,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjae ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,warner7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #geth  
anniversary of the ,virginia ,institute 
of ,marine ,science of the ,college of  
,william  ,mary4  ,whereas the ,virginia
 ,general ,assembly1 with ,professor    
,donald ,w4 ,davis of the ,college of   
,william  ,mary1 envisioned a center for
 marine research and education in the   
,commonwealth of ,virginia2 ,whereas the
 ,virginia ,institute of ,marine        
,science 7referred to in this preamble  
as ,,vims71 originally known as the     
,virginia ,fisheries ,laboratory1 began 
operation in #aidj2 ,whereas the early  
work of ,,vims assured the future of the
 fishery industry in ,virginia by       
improving the general knowledge of the  
resources of fisheries so that they     

might be properly conserved and managed1
 and by meeting the need for training in
 practical marine biology2 ,whereas     
,,vims is now the home of the ,school of
 ,marine ,sciences of the ,college of   
,william  ,mary1 a university research  
and teaching center with a strong       
element of public service1 and is the   
leading marine center that focuses on   
estuarine and coastal environments in   
the nation2 and ,whereas ,,vims         
continues to serve the ,commonwealth of 
,virginia and the ,united ,states by    
advancing the frontiers of marine       
science and sharing the knowledge gained
 through research with the users and    
stewards of the environment and future  
scientists3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
the ,college of ,william  ,mary and the 
,virginia ,institute of ,marine ,science
 on the #geth anniversary of the        
,virginia ,institute of ,marine         
,science2 and  7#b7 expresses           
appreciation for the #ge years of       

service to the environment by the       
faculty1 staff1 and students of the     
,virginia ,institute of ,marine ,science
 and the ,school of ,marine ,sciences of
 the ,college of ,william  ,mary4