[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1030-S1031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 430--COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE 45TH AGRI-BUSINESS 
 DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD, FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO 
MODERNIZE AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES IN AFGHANISTAN 
         AND THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Coburn) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services:

                              S. Res. 430

       Whereas members of the 1-45th Agri-Business Development 
     Team (ADT) took control of the ADT mission in the Paktya and 
     Paktika provinces of eastern Afghanistan from the 1-16th ADT 
     from the Tennessee National Guard on December 21, 2009, and 
     members of the 2-45th ADT are planned to take over their 
     mission in the summer of 2010;
       Whereas the members of the ADT of the Oklahoma National 
     Guard are experts in civilian agriculture practices and will 
     provide important resources to the Afghan population in 
     fostering sustainable agriculture practices, improving food 
     production and processing, providing secure storage 
     facilities and controlled temperature facilities, and 
     ensuring secure and legal economic growth;
       Whereas the International Agricultural Program at Oklahoma 
     State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has provided 
     valuable training for the 45th ADT pre-deployment and has 
     provided a valuable educational research tool for Guardsmen 
     and women deployed to Afghanistan;
       Whereas agriculture accounts for 45 percent of the gross 
     domestic product of Afghanistan and over 80 percent of the 
     population of Afghanistan is engaged in farming and 
     agriculture;
       Whereas the 45th ADT works closely with the Provincial 
     Director of Agriculture in Afghanistan to ensure farmers and 
     ranchers in Afghanistan are receiving valuable assistance in 
     rebuilding and restoring the agricultural economy of 
     Afghanistan; and
       Whereas the ADTs partner with the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) to provide interagency support to farmers 
     in Afghanistan and are critical to the overall success to the 
     mission in Afghanistan: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends the members of the 45th 
     Agri-Business Development Team of the Oklahoma National 
     Guard, for--
       (1) their efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable 
     farming practices in Afghanistan; and
       (2) their dedication and service to the United States.

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