,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjaf   
,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,,resolution          
,honoring women who have served1 and who
 are currently serving1 as members of   
the ,armed ,forces and recognizing the  
recently expanded service opportunities 
available to female members of the      
,armed ,forces4  ,whereas #bja1gai women
 currently serve on active duty and     
#aef1dae in the ,national ,guard and the
 reserves as members of the ,united     
,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas #afd   
female members of the ,armed ,forces    
have been killed and #a1jba female      
members of the ,armed ,forces have been 
wounded while serving the ,united       
,states in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1  
,operation ,enduring ,freedom1          
,operation ,freedom's ,sentinel1 and    
,operation ,new ,dawn2 ,whereas #fj     

female members of the ,armed ,forces    
currently serve with the rank of general
 or flag officer2 ,whereas female       
members of the ,armed ,forces have      
served in sensitive operations alongside
 ,special ,operations ,forces as part of
 ,cultural ,support ,teams2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjae1 ,captain ,kristen ,griest1      
,first ,lieutenant ,shaye ,haver1 and   
,major ,lisa ,jaster became the first   
women to graduate from ,army ,ranger    
,school2 and ,whereas1 on ,december #c1 
#bjaf1 ,secretary of ,defense ,ashton   
,carter officially announced that all   
military occupations and positions are  
to be open to female members of the     
,armed ,forces3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 honors women who have served1 and  
who are currently serving1 as members of
 the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7 commends     
female members of the ,armed ,forces who
 have sacrificed their lives in defense 
of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 recognizes
 that female members of the ,armed      

,forces are an integral and invaluable  
part of the ,armed ,forces2  7#d7 urges 
the ,secretary of ,defense to ensure    
that female members of the ,armed       
,forces receive adequate1 well-fitted   
equipment in order to ensure optimal    
safety and protection2  7#e7 urges the  
,secretary of ,defense to ensure that   
female members of the ,armed ,forces    
have access to adequate health services 
that fully address their specific       
medical needs2  7#f7 encourages the     
,secretary of ,defense to develop new   
initiatives focused on recruiting and   
retaining more women in the officer     
corps2 and  7#g7 recognizes that the    
,united ,states must continue to        
encourage and support female members of 
the ,armed ,forces as they fight for and
 defend the ,united ,states4