,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #g1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,sherrill 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,marshall7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
the #aejth anniversary of the ,national 
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration's ,national ,weather    
,service4  ,whereas1 on ,february #i1   
#ahgj1 ,president ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant   
signed a ,joint ,resolution of ,congress
 requiring the ,secretary of ,war to    
provide for taking meteorological       
observations at the military stations in
 the interior of the continent1 and at  
other points in the ,states and         
,territories 4 4 4 and for giving notice
 on the northern lakes and on the       
seacoast1 by magnetic telegraph and     
marine signals1 of the approach and     
force of storms thereby creating the    
,united ,states ,army ,signal ,service's

 ,division of ,telegrams and ,reports   
for the ,benefit of ,commerce2 ,whereas1
 on ,october #a1 #ahij1 ,president      
,benjamin ,harrison signed ,senate ,bill
 ,s4 #aded1 transferring the            
meteorological responsibilities of the  
,signal ,service to the ,department of  
,agriculture1 and is thus known as the  
,weather ,service's first organic ,act2 
,whereas the ,weather ,bureau began     
operations on ,july #a1 #ahia2 ,whereas 
in response to the important role the   
,weather ,bureau played in the          
burgeoning aviation and commercial      
community1 ,president ,franklin ,d4     
,roosevelt transferred the ,weather     
,bureau to the ,department of ,commerce 
in #aidj2 ,whereas with the enactment of
 the ,national ,environmental ,policy   
,act1 the ,weather ,bureau was renamed  
the ,national ,weather ,service and made
 a component of the new ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration 7,,noaa7 on ,october #e1
 #aigj2 ,whereas with the enactment of  

the ,weather ,research and ,forecasting 
,innovation ,act of #bjag1 and its      
partial reauthorization in #bjai1       
,congress reaffirmed and emboldened the 
critical mission of ,,noaa's ,national  
,weather ,service1 including the        
provision of impact-based decision      
support services to core partners2 and  
,whereas1 in #bjbj1 the ,national       
,weather ,service celebrates #aej years 
protecting lives and property and       
enhancing the ,nation's economy1 an     
enduring mission it retains to this day3
 ,now1 therefore be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes  
that the ,national ,oceanic and         
,atmospheric ,administration's 7,,noaa7 
,national ,weather ,service and its     
predecessor agencies have been          
indispensable to the quality of life in 
the ,united ,states1 from the local to  
the ,federal level1 for #aej years and  
continues to build a ,weather-,ready    
,nation1 where society is ready1        
responsive1 and resilient to extreme    

weather1 water1 and climate events2     
7#b7 honors the vital role ,,noaa's     
,national ,weather ,service has played  
in the ,united ,states throughout #aej  
years of science and service2  7#c7     
remembers the deep and lasting impact   
the ,national ,weather ,service and its 
predecessor agency employees have made  
protecting lives and property throughout
 its #aej-year history in the ,united   
,states2 and  7#d7 celebrates the       
continued position of ,,noaa's ,national
 ,weather ,service as the ,nation's     
official ,government source for         
providing weather1 water1 and climate   
data1 forecasts and warnings for the    
protection of life and property and     
enhancement of the national economy4