,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #age  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 
#bjag ,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,thune1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and 
,mr4 ,cochran7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #ajjth anniversary of the           
commissioned officer corps of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration4  ,whereas1 on ,may #bb1
 #aiag1 the forerunner to the           
commissioned officer corps of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration 7referred to in this    
preamble as the ,,noaa ,corps7 was      
created as the commissioned corps of the
 ,united ,states ,coast and ,geodetic   
,survey in order to provide officers to 
command coastal survey ships and field  
survey parties locally and abroad2      
,whereas the heritage of the ,,noaa     
,corps is closely tied to the oldest    
scientific and technical agency of the  

,united ,states1 the ,survey of the     
,coast1 which was established by        
,president ,thomas ,jefferson and       
,congress in #ahjg2 ,whereas1 on        
,october #c1 #aigj1 the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration was established and the 
officers of that agency became members  
of the ,,noaa ,corps2 ,whereas1 for the 
past #ajj years1 the central mission of 
the ,,noaa ,corps and its predecessor   
has been to collect data at sea or in   
the air to enable decisions that have a 
great impact on the ,united ,states2    
,whereas1 since #aifj1 officers of the  
,,noaa ,corps and their predecessors    
have flown into #bib tropical cyclones1 
risking their lives to advance the      
science needed to save lives and        
livelihoods along the coastal           
communities of the ,united ,states2     
,whereas1 whatever the mission1 the     
,united ,states turns to the ,,noaa     
,corps for environmental leadership2    
,whereas the motto of ,honor1 ,respect1 

,commitment is the creed by which ,,noaa
 ,corps officers live and serve2 and    
,whereas1 regardless of the cause1      
location1 or magnitude of a future      
hurricane1 the ,united ,states can rely 
on the ,,noaa ,corps to fly into the    
storm to carry out the missions         
entrusted to the ,,noaa ,corps3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 expresses the appreciation of the  
people of the ,united ,states to the    
commissioned officer corps of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration 7referred to in this    
resolving clause as the ,,noaa ,corps71 
and the officers who have served in the 
,,noaa ,corps1 for #ajj years of        
dedicated service2  7#b7 honors the     
valor1 commitment1 and sacrifice that   
officers of the ,,noaa ,corps have      
displayed throughout the history of the 
,,noaa ,corps2 and  7#c7 respectfully   
requests that the ,president issue a    
proclamation that-- 7,a7 recognizes the 
#ajjth anniversary of the ,,noaa ,corps 

and the dedicated service of the        
officers who have served in the ,,noaa  
,corps2 and  7,b7 calls upon the people 
of the ,united ,states to observe that  
anniversary with appropriate ceremonies 
and activities4