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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1557 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1557

 Supporting the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag 
   Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, known as the 
                      National Ag Science Center.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2010

 Mr. Cardoza submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Supporting the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag 
   Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, known as the 
                      National Ag Science Center.

Whereas the United States was founded on the strength of agriculture production, 
        which helped to establish the United States among the world's most 
        powerful and prosperous nations;
Whereas the importance of agriculture in the United States continues to grow, as 
        American farmers and ranchers produce the food, fiber, and agricultural 
        products that keep the United States strong and bountiful and that help 
        feed a hungry world;
Whereas agriculture from field-to-fork and pond-to-plate is an economic engine 
        generating more than $258 billion in cash receipts annually for the 
        United States economy;
Whereas agricultural exports account for more than 20 percent of United States 
        exports;
Whereas the agricultural industry is challenged to find ways to address the 
        diverse needs of agriculture in regions with very different products, 
        climates, and experiences and must continue to work together to find 
        ways to both support agricultural production and ensure that consumers 
        continue to have access to the world's safest and most abundant food and 
        agriculture products;
Whereas one of the challenges facing American agriculture is to continue to 
        attract the best and brightest minds to the industry and to foster 
        public awareness of agriculture's role in the United States and world 
        economy;
Whereas fewer Americans understand the fundamental importance of agriculture to 
        American society;
Whereas educating young Americans about agriculture and its importance to the 
        United States is an investment that will pay off in future benefits as 
        citizens of all ages, especially youth, will play a meaningful, hands-on 
        role in determining the future of American agriculture;
Whereas greater public understanding and appreciation of the importance of 
        agriculture to California, the United States, and the world is needed to 
        secure a positive future, in which the United States can rely on healthy 
        food that is produced domestically;
Whereas, as planners, conservationists, and other interested persons throughout 
        the United States organize to help protect agricultural resources, the 
        National Ag Science Center in Stanislaus County, California, is 
        preparing to educate and alert future generations about the need to 
        preserve agricultural land and foster an understanding of the importance 
        of agriculture;
Whereas the National Ag Science Center will be a showcase of science and 
        technology in American agriculture whose mission is to inspire, excite, 
        and enrich people of all ages through unique, interactive opportunities 
        that highlight the role science and technology contribute to the 
        production, processing, and marketing of America's food and fiber;
Whereas, on November 28, 2007, a memorandum of understanding for the dedication 
        of a 3.5-acre site on the West Campus of Modesto Community College for 
        the National Ag Science Center was executed by the Stanislaus County Ag 
        Center Foundation and the Yosemite Community College District;
Whereas the name ``National Ag Science Center'' and an accompanying logo are 
        registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and
Whereas the National Ag Science Center will enable future generations to help 
        assure a healthy and profitable place for agriculture in the economy of 
        California and the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the facility 
under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in 
Stanislaus County, California, known as the National Ag Science Center.
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