III 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 329 

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of the biennial USA Science 

& Engineering Festival in Washington, DC and designating April 21 

through April 27, 2014, as ‘‘National Science and Technology Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 7, 2014 

Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 

BAUCUS, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. AYOTTE, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of the biennial 

USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC 

and designating April 21 through April 27, 2014, as 

‘‘National Science and Technology Week’’. 

Whereas science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

(referred to in this preamble as ‘‘STEM’’) are essential 

to the future global competitiveness of the United States; 

Whereas advances in technology have resulted in significant 

improvement in the daily lives of individuals in the 

United States; 

Whereas scientific discoveries are critical to curing diseases, 

solving global challenges, and an increased understanding 

of the world; 


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Whereas the future global economy will require a workforce 

that is educated in science and engineering specialties; 

Whereas educating a new generation of individuals in the 

United States in STEM is crucial to ensure continued 

economic growth; 

Whereas increasing the interest of the next generation of students in the United States, particularly young women 

and underrepresented minorities, in STEM is necessary 

to maintain the global competitiveness of the United 

States; 

Whereas science and engineering festivals have attracted millions of participants and inspired a national effort to promote science and engineering; 

Whereas thousands of universities, museums, science centers, 

STEM professional societies, educational societies, government agencies and laboratories, community organizations, elementary and secondary schools, volunteers, corporate and private sponsors, and nonprofit organizations 

have come together to organize the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC in April 2014; 

Whereas the USA Science & Engineering Festival will reinvigorate the interest of young people in the United States 

in STEM and highlight the important contributions of 

science and engineering to the competitiveness of the 

United States through exhibits on topics that include 

human spaceflight, medicine, engineering, biotechnology, 

physics, and astronomy; and 

Whereas scientific research is essential to the competitiveness 

of the United States, and events like the USA Science & 

Engineering Festival promote the importance of scientific 


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research and development to the future of the United 

States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses support for the goals and ideals of 

3 the USA Science & Engineering Festival to promote 

4 scholarship in science and an interest in scientific 

5 research and development, as the cornerstones of in6 novation and competition in the United States; 

7 (2) supports festivals, such as the USA Science 

8 & Engineering Festival, that focus on the impor9 tance of science and engineering to the daily lives of 

10 individuals in the United States through exhibits on 

11 topics that include human spaceflight, medicine, en12 gineering, biotechnology, physics, and astronomy; 

13 (3) congratulates all individuals and organiza14 tions whose efforts will make possible the USA 

15 Science & Engineering Festival, highlighting the ac16 complishments of the United States in science and 

17 engineering; 

18 (4) encourages families and children to partici19 pate in the activities and exhibits of the USA 

20 Science & Engineering Festival that will occur in 

21 Washington, DC, and across the United States as 

22 satellite events of the festival; and 


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1 (5) designates April 21 through April 27, 2014, 

2 as ‘‘National Science and Technology Week’’. 

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