,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,mc,cain1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,congratulating the ,johns
 ,hopkins ,university ,applied ,physics 
,laboratory on the #geth anniversary of 
the founding of the ,laboratory4        
,whereas1 on ,march #aj1 #bjag1 the     
,johns ,hopkins ,university ,applied    
,physics ,laboratory 7in this preamble  
referred to as ,,apl71 located in       
,laurel1 ,maryland1 celebrates the #geth
 anniversary of the founding of ,,apl on
 ,march #aj1 #aidb2 ,whereas1 less than 
#d months after the attack on the       
,united ,states ,pacific ,fleet at      
,pearl ,harbor1 ,,apl was established to
 perfect and help field the radio       
proximity fuze1 one of the most closely 
guarded wartime secrets of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas historians have ranked

 the development of the radio proximity 
fuze as one of the #c most important    
technological developments of ,world    
,war ,,ii1 along with the development of
 radar and the atomic bomb2 ,whereas1   
during and after ,world ,war ,,ii1 ,,apl
 developed the first generation of ,navy
 surface-to-air missiles and associated 
propulsion1 guidance1 control1 and      
targeting technologies2 ,whereas ,,apl  
developed the initial phased array radar
 system1 called ,,amfar1 for the ,navy  
that provided the scanning1 tracking1   
and targeting necessary to defend the   
ships of the ,united ,states against    
simultaneous aircraft and missile raids2
 ,whereas ,,apl created the first       
satellite-based global navigation       
system1 called ,transit1 the forerunner 
of modern ,,gps1 to serve the ballistic 
missile submarine force of the ,united  
,states and provide essential           
capabilities to the ,navy from #aifd    
until the #aiijs2 ,whereas ,,apl        
developed prototypes1 experiments1 ocean

 physics research1 and engineering      
models that unlocked the potential of   
towed sonar arrays1 groundbreaking      
developments that revolutionized        
anti-submarine warfare and guided       
stealth designs for multiple generations
 of submarines of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas ,,apl led development of the   
,navy's ,cooperative ,engagement        
,capability that revolutionized air     
defenses by enabling ships to engage    
aircraft and missiles not seen by the   
radars of the ships by using composite  
radar tracks created from the radars of 
ships within the battle group2 ,whereas 
,,apl developed a system called         
,,satrack to ensure the accuracy of the 
,trident ,,ii submarine-launched        
ballistic missiles and confidently      
estimate missile accuracy anywhere in   
the world2 ,whereas ,,apl proposed1     
developed1 built1 and operated a number 
of the most innovative low-cost         
planetary science missions of the       
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       

,administration1 including--  7#a7 the  
,near ,earth ,asteroid ,rendezvous      
7commonly known as ,,near7 mission in   
#bjja1 the first mission to orbit an    
asteroid2  7#b7 the ,,messenger ,mercury
 orbiter1 launched in #bjjd2 and  7#c7  
,new ,horizons1 which launched in #bjjf 
and completed a historic flyby of ,pluto
 in #bjae2 ,whereas ,,apl has been      
responsible for hundreds of significant 
contributions to the most critical      
challenges faced by the ,united ,states 
with respect to national security and   
space exploration2 and ,whereas the     
sustained commitment by ,,apl to the    
,united ,states and the ,federal        
,government sponsors of ,,apl allowed   
,,apl--  7#a7 to continuously provide   
significant contributions to critical   
challenges with respect to systems      
engineering and integration1 technology 
research and development1 and analysis2 
and  7#b7 to serve as the most          
comprehensive ,university ,affiliated   
,research ,center in the ,united        

,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the    
,johns ,hopkins ,university ,applied    
,physics ,laboratory on the #geth       
anniversary of the founding of the      
,laboratory2  7#b7 recognizes the       
scientific1 engineering1 and analytical 
expertise that the ,johns ,hopkins      
,university ,applied ,physics           
,laboratory has applied to solve many of
 the most critical challenges faced by  
the ,united ,states in the areas of     
national security and space exploration2
 and  7#c7 respectfully requests that   
the ,secretary of the ,senate transmit  
an enrolled copy of this resolution to  
the director of the ,johns ,hopkins     
,university ,applied ,physics           
,laboratory4