,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aj  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,march #ba1 #bjag ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,udall7 submitted the  
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,,concurrent ,,resolution   
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
the ,secretary of the ,navy should name 
the next nuclear powered submarine of   
the ,united ,states ,navy the ,,uss ,los
 ,alamos4  ,whereas the people of ,los  
,alamos and the ,navy have a #gd-year   
relationship that continues from the    
,manhattan ,project through the creation
 of a nuclear ,navy and into the current
 ocean-borne leg of the strategic       
nuclear triad of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas the contributions of the people
 of ,los ,alamos and surrounding        
communities allowed the ,navy to keep   
its offensive edge from ,world ,war     
,,ii1 through the ,cold ,war1 continuing
 to the emerging conflicts as of the    

date of adoption of this resolution2    
,whereas ,captain ,deke ,parsons was one
 of the first residents of ,los ,alamos 
and1 along with ,laureate ,ramsey1      
oversaw the safe delivery1 assembly and 
loading of the nuclear bomb that led to 
the surrender of ,japan in ,world ,war  
,,ii2 ,whereas the people of ,los       
,alamos and surrounding communities     
played a critical role in designing the 
nuclear portion of the first nuclear    
weapon to enter the arsenal of the      
,navy1 known as the ,regulus1 along with
 atomic depth bombs1 torpedoes1 rockets1
 and even next generation weapon systems
 like the ,b#fa-ab precision-guided     
nuclear bomb2 ,whereas the people of    
,los ,alamos designed the warheads that 
armed the first generation ,trident     
submarine-launched ballistic missiles of
 the ,navy and the follow-on ,trident   
,,ii missile warheads used by the ,navy2
 ,whereas the research into nuclear     
energy conducted by ,los ,alamos during 
,world ,war ,,ii advanced the technical 

basis for the development of the nuclear
 propulsion systems of the ,navy used   
aboard ,los ,angeles1 ,seawolf1 ,ohio1  
and ,virginia ,class submarines along   
with multiple naval aircraft carriers   
today2 ,whereas the people of ,los      
,alamos and ,los ,alamos ,national      
,laboratory host ,united ,states ,naval 
,academy midshipmen every year to       
provide hands-on scientific and         
engineering experience working to solve 
real world challenges in national       
security1 thereby directly contributing 
to the development of future ,navy      
leadership2 ,whereas the people of ,los 
,alamos carry the solemn responsibility 
to assess the sea-based nuclear         
deterrent carried aboard ,navy fleet    
ballistic missile submarines2 ,whereas  
naming a submarine ,los ,alamos will    
recognize and continue to forge the     
longstanding relationship between the   
,navy and ,los ,alamos2 ,whereas the    
year #bjah will mark the #geth          
anniversary of ,los ,alamos ,national   

,laboratory2 and ,whereas the           
distinctive service and contributions   
from the people of ,los ,alamos to the  
,navy merits naming a vessel that       
embodies the heritage1 service1         
fidelity1 and achievements of the       
residents of ,los ,alamos and           
surrounding communities in partnership  
with the ,united ,states ,navy3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,congress that the ,secretary of 
the ,navy should name the next nuclear  
powered submarine of the ,united ,states
 ,navy as the ,,uss ,los ,alamos4