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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Designate November 9th of Each Year as Cold War Remembrance Day’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
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Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §151  is enacted to read:
§ 151.  Cold War Remembrance Day
In recognition of the long and costly struggle of the Cold War and efforts made by the military during the Cold War, which lasted from the end of World War II to the fall of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the State designates November 9th, the date the Berlin Wall fell, as Cold War Remembrance Day. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation urging citizens, businesses and organizations to observe the day with appropriate activity to celebrate democracy's victory.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, changes the title of the proposed legal holiday from Cold War Victory Day to Cold War Remembrance Day and changes the date from May 1st to November 9th. It adds language to recognize the efforts of the military during the Cold War. It removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause from the bill.