IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 163 
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 opening of the Texas 
A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and the 
2016 opening of the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Education 
complex in College Station, Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 
Mr. FLORES submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 opening 
of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences and the 2016 opening of the new 
Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Education complex 
in College Station, Texas. 
Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences has experienced 100 years of growth 
from a small school of veterinary medicine in 1916 to its 
present role as a major veterinary and biomedical edu-
cational, medical, and research center; 
Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences— 
(1) serves the great State of Texas and the United 
States through advances in animal and human health; 
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(2) supports the livestock industry; 
(3) provides viable and diverse professional career 
paths for Texans; 
(4) promotes science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education; 
(5) contributes to the economic viability and job op-
portunities of local communities; 
(6) provides disaster and emergency response sup-
port for animals throughout the State of Texas; and 
(7) advances the veterinary profession; 
Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences has continuously evolved with a 
changing world to become a modern, dynamic, and highly 
respected college of veterinary medicine and is one of the 
largest colleges of veterinary medicine in the United 
States; 
Whereas, as of May 2016, the Texas A&M College of Veteri-
nary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has graduated 
7,576 veterinarians into the veterinary profession, con-
tributing a $4,000,000,000 economic benefit to the State 
of Texas; 
Whereas, in 2015, Quacquarelli Symonds, an educational 
firm that ranks veterinary medicine schools, ranked the 
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical 
Sciences sixth in the world and third in the United 
States, which is testament to the hard work and dedica-
tion of generations of Aggie students, faculty, staff, and 
veterinarians; 
Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences strives to improve the health and 
well-being of animals, humans, and the environment 
through— 
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(1) collaborative learning, discovery, and innovation 
in basic, applied, and translational research; and 
(2) commercialization in biomedical sciences; 
Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences offers research signature programs 
in biomedical genomics, toxicology and environmental 
health, infectious disease and biodefense, neuroscience, 
reproductive biology, cardiovascular sciences, and veteri-
nary clinical research, with increasing strength in regen-
erative medicine; 
Whereas one of the core values of the Texas A&M College of 
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences is service, 
and the Veterinary Emergency Team of the Texas A&M 
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences— 
(1) is the largest and most sophisticated veterinary 
medical disaster response team in the United States; 
(2) provides cutting-edge emergency management 
education; 
(3) develops new knowledge in emergency prepared-
ness and response; and 
(4) develops emergency preparedness plans for local 
communities throughout the State of Texas; 
Whereas the faculty, staff, and students of the Texas A&M 
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 
contribute to ever-evolving societal needs through their 
mission of education, research, and service in the field of 
veterinary medicine; 
Whereas, in addition to contributing to the veterinary work-
force, the economic benefit of the Texas A&M College of 
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences includes the 
protection of the $18,000,000,000 animal agriculture in-
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dustry and the $7,000,000,000 wildlife industry of the 
State of Texas; 
Whereas the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences is developing an integrated system 
that connects distant communities and regions of the 
great State of Texas through strategic partnerships with 
the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center; 
Whereas the strategic partnerships with the Texas A&M Vet-
erinary Medical Center will leverage and synergize the 
strengths of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medi-
cine & Biomedical Sciences, the Texas A&M System, and 
constituencies— 
(1) to advance animal, human, and environmental 
health throughout the State of Texas; 
(2) to invest in the young people of the State of 
Texas as they seek professional careers in veterinary 
medicine, biomedical sciences, and related disciplines; and 
(3) to contribute to the stability and growth of the 
economy of the State of Texas; and 
Whereas the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Edu-
cation complex— 
(1) will house state-of-the-art classroom and teach-
ing laboratory space that will enhance the learning envi-
ronment for veterinary and biomedical science students; 
(2) combined with the expansion of the small animal 
hospital, will— 
(A) provide opportunities for innovations in 
teaching; and 
(B) nurture collaboration and creativity; and 
(3) will enable the recruitment of the best students, 
faculty, and staff to the Texas A&M College of Veteri-
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nary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress commemorates the 100th an-
niversary of the 1916 opening of the Texas A&M College 
of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and opening 
of the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Edu-
cation complex in College Station, Texas. 
Æ 
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