,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjba,mr4  
,hoev5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cram]7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,commemorat+ ! t5? anniv]s>y ( ! ,s\ris 
,riv] flood 9 ,m9ot1 ,nor? ,dakota4     
,:]eas1 9 late ,june #bjaa1 ! city (    
,m9ot1 ,nor? ,dakota1 & surr\nd+        
communities 7 inundat$ by widespread    
flood+2 ,:]eas high soil moi/ure cont5t1
 above-av]age sn[ pack1 & p]si/5t spr+ &
 summ] precipitation produc$            
record-level flood+ ?r\gh\t ! ,s\ris    
,riv] ,bas92 ,:]eas1 9 ,june #bjaa1 !   
,saskat*ewan ,wat]%$ ,au?ority in=m$    
communities d[n/ream t 8res]voirs _h no 
capacity to /ore fur!r infl[s02 ,:]eas1 
on ,june #bb1 #bjaa1 foll[+ cont9u$     
releases f up/ream res]voirs1 wat] began
 to ov]top levees 9 ! city ( ,m9ot1     
result+ 9 a m&atory evacuation & !      
displacem5t ( #aa1jjj ,m9ot resid5ts2   
,:]eas ne>ly #aa1ejj acres 9 ,w>d ,c\nty

 7 cov]$ 9 #b to #ae feet ( wat]1       
impact+ ne>ly #d1hjj /ructures2 ,:]eas !
 riv]'s fl[ peak$ at #bg1jjj cubic feet 
p] second1 result+ 9 almo/ z mu* wat]   
mov+ ?r\gh ,m9ot 9 ,june #bjaa z 9 !    
entire ye> ( #aigf1 :i* 0 ! previ\s     
all-"t annual fl[ record2 ,:]eas1 on    
,june #bf1 #bjaa1 ! riv] cre/$ at       
#a1efa4gb feet above sea level1 a ,m9ot 
record2 ,:]eas ! floodwat] de/roy$      
#d1ajj homes1 #bej bus9esses1 & num]\s  
s*ools1 p>ks1 *ur*es1 & o!r public      
infra/ructure at a co/ ( z mu* z        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas floodwat] creat$ 
national security conc]ns by tempor>ily 
block+ access to "s int]cont95tal       
balli/ic missile facilities op]at$ by   
p]sonnel at ,m9ot ,air ,=ce ,base2      
,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t     
,ag5cy provid$ m ?an #a1ejj tempor>y    
h\s+ units to address ! ag5cy's ?ird    
l>ge/ h\s+ mission 9 its hi/ory to date2
 ,:]eas ! p ( ,m9ot & surr\nd+          
communities demon/rat$ resili5ce & work$
 toge!r to help _! fell[ neighbors 9 a  

"t ( ne$2 ,:]eas ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local 
(ficials & ag5cies coord9at$ to provide 
imm$iate recov]y assi/ance2 ,:]eas      
,congress provid$ hundr$s ( millions (  
doll>s 9 disa/] relief & recov]y fund+  
to assi/ ! city ( ,m9ot & ! surr\nd+    
region2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,m9ot & surr\nd+   
communities cont9ue to deal ) ! effects 
( ! flood1 includ+ ef=ts to con/ruct    
p]man5t flood protection 9 ! ,m9ot area2
 & ,:]eas #bjba m>ks ! t5? anniv]s>y ( !
 ,s\ris ,riv] flood 9 ,m9ot1 ,nor?      
,dakota3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 
7#a7 commemorates ! t5? anniv]s>y ( !   
,s\ris ,riv] flood 9 ,m9ot1 ,nor?       
,dakota2  7#b7 expresses sympa?y to p 9 
! ,s\ris ,riv] ,bas9 & condol5ces to !  
families :o lo/ _! homes or bus9esses2  
7#c7 comm5ds ! resili5ce ( ! p 9 !      
,s\ris ,riv] ,bas9 & _! commitm5t to    
recov]y & rebuild+2 &  7#d7 expresses   
gratitude & appreciation to ,/ate &     
local lead]s1 fir/ respond]s1 & ! ,nor? 
,dakota ,national ,gu>d = protect+ ! p (
 ! ,s\ris ,riv] ,bas94