,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,hultgren 7for himself and ,mr4    
,kennedy7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,,resolution  ,supporting  
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,science ,week and the biennial ,,usa   
,science  ,engineering ,festival in     
,washington1 ,d4,c41 and inviting ,state
 and local governments to recognize the 
last week in ,april as a ,national      
,science ,week4  ,whereas science1      
technology1 engineering and mathematics 
are an essential element of the future  
competitiveness in the world of the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas advances in   
technology have resulted in significant 
improvement in the daily lives of people
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
global economy of the future will       
require a workforce which is educated in
 science and engineering specialties2   

,whereas a new generation of ,americans 
educated in ,,stem is crucial to ensure 
continued economic growth2 ,whereas     
scientific discoveries are critical to  
curing diseases1 solving global         
challenges1 and expanding our           
understanding of our world2 ,whereas    
invigorating the interest of the next   
generation of ,americans in ,,stem      
education is necessary to maintain the  
global competitiveness of the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas nations around the    
world have held science festivals which 
have brought together hundreds of       
thousands of visitors celebrating       
science2 ,whereas science and           
engineering festivals have attracted    
millions of participants and inspired a 
national effort to promote science and  
engineering2 ,whereas thousands of      
universities1 museums and science       
centers1 ,,stem professional societies1 
educational societies1 government       
agencies and laboratories1 community    
organizations1 elementary and secondary 

schools1 volunteers1 corporate and      
private sponsors1 and nonprofit         
organizations1 have come together to    
produce the ,,usa ,science  ,engineering
 ,festival on a nationwide scale in     
,washington1 ,d4,c41 in ,april #bjad2   
,whereas the ,,usa ,science             
,engineering ,festival will highlight   
the important contributions of science  
and engineering to the competitiveness  
of the ,united ,states through exhibits 
on such topics as human spaceflight1    
medicine1 engineering1 biotechnology1   
weather forecasting1 physics1 and       
astronomy2 and ,whereas scientific      
research is essential to the            
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
and events like the ,,usa ,science      
,engineering ,festival promote the      
importance of scientific research and   
development to the future of ,america3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 expresses  
its support for the goals and ideals of 
the ,,usa ,science  ,engineering        

,festival to promote science scholarship
 and an interest in scientific research 
and development as the cornerstones of  
innovation and competition in the       
,united ,states2  7#b7 supports         
festivals such as the ,,usa ,science    
,engineering ,festival which focus on   
the importance of science and           
engineering to our everyday lives       
through exhibits in such topics as human
 spaceflight1 weather forecasting1      
satellite technology1 and telescopes2   
7#c7 congratulates all the individuals  
and organizations whose efforts will    
make the ,,usa ,science  ,engineering   
,festival highlighting ,american        
accomplishments in science and          
engineering possible2  7#d7 encourages  
families and their children to          
participate in the activities and       
exhibits that will occur in the         
,washington ,convention ,center and     
across the ,united ,states as satellite 
events to the ,,usa ,science            
,engineering ,festival2 and  7#e7       

invites ,state and local governments to 
recognize a ,national ,science ,week4