,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
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,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4         
,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 & ,ms4 ,wexton7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,,resolution      
,recogniz+ ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( !         
,int]national ,space ,/ation4  ,:]eas1  
s9ce ,novemb] #bjjj1 ! ,int]national    
,space ,/ation 7,,iss7 has be5          
cont9u\sly occupi$ by m ?an #bdj        
a/ronauts f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r       
c\ntries1 dur+ t "t1 h conduct$ ov]     
#c1jjj exp]im5ts 9 microgravity         
environm5t1 focus+ on human heal?1      
exploration1 space /udies1 eng9e]+      
developm5t1 & mat]ials te/+2 ,:]eas !   
activities conduct$ on ! ,,iss cont9ue  
to help develop ! ,national ,a]onautics 
& ,space ,adm9i/ration's 7,,nasa7       
capabilities = long-duration1 deep-space
 missions to ! ,moon & ,m>s1 & are      

assi/+ bus9esses1 o!r gov]nm5t ag5cies1 
& univ]sity rese>*]s to develop k &     
products t h & w result 9 b5efits to    
humanity = ye>s to come2 ,:]eas ) its _m
 ongo+ rese>* projects & its educational
 outrea* t\*+ ! lives ( p ar\nd ! _w1 ! 
,,iss is ! _w's preem95t spaceflight    
program today1 help+ to improve life on 
,e>? ev5 z x inspires our species to    
rea* = ! />s2 ,:]eas z a jo9t project ( 
! ,,nasa1 ! ,russian ,f$]al ,space      
,ag5cy1 ! ,european ,space ,ag5cy1 !    
,canadian ,space ,ag5cy1 & ! ,japan     
,a]ospace ,exploration ,ag5cy1 ! ,,iss  
is ! result ( a rem>kable collaboration 
betwe5 #ae c\ntries1 %>+ ! mo/ advanc$  
te*nologies 9 ! _w = ! peaceful & !     
productive use ( space2 ,:]eas ,,nasa's 
,johnson ,space ,c5t] 9 ,h\/on1 ,texas1 
is ! ,am]ican headqu>t]s = ! ,,iss1 "o (
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a*ievem5ts 9 hi/ory2 ,:]eas ,,nasa's    
indu/ry contractors & suppli]s :o help$ 
design1 build1 integrate1 & n[ op]ate ! 
/ation h provid$ a critical s]vice to ! 

,unit$ ,/ates & ,,nasa1 z well z        
int]national p>tn] ag5cies & ! a/ronaut 
crews t h liv$ & s]v$ abo>d ! ,,iss =   
ov] #bj ye>s2 ,:]eas z ! l>ge/ /ructure 
t humans h ev] put into space1 ! ,,iss  
is made up ( pressuriz$ modules held    
toge!r by ext]nal trusses & p[]$ by a   
va/ array ( sol> panels2 ,:]eas ! ,,iss 
is ! l5g? ( a football field1 & ! sol>  
array has ! w+span ( a ,boe+ #ggg2      
,:]eas orbit+ ! globe e #ib m9utes at an
 altitude ( r\ghly #bej miles1 ! ,,iss  
is l>ge en\gh to be se5 f ! surface ( ! 
,e>? by ! nak$ eye2 ,:]eas ! ,,iss has  
be5 significantly upgrad$ to all[ = an  
ext5sion ( its mission to enable cutt+  
edge rese>*2 ,:]eas ! ,,iss is ! key    
enabl] ( comm]cial opportunities 9      
l[-,e>? orbit2 ,:]eas ! ,,iss plat=m is 
ess5tial to fur!r+ human exploration by 
provid+ critical rese>* & sy/em te/+ =  
upcom+ crew$ exploration missions to !  
,moon & ,m>s2 & ,:]eas ! ,,iss is       
critical to ma9ta9+ ,unit$ ,/ates       
lead]%ip 9 l[-,e>? orbit3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be

 x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7  
recognizes ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( !         
,int]national ,space ,/ation 7,,iss72   
7#b7 comm5ds ! ,national ,a]onautics &  
,space ,adm9i/ration 7,,nasa7 = its     
a*ievem5ts z "p ( ! ,,iss program & !   
,am]icans :o h giv5 to x s mu* ( _!     
skill1 ef=t1 & passion2  7#c7 recognizes
 ! _m m5 & wom5 support+ ,,iss op]ations
 on ! gr\nd t enable ! cont9u$ safe     
utilization ( ! ,,iss2  7#d7 recognizes 
! m ?an #bdj ,unit$ ,/ates &            
int]national a/ronauts t h liv$ & work$ 
abo>d ! ,,iss to help build1 integrate1 
op]ate1 & ma9ta9 ! ,,iss2  7#e7         
recognizes ! importance ( ! ,,iss =     
sci5tific discov]y1 human exploration1 &
 int]national coop]ation2 &  7#f7       
recognizes ! importance ( ma9ta9+       
op]ation ( ! ,,iss z a national         
capability t s]ves a critical s]vice to 
a range ( gov]nm5t & comm]cial us]s4