,owen ,college4  7#ag7 
,livingstone ,college4  7#ah7 ,miles    
,college4  7#ai7 ,morehouse ,college4   
7#bj7 ,morris ,college4  7#ba7 ,oakwood 
,university4  7#bb7 ,paine ,college4    
7#bc7 ,philander ,smith ,college4  7#bd7
 ,rust ,college4  7#be7 ,saint          
,augustine's ,university4  7#bf7 ,shaw  
,university4  7#bg7 ,spelman ,college4  
7#bh7 ,stillman ,college4  7#bi7        
,talladega ,college4  7#cj7 ,texas      
,college4  7#ca7 ,tougaloo ,college4    
7#cb7 ,tuskegee ,university4  7#cc7     
,virginia ,union ,university4  7#cd7    
,voorhees ,college4  7#ce7 ,wilberforce 
,university4  7#cf7 ,wiley ,college4    
7#cg7 ,xavier ,university of ,louisiana3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,senate--  7#a7 commemorates the #geth  
anniversary of the establishment of the 
,united ,negro ,college ,fund 7referred 
to in this resolving clause as ,,uncf72 

7#b7 celebrates the successes of ,,uncf 
in providing-- 7,a7 support to          
,historically ,black ,colleges and      
,universities 7referred to in this      
resolving clause as ,h,b,c,us72 and     
7,b7 financial aid to help              
underrepresented students gain access to
 postsecondary education2 and  7#c7     
reaffirms the mission of ,,uncf--  7,a7 
to build a robust and nationally        
recognized pipeline of underrepresented 
students who become highly qualified    
college graduates2 and  7,b7 to ensure  
that ,h,b,c,us are a respected model of 
best practices in moving students to and
 through college4