,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4      
,booker1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 
,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4       
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1  
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4       
,franken1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1  
,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,cardin1    
,ms4 ,cantwell1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of
 the ,senate that the ,national ,sea    
,grant ,college ,program is a valuable  
program that protects and enhances the  
coastal communities and economy of the  
,united ,states4  ,whereas the ,national
 ,sea ,grant ,college ,program1         
established in #aiff1 serves #ca ,states

 and #b territories to strengthen the   
health and stewardship of local1 ,state1
 and national coastal and marine        
resources2 ,whereas #db percent of the  
,united ,states population lives or     
works in a coastal area1 and coastal    
counties contribute over                
#g1fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually to the      
economy2 ,whereas the ,national ,sea    
,grant ,college ,program is critical in 
improving the health of coastal         
ecosystems1 supporting sustainable      
fisheries and aquaculture1 building     
resilient communities and economies1    
improving environmental literacy1 and   
developing the next generation of       
students in science and technology2     
,whereas the ,national ,sea ,grant      
,college ,program had an economic impact
 of #ege1jjj1jjj in #bjae from a        
,federal investment of #fg1cjj1jjj1     
which is an #hed-percent return on      
investment2 ,whereas the ,national ,sea 
,grant ,college ,program creates or     
sustains more than #bj1jjj jobs and     

#b1ijj businesses annually2 ,whereas the
 ,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program
 has supported #a1age ,john ,a4 ,knauss 
,marine ,policy ,fellows in ,congress   
and throughout ,federal agencies since  
#aigi2 and ,whereas the ,national ,sea  
,grant ,college ,program has supported  
thousands of undergraduate and graduate 
students at institutions of higher      
education across the ,united ,states3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,senate that the ,national 
,sea ,grant ,college ,program is-- 7#a7 
of vital importance to improving the    
economy1 health1 stewardship1 and       
preparedness of the ,united ,states2    
7#b7 an exceptional example of effective
 partnerships between ,federal1 ,state1 
and local governments2 and  7#c7 a      
valuable investment for the ,federal    
,government4