Sec. 2. FINDINGS

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## SEC. 2 FINDINGS Congress finds that— ####

(1)Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving children and healing families, nationally headquartered in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska; ####

(2)Father Flanagan’s Boys Home, known as “Boys Town”, was founded on December 12, 1917, by Servant of God Father Edward Flanagan; ####

(3)Boys Town was created to serve children of all races and religions; ####

(4)news of the work of Father Flanagan spread worldwide with the success of the 1938 movie, “Boys Town”; ####

(5)after World War II, President Truman asked Father Flanagan to take his message to the world, and Father Flanagan traveled the globe visiting war orphans and advising government leaders on how to care for displaced children; ####

(6)Boys Town has grown exponentially, and now provides care to children and families across the country in 11 regions, including California, Nevada, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Louisiana, North Florida, Central Florida, South Florida, Washington, DC, New York, and New England; ####

(7)the Boys Town National Hotline provides counseling to more than 150,000 callers each year; ####

(8)the Boys Town National Research Hospital is a national leader in the field of hearing care and research of Usher Syndrome; ####

(9)Boys Town programs impact the lives of more than 2 million children and families across America each year; and ####

(10)December 12th, 2017, will mark the 100th anniversary of Boys Town, Nebraska.