,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #djc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ag1 #bjaf ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1   
,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4      
,brown1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1
 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4       
,gardner1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 and ,mr4      
,toomey7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating the week     
beginning ,april #bd1 #bjaf as ,national
 ,industrial ,assessment ,center ,week  
in celebration of the #djth anniversary 
of ,industrial ,assessment ,centers4    
,whereas ,industrial ,assessment        
,centers 7,i,a,cs7 are university-led   
programs funded by the ,department of   
,energy that provide energy efficiency  
assessments to small- and medium-sized  
manufacturing enterprises in the ,united
 ,states for improving energy efficiency

 and reducing water usage and waste2    
,whereas ,i,a,cs increase the energy    
efficiency1 productivity1               
sustainability1 and competitiveness of  
manufacturers in the ,united ,states2   
,whereas1 since the inception of the    
,,iac program in #aigf1 ,i,a,cs have    
conducted more than #af1jjj assessments 
at manufacturing plants across the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas the           
assessments conducted by ,i,a,cs have   
saved an estimated #gf1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj  
,british thermal units1 a quantity      
equivalent to meeting the energy needs  
of almost #a1djj1jjj homes in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,i,a,cs have  
saved participating manufacturers more  
than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj in energy costs2    
,whereas an estimated #f1jjj1jjj metric 
tons of carbon dioxide emissions have   
been avoided due to ,,iac assessments1 a
 quantity equivalent to the emissions   
from more than #a1bjj1jjj cars2 ,whereas
 the ,,iac program equips undergraduate 
and graduate university students with   

the skills to conduct energy audits1    
improving workforce training and        
cultivating the next generation of      
energy engineers2 ,whereas more than    
#c1jjj students have graduated from the 
,,iac program1 with more than #fj       
percent continuing on to pursue careers 
in energy-related fields2 and ,whereas  
#bjaf marks the #djth anniversary of the
 ,,iac program3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates the
 week beginning ,april #bd1 #bjaf as    
,national ,industrial ,assessment       
,center ,week2 and  7#b7 calls on the   
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,industrial ,assessment      
,center ,week with appropriate programs1
 ceremonies1 and activities4