,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,peters1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,king1    
,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4      
,gardner1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
,june #bjbj as ,great ,outdoors ,month4 
,whereas hundreds of millions of        
individuals in the ,united ,states      
participate in outdoor recreation       
annually2 ,whereas ,congress enacted the
 ,outdoor ,recreation ,jobs and         
,economic ,impact ,act of #bjaf 7,public
 ,law #aad-bdi2 #acj ,stat4 #iii7 to    
assess and analyze the outdoor          
recreation economy of the ,united       
,states and the effects attributable to 
the outdoor recreation economy on the   
overall economy of the ,united ,states2 
,whereas the ,outdoor ,recreation       
,satellite ,account updated in          

,september #bjai by the ,bureau of      
,economic ,analysis of the ,department  
of ,commerce shows that outdoor         
recreation contributed more than        
#dbg1jjj1jjj1jjj of current-dollar gross
 domestic product to the economy of the 
,united ,states in #bjag1 comprising    
approximately #b4b percent of the       
current-dollar gross domestic product2  
,whereas the ,outdoor ,recreation       
,satellite ,account shows that1 in      
#bjag1 the outdoor recreation sector    
experienced faster growth in real gross 
output1 compensation1 and employment    
than the overall economy of the ,united 
,states1 while also providing #e1bjj1jjj
 jobs across the ,united ,states2       
,whereas the ,consolidated              
,appropriations ,act1 #bjai 7,public    
,law #aaf-f2 #acc ,stat4 #ac7 encouraged
 the ,department of ,commerce to        
continue its work with the ,outdoor     
,recreation ,satellite ,account2        
,whereas regular outdoor recreation is  
associated with economic growth1        

positive health outcomes1 and better    
quality of life2 ,whereas many outdoor  
recreation businesses are small         
businesses1 which have been heavily     
impacted by the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2   
,whereas1 as a result of the ,,covid-#ai
 pandemic1 many outdoor recreation      
businesses have experienced decreases in
 sales and have furloughed or laid off  
employees2 ,whereas outdoor recreation  
businesses are cornerstones of rural    
communities and outdoor recreation is   
part of the national heritage of the    
,united ,states2 and ,whereas ,june     
#bjbj is an appropriate month to        
designate as ,great ,outdoors ,month to 
provide an opportunity to celebrate the 
importance of the great outdoors3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,june #bjbj as ,great   
,outdoors ,month2 and  7#b7 encourages  
all individuals in the ,united ,states  
to responsibly participate in recreation
 activities in the great outdoors during
 ,june #bjbj and year-round4