,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1
 #bjai,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,isakson1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of the week 
of ,june #af through ,june #bc1 #bjai1  
as ,national ,,gi ,bill ,commemoration  
,week and celebrating the #geth         
anniversary of the ,servicemen's        
,readjustment ,act of #aidd4  ,whereas1 
on ,july #bh1 #aidc1 in seeking a       
solution to integrate returning members 
of the ,armed ,forces into civilian     
life1 ,president ,franklin ,d4          
,roosevelt called for a comprehensive   
set of veterans benefits during a       
fireside chat saying1 ,while            
concentrating on military victory1 we   
are not neglecting the planning of the  
things to come ''' 4 ,among many other  
things we are1 today1 laying plans for  

the return to civilian life of our      
gallant men and women in the ,armed     
,services42 ,whereas1 on ,june #bb1     
#aidd1 in demonstration of the full     
support of the ,united ,states for the  
transition of members of the ,armed     
,forces to civilian life1 ,president    
,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt signed into law
 the ,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act of
 #aidd 7#eh ,stat4 #bhd1 chapter #bfh71 
more commonly known as the ,g4,i4 ,bill 
of ,rights2 ,whereas the ,servicemen's  
,readjustment ,act of #aidd was the     
culmination of the tireless work and    
advocacy of veteran service             
organizations and ,members of ,congress2
 ,whereas the ,act made immediate       
financial support1 transformative       
educational benefits1 and home loan     
guarantees available to the #af1jjj1jjj 
veterans who served in the ,armed       
,forces during ,world ,war ,,ii2        
,whereas the ,act helped approximately  
#g1hjj1jjj veterans enroll in           
post-secondary education or training1   

helped to democratize higher education  
in the ,united ,states1 and caused total
 post-secondary education enrollment to 
grow exponentially from #a1fgf1hef in   
#aide1 with veterans accounting for #e4b
 percent of total post-secondary        
education enrollment1 to #b1cch1bbf in  
#aidg1 with veterans accounting for     
#di4b percent of the total2 ,whereas the
 ,act contributed approximately #dej1jjj
 engineers1 #bdj1jjj accountants1       
#bch1jjj teachers1 #ia1jjj scientists1  
#fg1jjj doctors1 #abb1jjj dentists1     
#ag1jjj writers and editors1 and        
thousands of other professionals to the 
workforce of the ,united ,states and    
expanded the middle class more than at  
any other point in the history of the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,act      
expressed the duty1 responsibility1 and 
desire of a grateful ,united ,states to 
see to it that those who served on      
active duty in the ,armed ,forces are   
afforded every opportunity to become    
disciplined forces for prosperity and   

progress in the ,united ,states through 
economic opportunity and investment2    
,whereas ,congress passed subsequent    
,acts to provide educational assistance 
to new generations of veterans1         
including the ,veterans' ,readjustment  
,benefits ,act of #aiff 7,public ,law   
#hi-ceh71 the ,post-,vietnam ,era       
,veterans' ,educational ,assistance ,act
 of #aigg 7title ,,iv of ,public ,law   
#id-ejb71 the ,veterans' ,educational   
,assistance ,act of #aihd 7title ,,vii  
of ,public ,law #ih-ebe71 the           
,post-#i_/aa ,veterans ,educational     
,assistance ,act of #bjjh 7title ,v of  
,public ,law #aaj-beb71 and the ,harry  
,w4 ,colmery ,veterans ,educational     
,assistance ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law 
#aae-dh72 ,whereas1 since the signing of
 the ,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act of
 #aidd1 the ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs has paid approximately         
#djj1jjj1jjj1jjj in educational         
assistance to approximately #be1jjj1jjj 
veterans and their loved ones who       

continue to excel academically in       
post-secondary education2 ,whereas the  
,act created the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs ,home ,loan          
,guarantee program1 which1 since #aidd1 
has provided a pathway for approximately
 #bd1jjj1jjj veterans to purchase a home
 guaranteed by the ,department1 the     
majority of which are purchased with no 
down payment2 ,whereas the ,act improved
 health care opportunities for veterans 
by transferring medical facilities from 
the ,army and the ,navy and providing   
funding for hospitals of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs2 ,whereas this   
combination of opportunities changed the
 social and economic fabric of the      
,united ,states for the better1 with a  
#aihh report from the ,subcommittee on  
,education and ,health of the ,joint    
,economic ,committee of ,congress       
concluding that for every #a the ,united
 ,states invested pursuant to the ,act1 
#f4ij was returned in growth to the     
economy of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas

 #a1bfb ,members of ,congress served in 
the ,armed ,forces on or after ,june    
#bb1 #aidd1 and1 therefore1 many        
,members of ,congress directly          
benefitted from the enactment of the    
,act2 ,whereas ,june #bb1 #bjai1 is the 
#geth anniversary of the date on which  
,president ,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt     
signed the ,act into law2 and ,whereas  
the week of ,june #af through ,june #bc1
 #bjai1 is an appropriate week to       
designate as ,national ,,gi ,bill       
,commemoration ,week3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses
 support for the designation of the week
 of ,june #af through ,june #bc1 #bjai1 
as ,national ,,gi ,bill ,commemoration  
,week2  7#b7 honors the achievements of 
the ,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act of 
#aidd 7#eh ,stat4 #bhd1 chapter #bfh71  
more commonly known as the ,g4,i4 ,bill 
of ,rights1 in democratizing higher     
education1 increasing home ownership1   
establishing greater citizenship through
 economic empowerment1 and empowering a 

generation that would serve for decades 
to guide the transformation of the      
,united ,states into a global force for 
good2  7#c7 considers the veterans      
benefitting from the ,servicemen's      
,readjustment ,act of #aidd on the #geth
 anniversary of its enactment-- 7,a7 to 
be equal to the challenge of creating a 
lasting prosperity for the ,united      
,states as their forebears2 and  7,b7 to
 have the opportunity to become the     
heirs to the ,greatest ,generation2     
7#d7 affirms the responsibility of      
,congress to be faithful stewards of    
educational assistance provided under   
laws administered by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs to ensure that such  
assistance endures as an honorable      
investment of public dollars2 and  7#e7 
encourages all people of the ,united    
,states to celebrate ,june #bb1 #bjai1  
as the #geth anniversary of the signing 
of the ,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act 
of #aidd by ,president ,franklin ,d4    
,roosevelt4