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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 45 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is imperative 

that the United States creates a clear vision and goal to be the world 

leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure 

the continued strength, growth, and vitality of this Nation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2013 

Mr. FATTAH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

it is imperative that the United States creates a clear 

vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, 

science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the 

continued strength, growth, and vitality of this Nation. 

Whereas high math and science achievement are essential to 

the security of the United States and the strength of its 

economy; 

Whereas the Nation’s science and engineering workforce is 

aging and the supply of new scientists and engineers in 

the United States is decreasing; 

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Whereas students are academically underperforming compared to other industrialized nations, ranking 20th in 

math and 13th in science; 

Whereas President Barack Obama has articulated that those 

countries that out educate the United States today will 

out compete the Nation tomorrow; 

Whereas education offers a source of solutions to the most 

pressing problems and everyone benefits from what 

schools do today to prepare students to be leaders tomorrow; 

Whereas education is often perceived to be expensive, but ignorance is far more costly; 

Whereas nations such as Singapore, China, and Germany 

have made it a national priority to be world leaders in 

math and science; 

Whereas an increasing number of countries are dedicating a 

large share of their gross domestic product (GDP) to research and development; 

Whereas the quality of 21st century scientists, doctors, and 

engineers will depend on the quality of education children 

in the United States receive today; 

Whereas the future depends on new innovations and technologies such as creating clean energy jobs for a clean 

energy economy; 

Whereas some of the greatest breakthroughs and innovations 

in science and technology have come during the most 

challenging times; 

Whereas innovations of the past, including walking on the 

moon, exploring space, and developing essential vaccines, 

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occurred because people dared to dream and most importantly invested in the potential of those dreams; and 

Whereas the story of the United States is fundamentally 

rooted in a resilient spirit, always reaching for and 

achieving what others thought impossible: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) creates a clear vision and goal for the 

3 United States that sets its national priority to be the 

4 world leader in innovation, science, technology, engi5 neering, and math; 

6 (2) ensures that at least 3 percent of United 

7 States gross domestic product (GDP) is dedicated to 

8 research and development; 

9 (3) encourages more students to study math 

10 and science by elevating these subjects to be engag11 ing and exciting subjects to study and careers to 

12 enter; and 

13 (4) recognizes that the resilient United States 

14 spirit will carry us through the current challenges 

15 we face to once again be the clear leader in innova16 tion, research, and development. 

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