,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #be  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1 
#bjag,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,udall1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and
 ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,january #bg1
 #bjag1 as a national day of remembrance
 for people of the ,united ,states who1 
during the ,cold ,war1 worked and lived 
downwind from nuclear testing sites and 
were adversely affected by the radiation
 exposure generated by the above ground 
nuclear weapons testing4  ,whereas1 on  
,january #bg1 #aiea1 the first of years 
of nuclear weapons tests was conducted  
at a site known as the ,nevada ,proving 
,ground1 located approximately #fe miles
 northwest of ,las ,vegas1 ,nevada2     
,whereas the extensive testing at the   
,nevada ,proving ,ground occurred just  
years after the first nuclear weapon    
test1 which was conducted on ,july #af1 

#aide1 at what is known as the ,trinity 
,atomic ,test ,site1 located            
approximately #ce miles south of        
,socorro1 ,new ,mexico2 ,whereas many   
people of the ,united ,states who1      
during the ,cold ,war1 worked and lived 
downwind from nuclear testing sites     
7referred to in this preamble as the    
downwinders7 were adversely affected by 
the radiation exposure generated by the 
above ground nuclear weapons testing1   
and some of the downwinders sickened as 
a result of the radiation exposure2     
,whereas the downwinders paid a high    
price for the development of a nuclear  
weapons program for the benefit of the  
,united ,states2 and ,whereas the       
downwinders deserve to be recognized for
 the sacrifice they have made for the   
defense of the ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,january #bg1 #bjag1 as 
a national day of remembrance for people
 of the ,united ,states who1 during the 
,cold ,war1 worked and lived downwind   

from nuclear testing sites and were     
adversely affected by the radiation     
exposure generated by the above ground  
nuclear weapons testing2 and  7#b7      
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to support and participate in   
appropriate ceremonies1 programs1 and   
other activities to commemorate that    
national day of remembrance4