[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 46 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 46

Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site at the former 
Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard should be provided for the 
  Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor the members of the Armed 
 Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the 
  United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2012

   Mr. Webb submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site at the former 
Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard should be provided for the 
  Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor the members of the Armed 
 Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the 
  United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world.

Whereas United States Navy divers have received 7 Medals of Honor for multiple 
        acts of heroism dating back to 1915;
Whereas United States Navy divers received the only Medals of Honor ever awarded 
        for actions during peacetime;
Whereas United States Navy divers have addressed critical beach and harbor 
        clearances and recoveries in World War I and all subsequent wars fought 
        by the United States;
Whereas United States Navy divers significantly contributed to the salvage and 
        restoration of Pearl Harbor after the attack by Japan in 1941;
Whereas United States Navy divers significantly contributed to the United States 
        victory in the Cold War by diving on communications cables of the Soviet 
        Union at extreme depths;
Whereas United States Navy divers made critical recoveries of Space Shuttles 
        Challenger and Columbia;
Whereas United States Army divers were instrumental in the clearance of 
        underwater munitions at ports and harbors during World War II;
Whereas United States Army divers were crucial to the maintenance and repair of 
        vessels and the recovery of aircraft during the Vietnam War;
Whereas United States Army divers salvaged vessels during the Persian Gulf War, 
        vessels of the Soviet Union during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, 
        and numerous vessels during the humanitarian operation in Haiti;
Whereas United States Army divers deployed to the Persian Gulf region in support 
        of Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas United States Army divers have participated in humanitarian relief 
        efforts to clear international ports and harbors after natural 
        disasters;
Whereas United States Army divers have performed hundreds of missions for the 
        Corps of Engineers to maintain the dams, locks, and waterways of the 
        United States;
Whereas United States Army divers have performed lifesaving recompression 
        treatments on injured military and civilian personnel;
Whereas United States Marine Corps divers were essential to the development of 
        the buoyant ascent technique, which allows forces to deploy from 
        submarines at depth and return to a submerged submarine, thus enabling 
        the completion of a range of covert missions;
Whereas United States Marine Corps divers were essential to the testing and 
        development of the Fulton Skyhook, intended for the sophisticated snatch 
        pickup of troops from remote areas;
Whereas United States Air Force divers, specifically Pararescuemen and Combat 
        Controllers, have supported crucial missions of the Department of 
        Defense in Iraq and Afghanistan and crucial missions of the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Whereas United States Coast Guard divers undertook clandestine infiltration 
        missions in the European and Pacific theaters of World War II;
Whereas United States Coast Guard divers provided critical underwater ship 
        husbandry support during the historic exploration of the Northwest 
        Passage by the Coast Guard in 1957;
Whereas United States Coast Guard divers assisted in the recoveries of Air 
        Florida Flight 90, the Space Shuttle Challenger, and numerous other 
        aircraft and vehicles;
Whereas United States Coast Guard divers have enhanced scientific achievements 
        through the collection of marine samples in the Arctic and Antarctic 
        regions;
Whereas United States Coast Guard divers have ensured the safety of shipping in 
        the Pacific Islands; and
Whereas United States Coast Guard divers have established a security posture 
        throughout the United States during inspections of ports, waterways, and 
        coastal security facilities since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
        2001: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should 
provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the 
Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument, to be 
paid for with private funds, to honor the members of the Armed Forces 
who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United 
States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world, so long as 
the Secretary of the Navy has exclusive authority to approve the design 
and site of the monument.
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