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 ,mr4 ,full]7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,enc\rag+ milit>y disc\nts 9 honor ( !  
#bej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4      
,:]eas ?is resolution recognizes !      
s]vice & sacrifice ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces1 vet]ans1 & _! families2 ,:]eas   
?is resolution enc\rages bus9esses      
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to volunt>ily (f]
 milit>y appreciation disc\nts to memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ ! ,national   
,gu>d & ,res]ves1 & vet]ans 9 honor ( ! 
#bej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     

#bjbf2 ,:]eas ! #bej? anniv]s>y ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates repres5ts a hi/oric       
mile/one celebrat+ ! ,nation's f\nd+    
ideals ( fre$om1 lib]ty1 & democracy2   
,:]eas ?is initiative invites ! ,am]ican
 private sector to p>ticipate 9 a       
nationwide ge/ure ( appreciation dur+ ! 
,am]ica #bej celebration2 ,:]eas        
p>ticipation by bus9esses w\ld be       
volunt>y1 requir+ no m&ates & no taxpay]
 fund+2 ,:]eas ,congress enc\rages small
 & l>ge bus9esses to highlight _!       
p>ticipation z "p ( ! ,am]ica #bej      
celebration2 ,:]eas ,congress recognizes
 t bus9esses t support ! milit>y        
community /r5g!n ! patriotic & civic    
traditions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
enc\rag+ bus9esses to (f] milit>y       
disc\nts w\ld directly b5efit memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces1 vet]ans1 & milit>y        
families across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
su* ef=ts w\ld /r5g!n ties betwe5       
bus9esses & milit>y communities         
nationwide2 ,:]eas small & l>ge         
bus9esses cont9ue to be among ! mo/     

milit>y-supportive sectors 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is home  
to ne>ly #ah1jjj1jjj vet]ans1 along )   
millions ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1      
includ+ ! ,national ,gu>d & ,res]ves1 & 
milit>y families2 ,:]eas milit>y        
families are an ess5tial "p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates economy & local communities      
across ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas volunt>y milit>y
 disc\nts f bus9esses provide mean+ful  
ev]yday f9ancial support to ^? :o s]ve &
 h s]v$2 ,:]eas ?is initiative w\ld     
enc\rage widespread p>ticipation by     
bus9esses 9 ,am]ica #bej celebrations   
across ! ,nation2 ,:]eas ?is initiative 
w\ld help create a visible national     
culture ( appreciation = milit>y s]vice 
dur+ ! #bej? anniv]s>y ye>2 ,:]eas ?is  
initiative w\ld resonate /rongly 9      
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1     
p>ticul>ly ^? surr\nd+ major milit>y    
in/allations & areas ) /rong milit>y    
ties2 ,:]eas bus9esses across ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 f local %ops to major retail]s1 
c lead by example 9 demon/rat+ !        

,nation's long/&+ tradition ( support+ !
 ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas support+ vet]ans & 
milit>y families rema9s "o ( ! mo/      
bip>tisan priorities 9 ,congress &      
resonates /rongly ) communities         
nationwide2 &  ,:]eas p>ticipat+        
bus9esses may id5tify !mselves z ,am]ica
 #bej ,milit>y ,appreciation ,bus9esses1
 help+ to visibly demon/rate national   
support = vet]ans dur+ ?is hi/oric      
mile/one3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to     
enc\rage small bus9esses & major        
retail]s across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
volunt>ily (f] milit>y appreciation     
disc\nts to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1     
includ+ ! ,national ,gu>d & ,res]ves1 & 
vet]ans 9 honor ( ! #bej? anniv]s>y ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 z a mean+ful & nationwide
 ge/ure ( appreciation t /r5g!ns        
communities1 supports milit>y families1 
& upholds ! ,nation's endur+ commitm5t  
to ^? :o h s]v$4