[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 175 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 175

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the commissioned officer corps of 
          the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2017

 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
 Cochran) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the commissioned officer corps of 
          the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Whereas, on May 22, 1917, the forerunner to the commissioned officer corps of 
        the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (referred to in this 
        preamble as the ``NOAA Corps'') was created as the commissioned corps of 
        the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in order to provide officers 
        to command coastal survey ships and field survey parties locally and 
        abroad;
Whereas the heritage of the NOAA Corps is closely tied to the oldest scientific 
        and technical agency of the United States, the Survey of the Coast, 
        which was established by President Thomas Jefferson and Congress in 
        1807;
Whereas, on October 3, 1970, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
        was established and the officers of that agency became members of the 
        NOAA Corps;
Whereas, for the past 100 years, the central mission of the NOAA Corps and its 
        predecessor has been to collect data at sea or in the air to enable 
        decisions that have a great impact on the United States;
Whereas, since 1960, officers of the NOAA Corps and their predecessors have 
        flown into 292 tropical cyclones, risking their lives to advance the 
        science needed to save lives and livelihoods along the coastal 
        communities of the United States;
Whereas, whatever the mission, the United States turns to the NOAA Corps for 
        environmental leadership;
Whereas the motto of ``Honor, Respect, Commitment'' is the creed by which NOAA 
        Corps officers live and serve; and
Whereas, regardless of the cause, location, or magnitude of a future hurricane, 
        the United States can rely on the NOAA Corps to fly into the storm to 
        carry out the missions entrusted to the NOAA Corps: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses the appreciation of the people of the United 
        States to the commissioned officer corps of the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (referred to in this 
        resolving clause as the ``NOAA Corps''), and the officers who 
        have served in the NOAA Corps, for 100 years of dedicated 
        service;
            (2) honors the valor, commitment, and sacrifice that 
        officers of the NOAA Corps have displayed throughout the 
        history of the NOAA Corps; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the President issue a 
        proclamation that--
                    (A) recognizes the 100th anniversary of the NOAA 
                Corps and the dedicated service of the officers who 
                have served in the NOAA Corps; and
                    (B) calls upon the people of the United States to 
                observe that anniversary with appropriate ceremonies 
                and activities.
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