,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 
& ,mr4 ,coons7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,octob] #h1    
#bjbj1 z ,national ,hydrog5 & ,fuel     
,cell ,day4  ,:]eas hydrog51 :i* has an 
atomic mass ( #a4jjh1 is ! mo/ abundant 
elem5t 9 ! univ]se2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates is a _w lead] 9 ! developm5t &   
deploym5t ( fuel cell & hydrog5         
te*nologies2 ,:]eas hydrog5 fuel cells  
play$ an in/rum5tal role 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates space program1 help+ ! ,unit$    
,/ates a*ieve ! mission ( l&+ a man on !
 ,moon2 ,:]eas private indu/ry1 ,f$]al &
 ,/ate gov]nm5ts1 national laboratories1
 & in/itutions ( high] education cont9ue
 to improve fuel cell & hydrog5         
te*nologies to address ! mo/ press+     
en]gy1 environm5tal1 & economic issues (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas fuel cells     

utiliz+ hydrog5 & hydrog5-ri* fuels to  
g5]ate electricity are clean1 effici5t1 
safe1 & resili5t te*nologies be+ us$ =--
 7#a7 /ation>y & backup p[] g5]ation2 & 
7#b7 z]o-emission transportation =      
light-duty vehicles1 indu/rial vehicles1
 deliv]y vans1 buses1 trucks1 tra9s1    
milit>y vehicles1 m>9e applications1 &  
a]ial vehicles2 ,:]eas /ation>y fuel    
cells are be+ plac$ 9 s]vice = cont9u\s 
& backup p[] to provide bus9ess & en]gy 
consum]s ) reliable p[] 9 ! ev5t ( grid 
outages2 ,:]eas /ation>y fuel cells c   
help r$uce wat] use1 z comp>$ to        
traditional p[] g5]ation te*nologies2   
,:]eas fuel cell electric vehicles t    
utilize hydrog5 c completely replicate !
 exp]i5ce ( int]nal combu/ion vehicles1 
includ+ comp>able range & refuel+ times2
 ,:]eas hydrog5 fuel cell indu/rial     
vehicles are be+ deploy$ at logi/ical   
hubs & w>eh\ses across ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 export$ to facilities 9 ,europe &      
,asia2 ,:]eas hydrog5 is a nontoxic gas 
t c be d]iv$ f a v>iety ( dome/ically   

available traditional & r5ewable        
res\rces1 includ+ sol>1 w9d1 biogas1 & !
 abundant supply ( natural gas 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas hydrog5 & fuel    
cells c /ore en]gy to help enhance !    
grid & maximize opportunities to deploy 
r5ewable en]gy2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
produces & uses approximately           
#aj1jjj1jjj metric tons ( hydrog5 p]    
ye>2 ,:]eas eng9e]s & safety code & /&>d
 pr(essionals h develop$ cons5sus-bas$  
protocols = safe deliv]y1 h&l+1 & use ( 
hydrog52 & ,:]eas ! +5uity ( ! p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates is ess5tial to pav+ ! way 
= ! future use ( hydrog5 te*nologies3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate designates 
,octob] #h1 #bjbj1 z ,national ,hydrog5 
& ,fuel ,cell ,day4