,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ida  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,espaillat 7= himself & ,mr4  
,payne7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
goals & ideals ( ,dom9ican ,h]itage     
,mon?4  ,:]eas ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 is pr\d to recognize & commemorate     
,dom9ican ,h]itage ,mon?1 an obs]vance t
 celebrates ! contributions ( ,dom9ican 
,am]icans2 ,:]eas1 9 keep+ ) its        
"t-honor$ traditions1 we recognize & pay
 tribute to ^? :o fo/] cultural pride & 
enhance ! pr(ile ( div]se communities   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas          
,dom9icans are fre$om-lov+ p :o fir/    
began _! campaign = _! indep5d5ce 9     
#ahca "u ! lead]%ip ( ,juan ,pablo      
,du>te2 ,:]eas1 aft] ! long & h>d-f\ght 
campaign = fre$om1 a c]emonial musket   
%ot fir$ on ,febru>y #bg1 #ahdd1 m>k$ ! 
,dom9ican ,republic's fir/ (ficial      
,indep5d5ce ,day2 ,:]eas ,janu>y #bf    

m>ks ! beg9n+ ( ! ,mes de la ,patria    
7,mon? ( ! ,fa!rl&71 a p]iod 9 :i* !    
c\ntry celebrates ! f\nd+ fa!rs & !     
symbols t id5tify ,dom9icans 9 ! _w2    
,:]eas x w\ld be befitt+ to celebrate   
,dom9ican h]itage beg9n+ on ,janu>y #ba1
 ,! ,day ( ! ,procession ( ,altagracia1 
! ,dom9ican ,republic's mo/ important   
religi\s celebration2 ,:]eas x w\ld also
 be befitt+ to end ! p]iod ( ,dom9ican  
h]itage on ,febru>y #bg1 ! ,dom9ican    
,republic's ,indep5d5ce ,day2 ,:]eas    
,dom9icans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & abroad   
res]ve ! p]iod betwe5 ,janu>y #ba to    
,febru>y #bg to celebrate & honor       
,dom9ican h]itage2 ,:]eas celebrat+     
,dom9ican ,h]itage ,mon? gives ! ,nation
 ! opportunity to ackn[l$ge & applaud ! 
economic1 cultural1 & social            
contributions ,dom9ican ,am]icans h made
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,dom9ican 
,/udies ,in/itute ( ! ,city ,univ]sity (
 ,new ,york is work+ on a ,national     
,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places application =
 submission to ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice 

t w\ld create a noncontigu\s cultural   
h]itage di/rict to docum5t1 ackn[l$ge1 &
 honor ! contributions ( ! ,dom9ican    
community2 & ,:]eas approximately       
#b1djj1jjj p ( ,dom9ican orig9 curr5tly 
reside 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ov]         
#b1jjj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates t\ri/s visit ! 
,dom9ican ,republic annually1 acc\nt+ = 
! l>ge/ numb] ( =eign t\ri/s to ! c\ntry
 & bol/]+ its economically critical     
t\rism sector3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
! goals & ideals ( ,dom9ican ,h]itage   
,mon?2  7#b7 reaffirms its commitm5t to 
/r5g!n+ ! hi/oric p>tn]%ip betwe5 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,dom9ican ,republic   
bas$ on %>$ democratic values & ef=ts to
 advance economic prosp]ity & national  
security2  7#c7 supports ! e/abli%m5t ( 
a national ,dom9ican ,h]itage ,mon? to  
honor ! ,dom9ican p & _! contributions2 
&  7#d7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to obs]ve a national mon? ( recognition 
= ,dom9ican ,am]icans ) appropriate     
c]emonies1 programs1 & activities4