,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,craw=d 7= himself & ,mr4     
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces        
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
#aj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,,usa ,rice-,ducks   
,unlimit$ ,rice ,/ew>d%ip ,p>tn]%ip4    
,:]eas ! ,,usa ,rice-,ducks ,unlimit$   
,rice ,/ew>d%ip ,p>tn]%ip is celebrat+  
its #aj? anniv]s>y 9 #bjbc2 ,:]eas a    
unique collaboration betwe5 an          
agricultural commodity gr\p &           
cons]vation organization has l$ to      
hi/oric outcomes = bo? ,unit$ ,/ates    
rice f>m]s & migratory %orebirds &      
wat]f[l1 namely ducks2 ,:]eas1 s9ce its 
inception1 ! ,rice ,/ew>d%ip ,p>tn]%ip  
has b5eficially impact$ m ?an #hjj1jjj  
acres ( rice & rice rotation l&s on ov] 
#a1jjj f>ms1 prim>ily ?r\gh ! ,regional 
,cons]vation ,p>tn]%ip ,program2 ,:]eas 
additional cons]vation fund+ has be5    

provid$ to ,unit$ ,/ates rice f>m]s to  
conduct on-!-gr\nd cons]vation ef=ts    
contribut+ expon5tially to ! environm5t2
 & ,:]eas ! "w ( ,ducks ,unlimit$ &     
,,usa ,rice has be5 made possible by !  
ef=ts ( bo? organizations along ) !     
trem5d\s support f ov] #ajj p>tn]s z    
well z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture's     
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ,congress          
recognizes--  7#a7 ! contributions (    
,ducks ,unlimit$ & ,,usa ,rice to       
environm5tal /ew>d%ip = rice f>m]s1     
cons]vationi/s1 & duck hunt]s alike2 &  
7#b7 ! #aj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,rice         
,/ew>d%ip ,p>tn]%ip4