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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 403 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 403

Designating the week beginning April 24, 2016 as ``National Industrial 
  Assessment Center Week'' in celebration of the 40th anniversary of 
                     Industrial Assessment Centers.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2016

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Bennet, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Mr. Portman, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Peters, Mr. Carper, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Stabenow, and 
 Mr. Toomey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Designating the week beginning April 24, 2016 as ``National Industrial 
  Assessment Center Week'' in celebration of the 40th anniversary of 
                     Industrial Assessment Centers.

Whereas Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) are university-led programs funded 
        by the Department of Energy that provide energy efficiency assessments 
        to small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in the United 
        States for improving energy efficiency and reducing water usage and 
        waste;
Whereas IACs increase the energy efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and 
        competitiveness of manufacturers in the United States;
Whereas, since the inception of the IAC program in 1976, IACs have conducted 
        more than 16,000 assessments at manufacturing plants across the United 
        States;
Whereas the assessments conducted by IACs have saved an estimated 
        76,000,000,000,000 British thermal units, a quantity equivalent to 
        meeting the energy needs of almost 1,400,000 homes in the United States;
Whereas IACs have saved participating manufacturers more than $1,000,000,000 in 
        energy costs;
Whereas an estimated 6,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions have been 
        avoided due to IAC assessments, a quantity equivalent to the emissions 
        from more than 1,200,000 cars;
Whereas the IAC program equips undergraduate and graduate university students 
        with the skills to conduct energy audits, improving workforce training 
        and cultivating the next generation of energy engineers;
Whereas more than 3,000 students have graduated from the IAC program, with more 
        than 60 percent continuing on to pursue careers in energy-related 
        fields; and
Whereas 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the IAC program: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the week beginning April 24, 2016 as 
        ``National Industrial Assessment Center Week''; and
            (2) calls on the people of the United States to observe 
        National Industrial Assessment Center Week with appropriate 
        programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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