,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjba,mr4  
,we/]man 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4   
,womack1 & ,mr4 ,craw=d7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! #ej?       
anniv]s>y ( ! ,national ,c5t] =         
,toxicological ,rese>*4  ,:]eas1 9      
#aiga1 ,presid5t ,ri*>d ,nixon e/abli%$ 
! ,national ,c5t] = ,toxicological      
,rese>* 7,,nctr7 9 ,jeff]son1 ,arkansas1
 z a "p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,food & ,drug 
,adm9i/ration 7,,fda7 to provide        
sci5tific pro( t ,unit$ ,/ates consum]s 
are protect$ f toxic *emicals1 drugs1 & 
o!r ag5ts & o!rwise det]m9e safe levels 
( sub/ances :5 appropriate2 ,:]eas !    
,,fda is responsible = regulat+ !       
,nation's dome/ically produc$ & import$ 
food1 cosmetics1 drugs1 vacc9es1 blood1 
biologics1 m$ical devices1              
radiation-emitt+ products1 animal &     
vet]9>y products1 & tobacco products1 z 

well z ov]see+ ! safety ( e ,am]ican    
life & m ?an #a trillion wor? ( consum] 
goods1 :i* are e/imat$ to include #dff  
billion 9 food sales1 #bge billion 9    
drugs1 #fj billion 9 cosmetics1 & #ah   
billion 9 vitam9 supplem5ts2 ,:]eas !   
,,nctr is a rese>* in/itution ) m ?an "o
 million squ>e feet ( facilities1 ) #abc
 laboratories across #cj build+s 9      
,jeff]son1 ,arkansas1 ) #fhj employees  
:o reside 9 #ag c\nties across          
,arkansas1 & contributes approximately  
#gj million to ! local1 ,/ate1 &        
national economies1 includ+ inve/m5ts ( 
approximately #aj million annually via  
con/ruction1 ma9t5ance1 & r5ovation     
projects t /imulate ! local economy2    
,:]eas1 9 #bjaa1 ! ,,fda & ! ,/ate (    
,arkansas compos$ a framework = a =mal  
work+ relation%ip to fo/] /rong]        
p>tn]%ips1 lev]age vital res\rces1 &    
op]ate collaboratively to promote       
effici5cy t has be5 cont9ually r5ew$ &  
support$ by bo? p>ties2 ,:]eas ! ,,nctr 
has a long hi/ory ( provid+ sci5tific   

advice & tra9+ to rese>*]s 9 gov]nm5t1  
academia1 & indu/ry at local1 ,/ate1    
national1 & int]national levels1        
exemplifi$ by tra9+ ,ph4,d4 c&idates &  
o!r rese>*]s f ,arkansas univ]sities1   
collaborat+ ) ,arkansas univ]sity       
rese>*]s1 & provid+ millions ( doll>s 9 
fund+ = ,arkansas univ]sity rese>*2     
,:]eas ! mutual b5efits betwe5 ! ,,nctr 
& ! ,/ate ( ,arkansas c only cont9ue if 
! ,,nctr rema9s robu/ly support$ by !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! b5efits ( !  
,,nctr 7 height5$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
em]g5cy :5 ! ,director ( ! ,,nctr1 ,dr4 
,william ,slikk]1 work$ ) ! ,/ate to    
rapidly provide critical ,,covid-#ai    
te/+ equipm5t to ! ,arkansas ,dep>tm5t (
 ,heal?2 & ,:]eas ! ,,nctr w hold a #ej?
 anniv]s>y celebration on ,augu/ #aa1   
#bjba1 9 ,jeff]son1 ,arkansas3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 commemorates ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( !      
,national ,c5t] = ,toxicological ,rese>*
 & recognizes ! significance ( its      
contributions & its relation%ip ) !     

,/ate ( ,arkansas4