,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,ms4 
,matsui 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 and
 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard7 submitted the    
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 
and ,technology  ,,resolution           
,commemorating the #ejth anniversary of 
the ,apollo #aa ,mission1 and supporting
 the week of ,july #af through ,july #bj
 as the ,apollo #ej ,celebration ,week4 
,whereas ,congress enacted the ,act of  
,august #ab1 #aidf 7#fj ,stat4 #iig2 ch4
 #iee1 #a71 to establish a ,national    
,air ,museum1 later known as the        
,smithsonian's ,national ,air and ,space
 ,museum 7,,nasm71 to commemorate and   
memorialize the ,american story of human
 flight in the atmosphere and in outer  
space2 ,whereas ,congress enacted the   
,act of ,july #bi1 #aieh 7commonly known
 as the ,national ,aeronautics and      
,space ,act7 7#gb ,stat4 #dbf-dch2 #db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq471 to declare a  

policy of peaceful space activities     
designed for the benefit of humankind   
and to establish the ,national          
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7,,nasa72 ,whereas1 in ,july of #aifj1  
,,nasa announced the creation of the    
,apollo ,program1 the ,nation's first   
orchestrated initiative to ferry        
humankind out of ,earth's orbit and to  
the ,moon2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bj1      
#aifi1 the ,apollo #aa ,mission         
succeeded in landing the spacecraft     
,eagle on the surface of the ,moon1     
piloted by two ,american astronauts1 the
 first humans to ever make landfall on  
another celestial body2 ,whereas1 on    
,july #bj and #ba1 #aifi1 those brave   
,americans became the first humans to   
set foot on the surface of the ,moon1   
forever changing ,earth's relationship  
with the heavens2 ,whereas this         
momentous event was watched in wonder by
 hundreds of millions of people back on 
,earth1 including the hundreds of       
thousands of ,,nasa civilian and        

military staff and partners who made the
 ,apollo ,program possible2 ,whereas the
 ,apollo ,program continued through     
,december of #aigb and spurred the      
greatest development of human scientific
 and technological understanding of any 
decade to that point1 leading to        
advances in rocketry1 spaceflight1      
avionics1 telecommunications1 and       
computers1 on which the ,american public
 still relies today2 ,whereas the       
,national ,air and ,space ,museum opened
 on the ,american ,bicentennial in ,july
 #aigf as a birthday gift to the country
 in celebration of the ,nation's highest
 achievements1 under the leadership and 
vision of ,museum ,director1 ,,nasa     
astronaut1 and ,apollo #aa ,command     
,module ,pilot ,michael ,collins2       
,whereas ,,nasa continues to pursue     
space exploration on behalf of the      
,american people to increase humankind's
 understanding of the heavens2 and      
,whereas the ,national ,air and ,space  
,museum continues to memorialize the    

history of ,american discovery and      
invention1 and seeks to educate and     
inspire new generations of innovators   
and explorers to ensure that our future 
achievements in space are fully         
empowered by the achievements of the    
past3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7       
congratulates the ,national ,aeronautics
 and ,space ,administration 7,,nasa71   
the ,apollo astronauts1 and the         
,american people on the #ejth           
anniversary of the successful ,apollo   
#aa ,mission2  7#b7 recognizes and      
celebrates the #ej years of cultural and
 technological history1 legacy1 and     
achievements of the ,apollo ,program2   
7#c7 recognizes the achievements of all 
the administrators1 astronauts1         
engineers1 scientists1 and staff members
 who contributed to the success of the  
,apollo ,program2  7#d7 reaffirms the   
commitment of the ,house of             
,representatives to the policy declared 
in #aieh of peaceful space exploration  

for the benefit of humankind2  7#e7     
applauds the culmination of a year's    
long effort by the ,national ,air and   
,space ,museum to lead a                
once-in-a-generation national           
conversation on the legacy of the       
,apollo ,program and to challenge a new 
century of pioneers to take our next    
giant leap2  7#f7 requests the          
,secretary1 ,smithsonian ,institution1  
the ,administrator1 ,national           
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the ,executive ,secretary1 ,national   
,space ,council1 and the ,secretary1    
,department of the ,interior1 to        
coordinate and make such appropriate    
arrangements as to express the          
,government's recognition of the ,apollo
 ,program's achievements in and around  
the ,nation's capital and the ,national 
,mall during the ,apollo #ej            
,celebration ,week2  7#g7 requests the  
,secretary1 ,department of the          
,interior1 to make unique and one-time  
arrangements for the display of ,,nasa  

and ,smithsonian artifacts1 displays1   
digital content or film footage1 as     
appropriate1 in and around the vicinity 
of the ,national ,mall1 including the   
surface of the ,washington ,monument2   
and  7#h7 respectfully requests that the
 ,clerk of the ,house of                
,representatives transmit an enrolled   
copy of this resolution to the          
,secretary1 ,smithsonian ,institution   
and ,director1 ,national ,air and ,space
 ,museum4