,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #id  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1    
#bjac ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,king7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ejth    
anniversary of the sinking of ,u4,s4,s4 
,thresher 7,,ssn #eic74  ,whereas       
,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher was first launched  
at ,portsmouth ,naval ,shipyard on ,july
 #i1 #aifj2 ,whereas ,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher
 departed ,portsmouth ,naval ,shipyard  
for her final voyage on ,april #i1      
#aifc1 with a crew of #af officers1 #if 
sailors1 and #ag civilians2 ,whereas the
 mix of that crew reflects the unity of 
the naval submarine service1 military   
and civilian1 in the protection of the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas at            
approximately #g3dg a4m4 on ,april #aj1 
#aifc1 while in communication with the  
surface ship ,u4,s4,s4 ,skylark1 and    
approximately #bbj miles off the coast  

of ,new ,england1 ,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher   
began her final descent2 ,whereas       
,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher was declared lost   
with all hands on ,april #aj1 #aifc2    
,whereas in response to the loss of     
,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher1 the ,united ,states
 ,navy instituted new regulations to    
ensure the health of the submariners and
 the safety of the submarines of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas those         
regulations led to the establishment of 
the ,submarine ,safety and ,quality     
,assurance program 7,,subsafe71 now #a  
of the most comprehensive military      
safety programs in the world2 ,whereas  
,,subsafe has kept the submariners of   
the ,united ,states safe at sea ever    
since as the strongest1 safest submarine
 force in history2 ,whereas1 since the  
establishment of ,,subsafe1 no          
,,subsafe-certified submarine has been  
lost at sea1 which is a legacy owed to  
the brave individuals who perished      
aboard ,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher2 ,whereas    
from the loss of ,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher1   

there arose in the institutions of      
higher education in the ,united ,states 
the ocean engineering curricula that    
enables the preeminence of the ,united  
,states in submarine warfare2 and       
,whereas the crew of ,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher
 demonstrated the last full measure of  
devotion in service to the ,united      
,states1 and this devotion characterizes
 the sacrifices of all submariners1 past
 and present3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes the
 #ejth anniversary of the sinking of    
,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher2  7#b7 remembers    
with profound sorrow the loss of        
,u4,s4,s4 ,thresher and her gallant crew
 of sailors and civilians on ,april #aj1
 #aifc2 and  7#c7 expresses its deepest 
gratitude to all submariners on eternal 
patrol1 who are forever bound together  
by dedicated and honorable service to   
the ,united ,states of ,america4