Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 1.djvu/57

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PUBLIC LAW 103-5 —FEB. 25, 1993 107 STAT. 31 Public Law 103-5 103d Congress Joint Resolution To designate February 21 through February 27, 1993, as "National FFA Organization Feb. 25, 1993 Awareness Week". [H.j. Res. 101] Whereas the National FFA Organization was founded as a leadership organization for students of agriculture education in public schools; Whereas each member lives by the FFA motto of Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve; Whereas the primary goal of the National FFA Organization is dedicated to develop competent agricultural leadership, citizenship, and cooperation; Whereas as the National FFA Organization is comprised of approximately 400,000 members in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, ROTA (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands), Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands; Whereas the National FFA Organization prepares a student for post-secondary education or employment following high school; Whereas the National FFA Organization is only open to those students enrolled in approved agricultural education programs; Whereas the National FFA Organization was formally organized on November 20, 1928; Whereas the National FFA Organization was organized to foster character development, agricultural leadership, and responsible citizenship and to supplement training opportunities for students preparing for careers in agriscience, production agriculture, and agribusiness; and Whereas the FFA is a national organization of high school agriculture students preparing for careers in agricultural production, processing, supply and service, mechanics, horticulture, forestry, and natural resources: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the week