,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,ms4 ,mc,collum 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
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,mr4 ,"y1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 &
 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture1 & 9 addition to !     
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ & honor+ ,smokey ,be>'s #ge  
ye>s ( s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
commitm5t to prev5t+ unwant$ human-caus$
 wildfires & promot+ =e/ heal?4  ,:]eas 
,smokey ,be> has s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates = 
#ge ye>s1 prev5t+ wildfires & protect+ !
 ,nation's =e/s1 above & beyond ! call (
 duty2 ,:]eas ! ,smokey ,be> campaign is
 ! longe/ runn+ public s]vice adv]tis+  
campaign 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory2 ,:]eas 
,smokey ,be> 0 ! fir/ individual animal 

ev] to be honor$ on a po/age /amp &     
receives s mu* mail he has 8 own ,,zip  
,code2 ,:]eas ,smokey ,be> has work$    
dilig5tly ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice
 to educate ,am]icans ( all ages &      
p>ticul>ly ,am]ica's y\?1 ! future      
/ew>ds ( our =e/s1 ab\t ! ne$ =         
vigilance reg>d+ wildfires & =e/ heal?2 
,:]eas ,smokey ,be> releas$ videos = 8  
#ge? bir?day t includ$ celebrity        
voiceov]s fill+ 9 = ,smokey1 all /at+   
,smokey's signature only y c prev5t     
wildfires slogan & direct+ view]s back  
to ,smokey ,be>'s website to le>n m ab\t
 =e/ heal?2 ,:]eas ,smokey ,be>'s       
website includes a ,b5efits ( ,fire     
section t describes fire z "o ( nature's
 mo/ ess5tial ag5ts ( *ange t c trigg] a
 rebir? ( =e/s2 ,:]eas ,native ,am]icans
 & indig5\s p long us$ prescrib$ fires  
to manipulate & improve l&scapes1 ma9ta9
 prairies1 & pres]ve heal?y ecosy/ems2  
,:]eas :ile !re are b5efits to          
occasional natural fires "u specific    
conditions1 x is important to rememb]   

,smokey's ,a,b,cs3 ,always ,be ,c>eful )
 fire2 ,:]eas ,smokey ,be>'s commitm5t  
to educat+ ! public ab\t wildfires c be 
appli$ to ! ne$ to improve public       
aw>5ess ab\t ! b5efits ( prescrib$      
fires1 & h[ !y are "o ( ! mo/ effective 
tools 9 prev5t+ wildfires & manag+ !    
int5sity & spread ( wildfires2 ,:]eas   
,smokey ,be>'s d$ication to =e/ heal? c 
be appli$ to educat+ ! public ab\t !    
b5efits ( natural fires 9 ma9ta9+ heal?y
 ecosy/ems dep5d5t on p]iodic fires1    
support+ native vegetation1 promot+     
wildlife div]sity1 & r$uc+ excessive    
am\nts ( dead plant mat]ial2 ,:]eas     
,smokey ,be>'s message ( vigilance c be 
appli$ to ov]all =e/ heal? & protection1
 includ+ ! managem5t ( invasive species1
 ! effects ( insect & disease           
infe/ations1 ! impacts ( *ang+ climates1
 wat] quality & quantity1 & increas+ly  
sev]e wea!r ev5ts2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice1 ! ,national        
,association ( ,/ate ,=e/]s1 & !        
,adv]tis+ ,c\ncil h provid$ extraord9>y 

support & d$ication to ! purposes &     
ef=ts ( ,smokey ,be>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
recognizes & honors ,smokey ,be>'s #ge  
ye>s ( s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 
expresses support = ,smokey ,be>'s      
commitm5t to prev5t+ unwant$ human-caus$
 wildfires & promot+ =e/ heal?2 &  7#c7 
enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice1 
! ,national ,association ( ,/ate ,=e/]s1
 & ! ,adv]tis+ ,c\ncil to explore ways  
,smokey ,be>'s message c be mod]niz$ to 
reflect curr5t sci5ce & diff]5tiate     
betwe5 unwant$ human-caus$ wildfires &  
b5eficial natural & prescrib$ fires4