,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aj1 #bjae ,mr4 
,coh5 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !     
c5t5nial ( ! wreck ( ! ,,uss ,memphis & 
enc\rag+ ! commemoration ( su* wreck )  
appropriate ev5ts & activities4  ,:]eas 
! ,,uss ,t5nessee 7,,acr-#aj7 0 laun*$ 9
 #aijf & r5am$ 9 #aiaf z ! ,,uss        
,memphis 7,,ca-#aj72 ,:]eas ! ,,uss     
,memphis 7,,ca-#aj7 is ! ?ird ( six     
,navy %ips nam$ aft] ,memphis1          
,t5nessee1 t provid$ valuable s]vice to 
! def5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas      
,augu/ #bi1 #bjaf1 m>ks ! c5t5nial ( !  
wreck ( ! ,,uss ,memphis 9 ,santo       
,dom+o1 ,dom9ican ,republic2 ,:]eas !   
wreck ( ! #af1jjj-ton armor$ cruis]     

,,uss ,memphis 0 caus$ by a highly      
unusual #ge-;foot wave ev5t t ?rew ! %ip
 ^u ! %ore ( ,santo ,dom+o1 result+ 9   
its total de/ruction & ! dea? ( #dd     
,unit$ ,/ates sailors & ! w\nd+ ( _m m2 
,:]eas ?ree sailors1 ,*ief ,ma*9i/ ,mate
 ,george ,william ,rudd1 ,lieut5ant     
,claud ,a%ton ,jones1 & ,ma*9i/ ,*>les  
,willey1 7 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor = _!  
h]oic actions to get up /eam 9 va9 to   
drive ! %ip to ! safety ( ! op5 ocean1  
battle brok5 /eam l9es1 & get _! fell[  
sailors to safety2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,naval ,hi/ory & ,h]itage comm&  
possesses a collection ( photographs    
tak5 dur+ & aft] ! wave ev5t t de/roy$ !
 ,,uss ,memphis & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,naval
 ,support ,activity 7,,navsuppact7      
,mid-,s\? locat$ 9 ,mill+ton1 ,t5nessee1
 has a small ,,uss ,memphis museum1     
includ+ ! orig9al flag recov]$ f !      
wreck$ ,,uss ,memphis2 ,:]eas ! wreck ( 
! ,,uss ,memphis is /ill a vivid "p ( ! 
hi/ory ( ! ,dom9ican ,republic1 & h]    
rema9s grac$ ! %orel9e ( ,santo ,dom+o =

 m ?an #bj ye>s be=e %e 0 f9ally        
scrapp$2 ,:]eas ,dom9icans consid]      
,emet]io ,san*ez a h]o = risk+ 8 life to
 ent] into ! rag+ surf to save ! lives (
 ,am]ican sailors2 & ,:]eas sev]al      
entities 9 ! ,dom9ican ,republic1       
includ+ ! ,dom9ican ,gov]nm5t's ,p]man5t
 ,commission = ,efemrides ,patrias1 !   
,academy ( ,hi/ory ( ! ,dom9ican        
,republic1 & ! ,municipality ( ,santo   
,dom+o are plann+ to und]take a s]ies ( 
public education & aw>5ess activities to
 commemorate ! c5t5nial ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates int]v5tion 9 ! ,dom9ican         
,republic1 includ+ ! wreck ( ! ,,uss    
,memphis3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !    
c5t5nial ( ! wreck ( ! ,,uss ,memphis & 
! memory ( ! #dd sailors :o lo/ _!      
lives1 includ+ ! ?ree recipi5ts ( !     
,m$al ( ,honor2  7#b7 enc\rages !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ?r\gh its ,embassy 9 
,santo ,dom+o1 ,dom9ican ,republic1 to  
collaborate ) appropriate entities ( !  
,dom9ican ,republic to commemorate ?is  

ev5t1 :i* repres5ts an important "p ( ! 
cultural & hi/orical h]itage betwe5 !   
two c\ntries2 &  7#c7 enc\rages !       
,t5nessee ,/ate ,museum1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,naval ,hi/ory & ,h]itage ,comm&1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,naval ,support ,activity 
7,,navsuppact7 ,mid-,s\?1 & ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,naval ,in/itute to collaborate  
toge!r 9 appropriate commemoration &    
public aw>5ess ev5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z
 well z 9 ! ,dom9ican ,republic4