,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#g1 #bjad,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,kirk1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 ,mr4          
,alexander1 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4 ,crapo1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 and ,ms4    
,klobuchar7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the goals and ideals of the 
biennial ,,usa ,science  ,engineering   
,festival in ,washington1 ,,dc and      
designating ,april #ba through ,april   
#bg1 #bjad1 as ,national ,science and   
,technology ,week4  ,whereas science1   
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 7referred to in this preamble as       
,,stem7 are essential to the future     
global competitiveness of the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas advances in technology
 have resulted in significant           
improvement in the daily lives of       
individuals in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas scientific discoveries are     

critical to curing diseases1 solving    
global challenges1 and an increased     
understanding of the world2 ,whereas the
 future global economy will require a   
workforce that is educated in science   
and engineering specialties2 ,whereas   
educating a new generation of           
individuals in the ,united ,states in   
,,stem is crucial to ensure continued   
economic growth2 ,whereas increasing the
 interest of the next generation of     
students in the ,united ,states1        
particularly young women and            
underrepresented minorities1 in ,,stem  
is necessary to maintain the global     
competitiveness of the ,united ,states2 
,whereas science and engineering        
festivals have attracted millions of    
participants and inspired a national    
effort to promote science and           
engineering2 ,whereas thousands of      
universities1 museums1 science centers1 
,,stem professional societies1          
educational societies1 government       
agencies and laboratories1 community    

organizations1 elementary and secondary 
schools1 volunteers1 corporate and      
private sponsors1 and nonprofit         
organizations have come together to     
organize the ,,usa ,science             
,engineering ,festival in ,washington1  
,,dc in ,april #bjad2 ,whereas the ,,usa
 ,science  ,engineering ,festival will  
reinvigorate the interest of young      
people in the ,united ,states in ,,stem 
and highlight the important             
contributions of science and engineering
 to the competitiveness of the ,united  
,states through exhibits on topics that 
include human spaceflight1 medicine1    
engineering1 biotechnology1 physics1 and
 astronomy2 and ,whereas scientific     
research is essential to the            
competitiveness of the ,united ,states1 
and events like the ,,usa ,science      
,engineering ,festival promote the      
importance of scientific research and   
development to the future of the ,united
 ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses support for

 the goals and ideals of the ,,usa      
,science  ,engineering ,festival to     
promote scholarship in science and an   
interest in scientific research and     
development1 as the cornerstones of     
innovation and competition in the       
,united ,states2  7#b7 supports         
festivals1 such as the ,,usa ,science   
,engineering ,festival1 that focus on   
the importance of science and           
engineering to the daily lives of       
individuals in the ,united ,states      
through exhibits on topics that include 
human spaceflight1 medicine1            
engineering1 biotechnology1 physics1 and
 astronomy2  7#c7 congratulates all     
individuals and organizations whose     
efforts will make possible the ,,usa    
,science  ,engineering ,festival1       
highlighting the accomplishments of the 
,united ,states in science and          
engineering2  7#d7 encourages families  
and children to participate in the      
activities and exhibits of the ,,usa    
,science  ,engineering ,festival that   

will occur in ,washington1 ,,dc1 and    
across the ,united ,states as satellite 
events of the festival2 and  7#e7       
designates ,april #ba through ,april    
#bg1 #bjad1 as ,national ,science and   
,technology ,week4