,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,p]lmutt] submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology       
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #dj?         
anniv]s>y ( passage ( ! ,sol> ,en]gy    
,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration   
,act ( #aigd4  ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #bf1  
#aigd1 ! ,sol> ,en]gy ,rese>*1          
,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration ,act 0     
sign$ into law 9 response to ! ,nation's
 gr[+ ne$ = additional s\rces ( en]gy2  
,:]eas ! law sponsor$ by ,s5ator ,hub]t 
,humphrey1 ,jr41 f ,m9nesota au?oriz$ a 
,f$]al program ( rese>*1 developm5t1 &  
demon/ration to assure ! utilization (  
sol> en]gy z a viable s\rce = our       
national ne$s2 ,:]eas ! ,act e/abli%$ ! 
,sol> ,en]gy ,rese>* ,in/itute to p]=m  
rese>* functions relat$ to--  7#a7      
rese>*+ & develop+ a program = resolv+ !
 major te*nical problems inhibit+       
comm]cial utilization ( sol> en]gy 9 !  

,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 implem5t+ a rese>* 
& developm5t program to demon/rate !    
te*nological means = secur+ & utiliz+ ! 
sol> en]gy res\rce base2 &  7#c7        
initiat+ a program to design & con/ruct 
facilities to demon/rate ! feasibility (
 utiliz+ ! v>i\s =ms ( sol> en]gy2      
,:]eas 9 ,m>* #aigg1 aft] #b ye>s (     
highly competitive bidd+1 act+          
,adm9i/rator ,rob]t ,fri select$ ,gold51
 ,colorado1 z ! site = ! ,sol> ,en]gy   
,rese>* ,in/itute2 ,:]eas ! ,sol> ,en]gy
 ,rese>* ,in/itute (ficially began      
op]at+ 9 ,july #aigg1 j a few mon?s be=e
 becom+ "p ( ! new ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2  
,:]eas 9 #aigh1 ,presid5t ,jimmy ,c>t] 0
 ! fir/ ,unit$ ,/ates ,presid5t to visit
 ! lab2 ,:]eas 9 #aiia1 ,presid5t       
,george ,h4,w4 ,bu% elevat$ ,sol> ,en]gy
 ,rese>* ,in/itute to a ,national       
,laboratory2 ,:]eas today ! ,national   
,r5ewable ,en]gy ,laboratory a _w-class 
rese>* facility 9 ,gold51 ,colorado1 is 
home to prom95t sci5ti/s1 eng9e]s1      
rese>* te*nicians1 across _m fields &   

discipl9es2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,r5ewable
 ,en]gy ,laboratory has won #eg ,rese>* 
,developm5t #ajj ,aw>ds & receiv$ v>i\s 
o!r sci5tific & te*nical society honors2
 & ,:]eas today1 ! ,national ,r5ewable  
,en]gy ,laboratory is a national &      
int]national lead] 9 rese>* to develop  
effici5t & economic sol>1 w9d1 biomass1 
& o!r clean en]gy te*nologies3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t--  7#a7 ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives--  7,a7 calls ^u ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates to recognize ! #dj?      
anniv]s>y ( ! passage ( ! ,sol> ,en]gy  
,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration   
,act ( #aigd2 &  7,b7 recognizes ! vital
 rese>* & "w t has be5 & is curr5tly be+
 done at ! ,national ,r5ewable ,en]gy   
,laboratory to improve r5ewable en]gy & 
en]gy effici5cy te*nologies across !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 x is ! s5se ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$      
,/ates %\ld make a commitm5t to provide 
adequate fund+ to support ! ,national   
,r5ewable ,en]gy ,laboratory z x        
cont9ues to provide important rese>* =  

new clean en]gy te*nologies to b5efit ! 
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4