| 1 | 1 | | 81R10049 CBE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Davis of Harris H.R. No. 701 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, During the last 50 years, space exploration has |
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| 7 | 7 | | ushered in an astounding array of technology that has enhanced |
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| 8 | 8 | | almost every facet of human life; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, In an example of just one critical area, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | National Aeronautics and Space Administration has transformed |
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| 11 | 11 | | health care through the development of MRI and CAT scan technology, |
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| 12 | 12 | | fetal heart monitors, programmable heart pacemakers, and other |
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| 13 | 13 | | important medical devices; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Texas is deeply influenced by the achievements of |
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| 15 | 15 | | NASA through the Johnson Space Center in Houston; as the agency's |
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| 16 | 16 | | lead human space flight center, JSC is home to the NASA astronaut |
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| 17 | 17 | | corps and is responsible for training space explorers from the |
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| 18 | 18 | | United States and partner nations; moreover, the Mission Control |
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| 19 | 19 | | Center at JSC directs all space shuttle missions and manages all |
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| 20 | 20 | | activity onboard the International Space Station; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, NASA plays a vital role in the Texas economy by |
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| 22 | 22 | | employing more than 3,400 civil servants and some 13,000 contractor |
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| 23 | 23 | | personnel at the Houston center and by awarding more than $4 billion |
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| 24 | 24 | | in contracts annually; in addition, the agency's Space Alliance |
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| 25 | 25 | | Technology Outreach Program offers free technical assistance to |
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| 26 | 26 | | small businesses in Texas, hastening the transfer of space |
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| 27 | 27 | | technology to the private sector; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The people of Texas further benefit from such |
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| 29 | 29 | | programs as Texas Aerospace Scholars, the NASA Explorer Schools, |
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| 30 | 30 | | and the Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers, all of which seek to |
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| 31 | 31 | | nurture a new generation of astronauts and scientists; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, The extraordinary contributions of NASA have |
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| 33 | 33 | | resulted in far-reaching advances in science and technology, and |
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| 34 | 34 | | the U.S. Space Exploration Policy has the potential to drive |
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| 35 | 35 | | continued innovation and progress in the 21st century; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to |
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| 39 | 39 | | fully fund the National Aeronautics and Space Administration budget |
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| 40 | 40 | | request in support of the U.S. Space Exploration Policy, as |
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| 41 | 41 | | submitted to Congress for Fiscal Year 2010; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the |
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| 44 | 44 | | president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of |
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| 45 | 45 | | representatives and the president of the senate of the United |
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| 46 | 46 | | States Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to |
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| 47 | 47 | | Congress with the request that this resolution be officially |
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| 48 | 48 | | entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of |
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| 49 | 49 | | the United States of America. |
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