[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 10 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 10

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should 
 name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States Navy the 
                          ``USS Los Alamos''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2017

   Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Udall) 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 the Secretary of the Navy should 
 name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States Navy the 
                          ``USS Los Alamos''.

Whereas the people of Los Alamos and the Navy have a 74-year relationship that 
        continues from the Manhattan Project through the creation of a nuclear 
        Navy and into the current ocean-borne leg of the strategic nuclear triad 
        of the United States;
Whereas the contributions of the people of Los Alamos and surrounding 
        communities allowed the Navy to keep its offensive edge from World War 
        II, through the Cold War, continuing to the emerging conflicts as of the 
        date of adoption of this resolution;
Whereas Captain ``Deke'' Parsons was one of the first residents of Los Alamos 
        and, along with Laureate Ramsey, oversaw the safe delivery, assembly and 
        loading of the nuclear bomb that led to the surrender of Japan in World 
        War II;
Whereas the people of Los Alamos and surrounding communities played a critical 
        role in designing the nuclear portion of the first nuclear weapon to 
        enter the arsenal of the Navy, known as the Regulus, along with atomic 
        depth bombs, torpedoes, rockets, and even next generation weapon systems 
        like the B61-12 precision-guided nuclear bomb;
Whereas the people of Los Alamos designed the warheads that armed the first 
        generation Trident submarine-launched ballistic missiles of the Navy and 
        the follow-on Trident II missile warheads used by the Navy;
Whereas the research into nuclear energy conducted by Los Alamos during World 
        War II advanced the technical basis for the development of the nuclear 
        propulsion systems of the Navy used aboard Los Angeles, Seawolf, Ohio, 
        and Virginia Class submarines along with multiple naval aircraft 
        carriers today;
Whereas the people of Los Alamos and Los Alamos National Laboratory host United 
        States Naval Academy midshipmen every year to provide hands-on 
        scientific and engineering experience working to solve real world 
        challenges in national security, thereby directly contributing to the 
        development of future Navy leadership;
Whereas the people of Los Alamos carry the solemn responsibility to assess the 
        sea-based nuclear deterrent carried aboard Navy fleet ballistic missile 
        submarines;
Whereas naming a submarine Los Alamos will recognize and continue to forge the 
        longstanding relationship between the Navy and Los Alamos;
Whereas the year 2018 will mark the 75th anniversary of Los Alamos National 
        Laboratory; and
Whereas the distinctive service and contributions from the people of Los Alamos 
        to the Navy merits naming a vessel that embodies the heritage, service, 
        fidelity, and achievements of the residents of Los Alamos and 
        surrounding communities in partnership with the United States Navy: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy 
should name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States 
Navy as the ``USS Los Alamos''.
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