,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #f 
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag ,mr4
 ,murphy 7for himself and ,mr4          
,blumenthal7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,april #aa1  
#bjag1 as the ,national ,birthday of the
 ,u4,s4 ,navy ,submarine ,force4        
,whereas1 for #aag years1 the broad     
strategic and tactical advantages       
created by the submarine force of the   
,navy 7referred to in this preamble as  
the ,submarine ,force7 have enhanced the
 national security of the ,united       
,states through undersea missions2      
,whereas1 over the course of the last   
#aa decades1 the submarines of the ,navy
 have advanced through #d generations2  
,whereas the ,navy first acquired a     
commissioned submarine1 the ,,uss       
,holland 7,,ss-#a71 on ,april #aa1      
#aijj2 ,whereas the first generation    

submarines of the ,navy rapidly evolved 
from small1 limited-capability          
submersibles to a dominant force in     
naval warfare2 ,whereas the second      
generation submarines of the ,navy1     
defined by the heroes of ,world ,war    
,,ii1 made a decisive difference in a   
war in which control of the sea was     
crucial2 ,whereas the third generation  
submarines of the ,navy1 defined by the 
,cold ,war and the use of nuclear power1
 helped prevent a nuclear world war and 
secured the interests of the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the modern1 fourth    
generation submarines of the ,navy use  
long-range sensors and weapons to stay  
ahead of global threats and preserve    
freedom of navigation in the global     
maritime environment2 ,whereas1 in      
#bjag1 the ,submarine ,force consists of
 #eb attack1 #ad ballistic missile1 and 
#d guided missile submarines that enable
 the ,navy to win wars1 prevent         
conflicts1 and defeat threats posed by  
terrorists2 ,whereas1 throughout the    

history of the ,submarine ,force1 the #a
 constant has been the tremendous       
character1 courage1 and dedication of   
the men and women who maintain1 equip1  
and train and fight in the submarines of
 the ,navy2 and ,whereas ,april #aa1    
#bjag1 marks the #aagth birthday of the 
,submarine ,force and is an appropriate 
date to designate as the ,national      
,birthday of the ,u4,s4 ,navy ,submarine
 ,force3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,april    
#aa1 #bjag1 as the ,national ,birthday  
of the ,u4,s4 ,navy ,submarine ,force2  
and  7#b7 acknowledges the critical role
 that the men and women of the submarine
 force of the ,navy fulfill in defending
 the ,united ,states4