,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,rohrabacher1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4      
,honda1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1   
,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,barton1  
,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,mr4       
,matheson1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,holt1   
and ,mr4 ,lewis7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,national ,engineers ,week4   
,whereas engineers employ their         
scientific knowledge and analytical     
skills for the betterment of the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas the mission of the   

,national ,engineers ,week ,foundation  
is to sustain and grow a dynamic        
engineering profession through outreach1
 education1 celebration1 and            
volunteerism as needed to keep the      
,united ,states a global leader in      
engineering and engineering education2  
,whereas the sponsors of ,national      
,engineers ,week are working together to
 transform the engineering workforce    
through greater inclusion of women and  
underrepresented minorities2 ,whereas by
 engaging young students1 parents1 and  
educators in hands-on science1          
technology1 engineering1 and math1      
engineers help them discover how they   
can make a meaningful difference in the 
world2 ,whereas the partnership between 
engineers and teachers inspires future  
generations of engineering and          
technology talent2 ,whereas tens of     
thousands of engineers and engineering  
students will serve their communities   
not only through their work but1 at this
 time of year1 by reaching into hundreds

 of local communities2 ,whereas         
engineers have helped meet the major    
global challenges of our time1 including
 providing state-of-the-art             
transportation and information          
technology infrastructures1 enhancing   
national security1 and developing the   
clean energy technologies needed to     
power the people of the ,united ,states 
into the future2 ,whereas engineers are 
a crucial link in research1 development1
 and the transformation of scientific   
discoveries into useful products and    
jobs1 as the people of the ,united      
,states look more than ever to engineers
 and their imagination1 knowledge1 and  
analytical skills to meet the challenges
 of the future2 ,whereas the ,national  
,science ,board's 8,science and         
,engineering ,indicators #bjab0 shows   
that while the number of students       
obtaining engineering degrees in the    
,united ,states has reached an all-time 
high1 the rates for women and           
underrepresented minorities do not      

reflect our national demographics1 and  
the rate of growth in engineering       
degrees trails that of ,china2 ,whereas 
a #bjab survey by the ,intel            
,corporation indicates that ,united     
,states teenagers are more likely to    
consider a degree in engineering after  
learning about what engineers do2       
,whereas only #d percent of the         
,nation's workforce is composed of      
scientists and engineers1 this group    
disproportionately creates jobs for the 
other #if percent2 ,whereas ,national   
,engineers ,week has grown into a formal
 coalition of more than #ajj            
professional societies1 major           
corporations1 and government agencies   
that are dedicated to ensuring a diverse
 and well-educated engineering          
workforce1 promoting literacy in        
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
math1 and raising public awareness and  
appreciation of the contributions of    
engineers to society2 ,whereas ,national
 ,engineers ,week is celebrated during  

the week of ,george ,washington's       
birthday to honor the contributions that
 the first ,united ,states ,president1 a
 military engineer and land surveyor1   
made to engineering2 and ,whereas       
,february #ag1 #bjac1 to ,february #bc1 
#bjac1 has been designated as ,national 
,engineers ,week by the ,national       
,engineers ,week ,foundation and the    
theme is1 ,celebrate ,awesome1          
spotlighting all the amazing things     
engineers do every day to make the world
 a better place3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,national ,engineers ,week to increase  
understanding of and interest in        
engineering and technology careers and  
to promote technological literacy and   
engineering education2  7#b7 recognizes 
that engineering education is a critical
 component of ,,stem 7science1          
technology1 engineering1 and            
mathematics7 education and essential to 
improving the ,united ,states           

educational system and economic         
prosperity2 and  7#c7 ensures that      
technological solutions designed by the 
engineering community can be advanced   
through research1 development1          
standardization1 and innovation4