,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #djj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bg1 #bjad ,ms4  
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 &   
,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ! ,great ,alaska ,e>?quake1 
:i* /ruck ! ,/ate ( ,alaska at #e3cf    
p4m4 on ,good ,friday1 ,m>* #bg1 #aifd1 
honor+ ^? :o lo/ _! lives 9 ! ,great    
,alaska ,e>?quake & associat$ tsunamis1 
& express+ cont9u$ support = rese>* on  
e>?quake & tsunami pr$iction &          
mitigation /rategies4  ,:]eas on ,good  
,friday1 ,m>* #bg1 #aifd1 ! ,great      
,alaska ,e>?quake /ruck ! ,/ate (       
,alaska2 ,:]eas ! ,great ,alaska        
,e>?quake measur$ #i4b on ! mom5t       
magnitude scale1 mak+ x ! l>ge/ record$ 
e>?quake 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory & !     
second-l>ge/ e>?quake ev] record$ us+   
mod]n in/rum5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,great ,alaska
 ,e>?quake 0 felt z f> away z ,seattle &

 0 regi/]$ by wat]-level record]s 9 #dg 
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,great ,alaska         
,e>?quake spawn$ tsunamis t deva/at$    
communities 9 ,alaska & impact$ ! ,/ates
 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,oregon1 ,cali=nia1 &      
,hawaii1 z well z ,canada & ,japan2     
,:]eas ! ,great ,alaska ,e>?quake &     
associat$ tsunamis result$ 9 #aca       
fatalities1 includ+ #d fatalities 9     
,oregon & #ab fatalities 9 ,cali=nia1 & 
an e/imat$ #c1gej1jjj1jjj 9 prop]ty     
losses 9 today's doll>s2 ,:]eas ! weal? 
( data collect$ dur+ ! ,great ,alaska   
,e>?quake l$ to major break?r\ghs 9 !   
sci5tific und]/&+ ( subduction zone     
e>?quakes & e>?quake haz>ds1 result+ 9  
improv$ e>?quake mitigation /rategies2  
,:]eas ! /udy ( ! tsunamis associat$ ) !
 ,great ,alaska ,e>?quake result$ 9     
improv$ tsunami pr$iction & w>n+        
capabilities2 & ,:]eas ! ,great ,alaska 
,e>?quake spurr$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,geological ,survey1 9 coop]ation )     
e>?quake-impact$ ,/ates1 to in/all      
ext5sive e>?quake monitor+ networks     

across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & e/abli% !      
,national ,c5t] = ,e>?quake ,rese>*3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
m\rns ! lives lo/ due to ! ,great       
,alaska ,e>?quake & associat$ tsunamis t
 occurr$ on ,good ,friday1 ,m>* #bg1    
#aifd2  7#b7 recognizes ! improv$       
und]/&+ ( e>?quakes & tsunamis & !      
sci5tific & te*nological advancem5ts t  
result$ f ! /udy ( data collect$ dur+ ! 
,great ,alaska ,e>?quake2  7#c7 comm5ds 
! ef=ts ( sci5ti/s & eng9e]s f ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,geological ,survey1 z well z ^? 
9 ,alaska1 ,cali=nia1 & o!r             
e>?quake-impact$ ,/ates1 to improve     
e>?quake & tsunami pr$iction & haz>d    
mitigation /rategies & protect !        
well-be+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s ?reat5$
 by ^! haz>ds2  7#d7 supports cont9u$   
rese>*1 education1 & outrea* ab\t       
e>?quakes & o!r natural haz>ds2 &  7#e7 
enc\rages p>ticipation 9 ! ,great       
,alaska ,shake,out e>?quake drill s*$ul$
 to occur on ,m>* #bg1 #bjad4