,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#af1 #bjbd,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 
,hickenlooper1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,,resolution          
,recognizing the ,interstate ,compact on
 ,educational ,opportunity for ,military
 ,children and expressing support for   
the designation of ,april #bjbd as the  
,month of the ,military ,child4         
,whereas brave men and women serve in   
the ,armed ,forces and protect the      
security and freedom of the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas over #a1cjj1jjj       
active-duty members and nearly          
#a1jjj1jjj ready-reserve members serve  
in the ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas there   
are more than #a1edj1jjj                
military-connected children and youth   
who move1 on average1 #f to #i times    
during their educational career2        

,whereas they encounter unique          
educational challenges when these       
children and youth move between public  
and ,department of ,defense ,education  
,activity schools2 ,whereas the         
,interstate ,compact on ,educational    
,opportunity for ,military ,children was
 developed in #bjjg by the ,department  
of ,defense and the ,council of ,state  
,governments to ease the educational    
transitions of military-connected       
students attending public schools and   
,department of ,defense schools         
worldwide2 ,whereas the ,compact helps  
military children and youth stay on     
grade level and facilitates on-time     
graduation2 ,whereas1 while it is not   
exhaustive in its coverage1 the ,compact
 addresses key issues encountered by    
military families3 eligibility1         
enrollment1 placement1 and graduation2  
,whereas the ,compact uses a            
comprehensive approach to provide a     
consistent policy in every school       
district and member ,state2 ,whereas the

 ,compact ,commission1 which includes   
the #ej ,states and ,district of        
,columbia1 works tirelessly to recognize
 that our military-connected children   
and youth serve too and to pay tribute  
to their commitment and service to the  
country2 and ,whereas ,april is the     
,month of the ,military ,child1 and a   
month-long salute will encourage our    
country to support military-connected   
children and youth3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it ,that the ,senate encourages-- 7#a7  
citizens to ,purple ,up6 and wear purple
 to express our appreciation and        
celebrate the unsung heroes of the      
,armed ,forces2 and  7#b7 all citizens1 
communities1 and business and government
 leaders across the ,united ,states to  
honor1 support1 and show appreciation   
for military-connected children and     
youth4