,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,perlmutter submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 
and ,technology  ,,resolution           
,recognizing the #djth anniversary of   
passage of the ,solar ,energy ,research1
 ,development1 and ,demonstration ,act  
of #aigd4  ,whereas1 on ,october #bf1   
#aigd1 the ,solar ,energy ,research1    
,development1 and ,demonstration ,act   
was signed into law in response to the  
,nation's growing need for additional   
sources of energy2 ,whereas the law     
sponsored by ,senator ,hubert ,humphrey1
 ,jr41 from ,minnesota authorized a     
,federal program of research1           
development1 and demonstration to assure
 the utilization of solar energy as a   
viable source for our national needs2   
,whereas the ,act established the ,solar
 ,energy ,research ,institute to perform
 research functions related to--  7#a7  

researching and developing a program for
 resolving the major technical problems 
inhibiting commercial utilization of    
solar energy in the ,united ,states2    
7#b7 implementing a research and        
development program to demonstrate the  
technological means for securing and    
utilizing the solar energy resource     
base2 and  7#c7 initiating a program to 
design and construct facilities to      
demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing
 the various forms of solar energy2     
,whereas in ,march #aigg1 after #b years
 of highly competitive bidding1 acting  
,administrator ,robert ,fri selected    
,golden1 ,colorado1 as the site for the 
,solar ,energy ,research ,institute2    
,whereas the ,solar ,energy ,research   
,institute officially began operating in
 ,july #aigg1 just a few months before  
becoming part of the new ,department of 
,energy2 ,whereas in #aigh1 ,president  
,jimmy ,carter was the first ,united    
,states ,president to visit the lab2    
,whereas in #aiia1 ,president ,george   

,h4,w4 ,bush elevated ,solar ,energy    
,research ,institute to a ,national     
,laboratory2 ,whereas today the         
,national ,renewable ,energy ,laboratory
 a world-class research facility in     
,golden1 ,colorado1 is home to prominent
 scientists1 engineers1 research        
technicians1 across many fields and     
disciplines2 ,whereas the ,national     
,renewable ,energy ,laboratory has won  
#eg ,research  ,development #ajj ,awards
 and received various other scientific  
and technical society honors2 and       
,whereas today1 the ,national ,renewable
 ,energy ,laboratory is a national and  
international leader in research to     
develop efficient and economic solar1   
wind1 biomass1 and other clean energy   
technologies3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that--  7#a7 the ,house of             
,representatives--  7,a7 calls upon the 
people of the ,united ,states to        
recognize the #djth anniversary of the  
passage of the ,solar ,energy ,research1
 ,development1 and ,demonstration ,act  

of #aigd2 and  7,b7 recognizes the vital
 research and work that has been and is 
currently being done at the ,national   
,renewable ,energy ,laboratory to       
improve renewable energy and energy     
efficiency technologies across the      
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 it is the    
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that the ,united ,states should make a  
commitment to provide adequate funding  
to support the ,national ,renewable     
,energy ,laboratory as it continues to  
provide important research for new clean
 energy technologies to benefit the     
citizens of the ,united ,states4