,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjag ,mr4 
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4
 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,coons1   
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,br[n1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4         
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1  
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51
 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1  
,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,m>key1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,ms4          
,cantwell1 & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,,resolution  ,express+
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,grant ,college ,program is a valuable  
program t protects & enhances ! coa/al  
communities & economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
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,college ,program1 e/abli%$ 9 #aiff1    
s]ves #ca ,/ates & #b t]ritories to     
/r5g!n ! heal? & /ew>d%ip ( local1      
,/ate1 & national coa/al & m>9e         

res\rces2 ,:]eas #db p]c5t ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates population lives or works 9 a    
coa/al area1 & coa/al c\nties contribute
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economy2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,sea ,grant 
,college ,program is critical 9 improv+ 
! heal? ( coa/al ecosy/ems1 support+    
su/a9able fi%]ies & aquaculture1 build+ 
resili5t communities & economies1       
improv+ environm5tal lit]acy1 & develop+
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te*nology2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,sea      
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,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program 
creates or su/a9s m ?an #bj1jjj jobs &  
#b1ijj bus9esses annually2 ,:]eas !     
,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program 
has support$ #a1age ,john ,a4 ,knauss   
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?r\gh\t ,f$]al ag5cies s9ce #aigi2 &    
,:]eas ! ,national ,sea ,grant ,college 
,program has support$ ?\s&s (           

und]graduate & graduate /ud5ts at       
in/itutions ( high] education across !  
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,grant ,college ,program is-- 7#a7 (    
vital importance to improv+ ! economy1  
heal?1 /ew>d%ip1 & prep>$ness ( ! ,unit$
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effective p>tn]%ips betwe5 ,f$]al1      
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valuable inve/m5t = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4