,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,panetta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4   
,takano1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,gos>1  
,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1   
,mr4 ,ful*]1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 
,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,s*rad]1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 
,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,david      
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,ms4     
,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4  
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mrs4   
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1
 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4    
,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/         
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4            
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,curtis1    
,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 (  
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4           

,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,wald51 
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1   
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,ms4        
,b>ragn1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 
,s*ri]1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,phillips1  
,mr4 ,r\da1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,trone1    
,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mrs4         
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,ms4  
,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,web] (    
,texas1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4  
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4    
,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 & 
,mr4 ,mc,nerney7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! long/&+ p>tn]%ip betwe5 !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,au/ralia to %>e        
critical firefight+ res\rces dur+ times 
( crisis4  ,:]eas ,au/ralia & ! ,unit$  
,/ates h long held a unique relation%ip1
 m>k$ by diplomatic1 security1 &        
economic coop]ation2 ,:]eas ,au/ralia & 

! ,unit$ ,/ates celebrat$ #ajj ye>s (   
mate%ip on ,july #d1 #bjah1 m>k+ !      
#ajj-ye> anniv]s>y ( ! ,battle ( ,hamel1
 :i* help$ turn ! tide ( ,_w ,w> ,i2    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,au/ralia h %>$
 firefight+ res\rces1 includ+ speciali/ 
firefight]s1 = ov] #ae ye>s2 ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,au/ralia are exp]i5c+  
"s ( ! hotte/ & drie/ wea!r conditions  
on record1 exac]bat+ ! ?reat ( wildfires
 & contribut+ to long] wildfire seasons 
9 bo? nations2 ,:]eas ov] #ajj          
,au/ralian firefight]s travel$ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,augu/ #bjah1 to assi/ )
 ef=ts to conta9 wildfires t ?reat5$    
communities 9 ,cali=nia1 ,oregon1 &     
,wa%+ton2 ,:]eas ov] #bjj ,am]ican      
firefight]s h be5 mobiliz$ to ,au/ralia 
ov] ! pa/ mon? to help combat & conta9  
deva/at+ bu%fires t h burn$ ov]         
#ab1ejj1jjj acres ( l&2 & ,:]eas        
multiple ,unit$ ,/ates ag5cies1 includ+ 
! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 ,=e/        
,s]vice1 ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ,bureau
 ( ,indian ,affairs1 & ,fi% & ,wildlife 

,s]vices1 h provid$ ,am]ican firefight]s
 to help combat ,au/ralia's bu%fires3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
value ( ! long/&+ p>tn]%ip betwe5 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,au/ralia to %>e        
critical firefight+ res\rces dur+ times 
( crisis2  7#b7 recognizes ! ef=ts &    
brav]y ( ,au/ralian firefight]s :o h n  
only risk$ _! lives to fight wildfires 9
 _! own c\ntry b also help$ conta9      
sev]al dang]\s wildfires 9 ,nor?        
,am]ica2  7#c7 recognizes ! ef=ts &     
brav]y ( ,am]ican firefight]s :o h n    
only risk$ _! lives to fight wildfires 9
 _! own c\ntry b h also provid$ _!      
s]vices to combat ! bu%fires curr5tly   
ravag+ ! ,au/ralian cont95t2  7#d7      
expresses full support = ! p ( ,au/ralia
 dur+ ! ongo+ bu%fire crisis2  7#e7     
supports cont9u$ p>tn]%ip betwe5 !      
,commonweal? ,sci5tific & ,indu/rial    
,rese>* ,organisation & ,unit$ ,/ates   
,f$]al ag5cies to %>e rese>*1 te*nology1
 & be/ practices relat$ to wildfire     

mitigation & suppression2 &  7#f7       
supports cont9u$ coop]ation & great]    
collaboration betwe5 ,au/ralia & !      
,unit$ ,/ates to mitigate ! und]ly+     
factors driv+ ext5d$ & m int5se wildfire
 ye>s 9 bo? c\ntries4