,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjba,mr4   
,hag]ty 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ! ,s5ate relat+ to ! #aj?        
anniv]s>y ( ! ,m>* #aa1 #bjaa1 e>?quake 
& tsunami 9 ,japan4  ,:]eas1 at #b3df   
p4m4 on ,m>* #aa1 #bjaa1 an e>?quake    
initially report$ z measur+ #h4i on !   
,ri*t] scale1 ! /ronge/ record$ 9 m ?an 
#ajj ye>s 9 ,japan1 occurr$ ne> !       
,tohoku region ( ,nor!a/ ,japan1 #ha    
miles (f ! coa/ f ,s5dai ,city2 ,:]eas  
int5se %ak+ c\ld be felt f ,tokyo to    
,kamai%i1 an arc ( r\ghly #cfj miles2   
,:]eas ! e>?quake g5]at$ a massive      
tsunami t caus$ widespread damage to a  
swa? ( ! nor!a/ ,japanese coa/l9e &     
travel$ across ! ,pacific ,ocean1 caus+ 
damage to coa/al communities z f> away z
 ! ,/ates ( ,hawaii1 ,oregon1 &         
,cali=nia2 ,:]eas au?orities 9 ,japan   

confirm at lea/ #ae1hii dea?s f !       
e>?quake & result+ tsunami2 ,:]eas1 )9  
m9utes ( ! e>?quake1 ! ,national        
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration    
al]t$ em]g5cy work]s 9 ! ,/ates (       
,hawaii1 ,cali=nia1 ,oregon1 ,wa%+ton1 &
 ,alaska t a pot5tially cata/rophic     
tsunami 0 head+ t[>d ^? ,/ates &        
mobiliz$ ! ,tsunami ,w>n+ ,sy/em 9 !    
,pacific2 ,:]eas ! e>?quake =c$ !       
em]g5cy %utd[n ( #d nucle> p[]          
facilities 9 ,japan1 repres5t+ a        
significant loss ( electric g5]ation    
capacity = ,japan & necessitat+ roll+   
black\ts 9 portions ( ,tokyo2 ,:]eas !  
e>?quake & ! result+ tsunami sev]ely    
damag$ ! ,fuku%ima ,daii*i nucle> p[]   
/ation1 precipitat+ a loss ( p[] = cool+
 sy/ems at t facility & necessitat+     
em]g5cy measures to prev5t s]i\s        
radiation leakages2 ,:]eas int]national 
response to ! disa/] 0 swift1 ) se>* &  
rescue teams arriv+ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !
 ,unit$ ,k+dom1 ,au/ralia1 ,new ,zeal&1 
,france1 & ,*9a1 among o!r c\ntries2    

,:]eas ! ,,uss ,ronald ,reagan aircraft 
c>ri] & its support vessels 7 deploy$ to
 ! e>?quake region to p>ticipate 9 se>* 
& rescue & relief op]ations2 ,:]eas     
elem5ts ( ! ,,iii ,m>9e ,exp$ition>y    
,=ce 7,,mef71 a ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =  
,int]national ,developm5t ,disa/]       
,assi/ance ,response ,team 7,,d>t71 &   
o!r ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y & civilian    
p]sonnel 7 deploy$ to ,japan to r5d] aid
 & help coord9ate ,unit$ ,/ates relief  
ef=ts2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,japan    
alliance is bas$ ^u %>$ values1         
democratic ideals1 free m>kets1 & a     
mutual respect = human rights1          
individual lib]ties1 & ! rule ( law1 &  
is c5tral to ! security & prosp]ity ( ! 
entire ,indo-,pacific region2 ,:]eas !  
,self-,def5se ,=ces ( ,japan h          
contribut$ broadly to global security   
missions1 includ+ relief op]ations      
foll[+ ! tsunami 9 ,indonesia 9 #bjje1  
recon/ruction 9 ,iraq f #bjjd to #bjjf1 
& relief assi/ance foll[+ ! e>?quake 9  
,haiti 9 #bjaj2 ,:]eas ,japan is among !

 mo/ g5]\s donor nations1 provid+       
billions ( doll>s ( =eign assi/ance1    
includ+ disa/] relief1 annually to      
develop+ c\ntries2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjaa1  
,japan has committ$ trem5d\s res\rces & 
ef=t to decommission ! ,fuku%ima ,daii*i
 nucle> p[] /ation by tak+ measures on  
contam9at$ wat] & extract+ fuel2 ,:]eas1
 s9ce #bjaa1 ,japan has committ$        
trem5d\s res\rces & ef=t to re/ore !    
environm5t 9 ,fuku%ima ,prefecture1 9   
collaboration ) ! ,int]national ,atomic 
,en]gy ,ag5cy1 to ensure t citiz5s c    
live ) peace ( m9d ) safe wat] & food2 &
 ,:]eas1 #aj ye>s aft] ! e>?quake &     
result+ tsunami1 ,japan is seek+ to ho/ 
a successful ,olympics 9 ,tokyo :]e !   
be/ a?letes f across ! _w c %[case _!   
tal5ts amid/ ! ongo+ global ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 m\rns ! loss ( life result+ f !    
e>?quake & tsunami 9 ,japan on ,m>* #aa1
 #bjaa2  7#b7 expresses its deepe/      
condol5ces to ! families ( ! victims ( !
 trag$y2  7#c7 expresses its sympa?ies  

to ! survivors :o are /ill suff]+ 9 !   
aft]ma? ( ! natural disa/]2  7#d7       
comm5ds ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan = its      
c\rage\s & pr(essional response to !    
natural disa/]2 &  7#e7 supports ! ef=ts
 already und]way by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t1 relief ag5cies1 & private    
citiz5s to assi/ ! ,gov]nm5t & p (      
,japan ) ! revitalization ef=ts 9       
,fuku%ima ,prefecture4