[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S7496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar No. 531, S. Res. 
321.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. Res. 321) recognizing the loyal service and 
     outstanding contributions of J. Robert Oppenheimer to the 
     United States and calling on the Secretary of Energy to 
     observe the 100th anniversary of Dr. Oppenheimer's birth with 
     appropriate programs at the Department of Energy and the Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to en bloc, and the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, that any statements relating to the measure be printed 
in the Record as if read, without any intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 321) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 321

       Whereas from March 1943 to October 1945, J. Robert 
     Oppenheimer was the first director of the Los Alamos 
     Laboratory, New Mexico, which was used to design and build 
     the nuclear weapons that ended the Second World War;
       Whereas following the end of the Second World War, Dr. 
     Oppenheimer served as a science adviser and consultant to 
     each of the 3 principal committees planning for the post-war 
     control of nuclear energy, including the Secretary of War's 
     Interim Committee on Atomic Energy, the Secretary of State's 
     Committee on Atomic Energy, and the United Nations Atomic 
     Energy Committee;
       Whereas from 1947 to 1952, Dr. Oppenheimer was the first 
     chairman of the General Advisory Committee, which advised the 
     Atomic Energy Commission on scientific and technical matters;
       Whereas from 1947 to 1954, Dr. Oppenheimer also served on 
     defense policy committees, including the Committee on Atomic 
     Energy of the Joint Research and Development Board, the 
     Science Advisory Committee of the Office of Defense 
     Mobilization, and the Panel on Disarmament of the Department 
     of State;
       Whereas in addition to his service to the United States 
     Government, Dr. Oppenheimer was the director of the Institute 
     for Advanced Study at Princeton University from 1947 to 1965;
       Whereas in 1946, President Truman conferred on Dr. 
     Oppenheimer the Medal for Merit ``for exceptionally 
     meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding 
     service'' as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and for 
     development of the atomic bomb;
       Whereas in 1963, President Lyndon Johnson conferred on Dr. 
     Oppenheimer the Enrico Fermi Award ``for contributions to 
     theoretical physics as a teacher and originator of ideas and 
     for leadership of the Los Alamos Laboratory and the atomic 
     energy program during critical years''; and
       Whereas April 22, 2004, is the 100th anniversary of Dr. 
     Oppenheimer's birth: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the loyal service of J. Robert Oppenheimer 
     to the United States and the outstanding contributions he 
     made to theoretical physics, the Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory, the development of nuclear energy, and the common 
     defense and security of the United States; and
       (2) calls on the Secretary of Energy to observe the 100th 
     anniversary of the birth of J. Robert Oppenheimer with 
     appropriate ceremonies, activities, or programs at the 
     Department of Energy and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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