[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1307 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1307

Honoring the National Science Foundation for 60 years of service to the 
                                Nation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2010

 Mr. Gordon of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                         Science and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the National Science Foundation for 60 years of service to the 
                                Nation.

Whereas Congress created the National Science Foundation in 1950 to promote the 
        progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and 
        welfare, and to secure the national defense;
Whereas the National Science Foundation, under the capable leadership of its 
        directors, advised by the distinguished members of the National Science 
        Board, has worked continuously and successfully for 60 years to ensure 
        that the United States maintains its leadership in discovery, 
        innovation, and learning in science, engineering, and mathematics;
Whereas the National Science Foundation strengthens the economy and improves the 
        quality of life in the United States as the Federal Government's only 
        agency dedicated to the support of fundamental research and education in 
        all scientific and engineering disciplines;
Whereas the National Science Foundation supports a network of 200,000 
        individuals each year, including scientists, engineers, students, and 
        educators at over 2,000 colleges and universities, schools, nonprofit 
        organizations, science centers and museums, and small businesses 
        throughout our Nation, and funds multi-user facilities and tools for 
        conducting world-class research and research training;
Whereas during the past decade, the National Science Foundation has met 
        increasingly challenging national needs with strategic planning, hard 
        work, and unrelenting dedication;
Whereas the National Science Foundation supports science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels, including 
        support for undergraduate and graduate students, early-career 
        researchers, and K-12 STEM teachers, and emphasizes broadening 
        participation in the Nation's science and engineering research and 
        education enterprises;
Whereas the National Science Foundation, through its National Hazards Reduction 
        Program, the George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering 
        Simulation, the Approaches to Combat Terrorism program, and similar 
        research activities, has contributed to predicting and reducing the risk 
        of devastation from natural and manmade disasters, and during the past 
        decade has funded quick-response research at the sites of unprecedented 
        national and international tragedies, including the September 11 attacks 
        on the United States, the South Asian earthquake and tsunami, Hurricane 
        Katrina, and the Haitian earthquake, which in turn will contribute to 
        further preventing and mitigating the impact of future disasters;
Whereas the contributions of the National Science Foundation to understanding 
        the fundamental nature of the universe included the completion, during 
        the past decade, of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the Gemini 
        South Telescope, the Long-Range Interferometer Gravitational-wave 
        Observatory, the South Pole Telescope, and the United States 
        contribution to the Large Hadron Collider; and
Whereas the research and observations supported by the National Science 
        Foundation and conducted in the United States in the polar regions and 
        across the planet increasingly contribute to our understanding of the 
        climate: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the significance of the anniversary of the 
        founding of the National Science Foundation;
            (2) acknowledges that 60 years of National Science 
        Foundation achievements and service to the United States have 
        advanced our Nation's leadership in discovery, innovation, and 
        learning in science, engineering, and mathematics; and
            (3) reaffirms its commitment to support investments in 
        basic research, education, and technological advancement 
        through the National Science Foundation, one of the premier 
        scientific organizations in the World.
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