,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4       
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4
 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4     
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4  
,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 
,ms4 ,harris1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,ms4     
,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,risch1   
,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,rubio1
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4         
,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 
,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tillis1
 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the longstanding partnership between the
 ,united ,states and ,australia to share
 critical firefighting resources during 
times of crisis4  ,whereas ,australia   
and the ,united ,states have long held a
 unique relationship1 marked by close   

diplomatic1 security1 and economic      
cooperation2 ,whereas ,australia and the
 ,united ,states celebrated #ajj years  
of mateship on ,july #d1 #bjah1 marking 
the #ajj-year anniversary of the ,battle
 of ,hamel1 which helped turn the tide  
of ,world ,war ,i2 ,whereas the ,united 
,states and ,australia are entering the 
seventieth anniversary of the           
,australia1 ,new ,zealand1 ,united      
,states ,security ,treaty 7,,anzus      
,treaty71 the #aiea collective security 
non-binding agreement between ,australia
 and ,new ,zealand and1 separately1     
,australia and the ,united ,states1 to  
cooperate on military matters2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states and ,australia have 
shared firefighting resources1 including
 specialist firefighters1 for over #ae  
years2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and 
,australia are experiencing some of the 
hottest and driest weather conditions on
 record1 exacerbating the threat of     
wildfires and contributing to longer    
wildfire seasons in both nations2       

,whereas over #ajj ,australian          
firefighters traveled to the ,united    
,states in ,august #bjah1 to assist with
 efforts to contain wildfires that      
threatened communities in ,california1  
,oregon1 and ,washington2 ,whereas over 
#cjj ,american firefighters have been   
mobilized to ,australia since ,december 
#bjai to help combat and contain        
devastating bushfires that have burned  
over #cj1jjj1jjj acres of land2 and     
,whereas multiple ,united ,states       
agencies1 including the ,bureau of ,land
 ,management1 ,forest ,service1         
,national ,park ,service1 ,bureau of    
,indian ,affairs1 and ,fish and         
,wildlife ,services1 have provided      
,american firefighters to help combat   
,australia's bushfires3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
recognizes the value of the longstanding
 partnership between the ,united ,states
 and ,australia to share critical       
firefighting resources during times of  
crisis2  7#b7 recognizes the efforts and

 bravery of ,australian firefighters who
 have not only risked their lives to    
fight wildfires in their own country but
 also helped contain several dangerous  
wildfires in ,north ,america2  7#c7     
recognizes the efforts and bravery of   
,american firefighters who have not only
 risked their lives to fight wildfires  
in their own country but have also      
provided their services to combat the   
bushfires currently ravaging the        
,australian continent2  7#d7 honors the 
ultimate sacrifice of the three         
,american firefighters who lost their   
lives assisting in fighting ,australia's
 bushfires in the crash of the ,large   
,air ,tanker in the ,snowy ,monaro area 
of ,australia on ,january #bc1 #bjbj1   
and extends deepest condolences to their
 families1 friends1 and colleagues2     
7#e7 expresses full support for the     
people of ,australia as they focus on   
recovery and rebuilding affected areas  
and communities2  7#f7 supports         
continued partnership between the       

,commonwealth ,scientific and           
,industrial ,research ,organisation and 
,united ,states ,federal agencies to    
share research1 technology1 and best    
practices related to wildfire mitigation
 and suppression2 and  7#g7 supports    
continued cooperation and greater       
collaboration between ,australia and the
 ,united ,states to mitigate the        
underlying factors driving extended and 
more intense wildfire years in both     
countries4