CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAR. 8, 2001 115 STAT. 2479 donated by citizens of Boulder, Colorado, in 1950, and the eventual partnership with the University of Colorado of the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics; Whereas the National Institute of Standards and Technology is poised to embark on its second century with 2 new state-of- the-art laboratories, the Advanced Chemical Sciences Laboratory and the Advanced Measurement Laboratory at its Gaithersburg, Maryland, headquarters, to fulfill its mission; and Whereas the National Institute of Standards and Technology is committed to building the advanced science and technology infrastructure needed to ensure future prosperity and the global competitiveness of United States industry in the 21st century and beyond: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress— (1) recognizes the historical significance of the centennial of the founding of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (2) acknowledges 100 years of achievement and service by the National Bureau of Standards and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to the United States; and (3) reaffirms its commitment to support during the next 100 years the research, technological advancements, and discoveries made at the Nationed Institute of Standards and Technology, a crown jewel in the Federal Government. Agreed to March 1, 2001. VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD AIRCRAFT CRASH VICTIMS—HONORS AND Mar. 8, 2001 CONDOLENCES [H. Con. Res. 47] Whereas a C-23 Sherpa National Guard aircraft crashed in southcentral Georgia on March 3, 2001, killing all 21 National Guard members on board; Whereas of the 21 National Guard members on board, 18 were members of the Virginia Air National Guard from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia returning home following two weeks of training duty in Florida and the other 3 were members of the Florida Army National Guard who comprised the flight crew of the aircraft; Whereas the Virginia National Guard members killed, all of whom were members of the 203rd Red Horse Engineering Flight of Virginia Beach, Virginia, were Master Sergeant James Beninati, 46, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Paul J. Blancato, 38, of Norfolk, Virginia; Technical Sergeant Ernest Blawas, 47, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Andrew H. Bridges, 33, of Chesapeake, Virginia; Master Sergeant Eric Bulman, 59, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Paul Cramer, 43, of Norfolk, Virginia; Technical Sergeant Michael East, 40, of Parksley, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Ronald Elkin, 43, of Norfolk, Virginia; Staff Sergeant James Ferguson, 41, of Newport News, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Randy Johnson, 40, of Emporia, Virginia;
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