[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 163 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 163

   Commemorating the 175th anniversary of the United States National 
                          Library of Medicine.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2011

 Mr. Harkin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
        the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commemorating the 175th anniversary of the United States National 
                          Library of Medicine.

Whereas since 1836, the National Library of Medicine has played a crucial role 
        in information innovation, revolutionizing the way scientific and 
        medical information is organized, stored, accessed, and disseminated;
Whereas the National Library of Medicine houses the largest and most 
        distinguished collection of health science and medical research 
        literature in the world and serves as a vital resource to researchers, 
        health professionals, and health care consumers;
Whereas the National Library of Medicine produces and provides free public 
        access to comprehensive online databases of biological, genomic, and 
        clinical research data that are a lynchpin to cutting edge biomedical 
        research and are searched more than 2,000,000,000 times each year;
Whereas the National Library of Medicine plays a central role in developing 
        health data standards to enable efficient use and exchange of health 
        information in electronic health records;
Whereas the National Library of Medicine has conducted and supported training 
        programs for groundbreaking informatics research and development for 
        more than 40 years;
Whereas the National Library of Medicine is a leading source of toxicology, 
        environmental health, and disaster preparedness and response 
        information, including innovative use of information technology and 
        mobile devices for first responders;
Whereas the National Library of Medicine has developed a wide range of consumer 
        health information resources, which have improved the health of citizens 
        of the United States and persons around the globe; and
Whereas the long and distinguished history of the National Library of Medicine 
        is worthy of special commemoration by the people of the United States: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commemorates the 175th anniversary of the United States 
        National Library of Medicine;
            (2) salutes the National Library of Medicine for a long and 
        distinguished record of service to citizens of the United 
        States and people around the globe, and for the many 
        contributions of the National Library of Medicine in the area 
        of information innovation; and
            (3) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
        the 175th anniversary of the United States National Library of 
        Medicine with appropriate recognition and activities.
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