,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #b1 #bjba    
,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4 ,scott (
 ,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! contributions
 made by ! #cje-met] radio telescope at 
! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory4  ,:]eas !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se began develop+ !    
,arecibo ,obs]vatory locat$ 9 ,b>rio    
,esp]anza1 ,arecibo1 ,pu]to ,rico1 dur+ 
! #aiejs1 & its *>act]i/ic in/rum5t1 a  
l>ge radio telescope ( #cje met]s 9     
diamet] 0 complet$ 9 #aifc2 ,:]eas !    
facility 0 lat] own$ by ! ,national     
,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 & support$ by !     
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration & v>i\s univ]sity p>tn]s2 
,:]eas ! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory's         
#cje-met] fix$ sph]ical radio telescope1
 0 ! _w's l>ge/ s+le-di% radio telescope
 until ! ,five-,hundr$-,met] ,ap]ture   

,sph]ical ,radio ,telescope locat$ 9    
,gizh\1 ,*9a1 began obs]v+ 9 #bjaf2     
,:]eas ! #cje-met] radio telescope made 
unp>allel$ contributions to ! fields (  
radio a/ronomy1 planet>y1 & atmosph]ic  
sci5ces1 & play$ a role 9 inspir+ ?\s&s 
( /ud5ts 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,nation1 & ! 
_w to pursue c>e]s 9 ,,/em fields ?r\gh 
! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory ,education &     
,public ,outrea* ,programs2 ,:]eas !    
radio telescope significantly advanc$ ! 
field ( radio a/ronomy1 includ+ ! fir/  
indirect detection ( gravitational      
waves1 ! fir/ detection ( extrasol>     
planets1 innum]able contributions to !  
field ( "t doma9 a/ronomy & ! /udy ( !  
int]/ell> m$ium1 & play$ a key role 9 ! 
se>* = extrat]re/rial intellig5ce2      
,:]eas ! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory _h ! be/  
planet>y rad> sy/em 9 ! _w1 us$ by !    
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration = ne>-,e>? object         
detection & 0 an ess5tial "p ( ! ag5cy's
 planet>y def5se program2 ,:]eas !      
planet>y rad> at ! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory 

has contribut$ fundam5tally &           
significantly to ! k ( ! sol> sy/em2    
,:]eas ! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory's         
,incoh]5t ,scatt] ,rad> & support+      
facilities h provid$ fundam5tal und]/&+ 
( ! ionosph]e & upp] atmosph]e1 & !     
int]face betwe5 ! atmosph]e & space t   
protects ! planet f sol> w9d1 meteors1 &
 o!r pot5tial ?reats2 & ,:]eas ,decemb] 
#a1 #bjba1 m>ks ! #a-ye> anniv]s>y ( !  
uncontroll$ collapse su/a9$ by ! radio  
telescope aft] a s]ies ( cable failures 
9 t[] #d3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--
  7#a7 ackn[l$ges ! loss ( ! ,arecibo   
,obs]vatory's radio telescope due to its
 collapse & its implications = ! loss ( 
a unique _w-class multidiscipl9>y sci5ce
 facility :i* conduct$ rese>* 9 ! areas 
( space & atmosph]ic sci5ces1 rad>      
a/ronomy & planet>y sci5ces1 a/ronomy1 &
 a/rophysics2  7#b7 ackn[l$ges t !      
uncontroll$ collapse ( ! #cje-met] radio
 telescope repres5ts a rem>kable loss ( 
a/ronomical obs]vation capabilities1    
sci5tific rese>* & developm5t1 planet>y 

def5se capabilities1 & appli$ sci5ce    
advantage = ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7      
recognizes ! ri* sci5tific1 educational1
 & economic b5efits t ! ,arecibo        
,telescope has made to ! p ( ,pu]to     
,rico1 ! ,nation1 & ! _w2  7#d7         
recognizes ! "w & contributions made by 
! ?\s&s ( d$icat$ /aff :o h support$ !  
,arecibo ,obs]vatory = close to #f      
decades2  7#e7 comm5ds ! ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation = conv5+ a virtual   
work%op 9 ,june #bjba1 to explore ideas 
= future sci5tific & educational        
activities at ! ,arecibo ,obs]vatory2 & 
7#f7 enc\rages ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation1 ! ,national ,a]onautics &   
,space ,adm9i/ration1 & o!r ag5cies to  
/udy means ( replac+ ! sci5tific        
capabilities t 7 lo/ at ! ,arecibo      
,obs]vatory1 utiliz+ new /ate-(-!-art   
te*nologies at ! site4