IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 189 
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) 
and supporting an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY–2) in 2007–08. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2003 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Geo-
physical Year (IGY) and supporting an International 
Geophysical Year-2 (IGY–2) in 2007–08. 
Whereas the year 2007 is the 50th anniversary of the IGY 
of 1957–58; 
Whereas the IGY, conceived in and promoted by the United 
States, was the largest cooperative international scientific 
endeavor undertaken to that date, involving more than 
60,000 scientists from 66 nations; 
Whereas the IGY legacy includes the dedication of an entire 
continent to cooperative scientific study through the Ant-
arctica Treaty and the inauguration of the global space 
age through the launching of Sputnik and Vanguard; 
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•HCON 189 IH 
Whereas IGY cooperation continues as the model and inspira-
tion for contemporary world science and also, in this 
strife-torn era, for the human species as a whole; 
Whereas the IGY was conceived as a follow-on to the Inter-
national Polar Year of 1932 that would reflect new and 
more globally comprehensive research and measurement 
techniques in geophysics; and whereas in like-minded 
spirit it would be appropriate for an IGY–2 to reflect 
global developments in biology, genetics, the neuro-
sciences, and other areas of scientific research; 
Whereas it also would be appropriate for an IGY–2 to recog-
nize interdisciplinary research that incorporates the phys-
ical and social sciences and the humanities in enriching 
understanding of diverse life on Earth; 
Whereas the 35th anniversary of the IGY was commemorated 
by the International Space Year, a globally implemented 
congressional initiative conceived by the late Senator 
Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii, that was highlighted by 
globally coordinated environmental monitoring and re-
search whose ongoing legacy continues to benefit human-
ity; and 
Whereas it is entirely fitting that Congress takes the lead 
again, in the same spirit, in promoting global cooperation 
through worldwide commemoration of the IGY with ac-
tivities reflecting the unity and diversity of life on Earth: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
President should— 
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•HCON 189 IH 
(1) endorse the concept of a worldwide IGY–2 
for the 2007–2008 timeframe; 
(2) direct the Director of the National Science 
Foundation and the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, in associa-
tion with the National Academy of Sciences and 
other relevant governmental and nongovernmental 
organizations, to initiate interagency and inter-
national inquiries and discussions that explore the 
opportunities for a worldwide IGY–2 in the 2007– 
2008 timeframe, emphasizing activities dedicated to 
global environmental research, education, and pro-
tection; and 
(3) submit to Congress at the earliest practical 
date, but no later than March 15, 2004, a report de-
tailing the steps taken in carrying out paragraphs 
(1) and (2), including descriptions of possible activi-
ties and organizational structures for an IGY–2 in 
2007–2008. 
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