,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,michaud 7for himself and ,mr4     
,harper7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,agriculture  ,,resolution
  ,celebrating the anniversary of the   
enactment of ,public ,law #hg-ghh1      
commonly known as the                   
,mc,intire-,stennis ,cooperative        
,forestry ,act4  ,whereas ,october #aj1 
#bjac1 marks the #eath anniversary of   
the enactment of ,public ,law #hg-ghh   
7commonly known as the                  
,mc,intire-,stennis ,cooperative        
,forestry ,act2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ehb;a et 
seq471 which authorizes the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture to encourage and assist 
,states in conducting a program of      
forestry research2 ,whereas the ,act was
 named for the two primary1 bipartisan  
sponsors of the ,act1 ,representative   
,clifford ,g4 ,mc,intire of ,maine and  
,senator ,john ,c4 ,stennis of          

,mississippi1 who recognized that       
research in forestry is the driving     
force behind progress in developing and 
utilizing the ,nation's forests2        
,whereas the ,act recognized that       
forestry research would be more         
effective nationwide if efforts among   
,state colleges and universities were   
partnered with and more closely         
coordinated with forestry research      
activities carried out by the ,federal  
,government2 ,whereas ,congressman      
,mc,intire and ,senator ,stennis stated 
a clear intent to address the important 
need for increased numbers of highly    
trained forestry scientists and other   
research professionals in the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas the ,act has provided 
base funding throughout five decades to 
create and strengthen research and      
training capacity in forestry at        
,state-supported colleges and           
universities2 ,whereas funds provided   
through the ,act at ,state-supported    
colleges and universities are highly    

leveraged with non-,federal funds2      
,whereas university-based forestry      
research has provided an accumulated    
wealth of science-based knowledge1      
skills1 and technologies that have been 
critical for sustaining the economic1   
ecological1 and social benefits of      
forests in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 funding provided through the ,act for  
forestry research at ,state-supported   
colleges and universities has provided  
significant graduate student support for
 the more than #ej years1 resulting in  
the award of #h1ejj master's degrees and
 #b1fjj doctoral degrees2 and ,whereas  
the ,state-supported colleges and       
universities receiving funds through the
 ,act conduct forestry research in each 
,state and in four territories of the   
,united ,states1 and disseminate the    
results of such research locally1       
regionally1 nationally1 and globally for
 the betterment of local communities1   
the ,nation1 and the world3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   

,representatives--  7#a7 celebrates the 
anniversary of the enactment of ,public 
,law #hg-ghh1 commonly known as the     
,mc,intire-,stennis ,cooperative        
,forestry ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ehb;a et 
seq472  7#b7 encourages the people of   
the ,united ,states to observe and      
celebrate the anniversary of the        
enactment of the ,mc,intire-,stennis    
,cooperative ,forestry ,act2 and  7#c7  
affirms the continuing importance and   
vitality of the ,state-supported        
colleges and universities conducting    
forestry research and training supported
 by the ,mc,intire-,stennis ,cooperative
 ,forestry ,act4