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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 2357)
1 4 A Senate Resolution honoring the memory and efforts of
1 5 United States Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown.
1 6 WHEREAS, Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown
1 7 served as United States Secretary of Commerce prior to
1 8 his tragic death and the deaths of the members of the
1 9 business delegation and flight crew while on a mission
1 10 to develop trade and investment opportunities for
1 11 American businesses and to assist in the rebuilding of
1 12 the economies of Bosnia and Croatia; and
1 13 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown led the transformation of
1 14 America into an export superpower, leading the
1 15 creation of the first-ever national export strategy to
1 16 assist United States companies in realizing their
1 17 export potential, translating that strategy into
1 18 results by winning over $80 billion of foreign
1 19 contracts for United States businesses; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown, as the nation's first
1 21 African-American Secretary of Commerce, demonstrated
1 22 again and again that America's diversity is America's
1 23 strength, by fighting for resources to help minority
1 24 businesses expand, by promoting diversity at the
1 25 Department of Commerce, and by solidifying the trade
1 26 ties between a diverse America and new, emerging
1 27 markets in South Africa, the Middle East, Ireland,
1 28 Latin America, Asia, and Central Europe; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown championed the role of
1 30 civilian technology as a critical ingredient of United
2 1 States success in the global marketplace by entering
2 2 into more than 220 public-private partnerships through
2 3 the Advanced Technology Program to ensure that America
2 4 remains the world's technology leader; and
2 5 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown spurred the growth of the
2 6 emerging information superhighway, while ensuring that
2 7 it reaches schools, hospitals, cities, and farms; and
2 8 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown promoted sustainable
2 9 development, encouraging both economic growth and
2 10 environmental protection by rebuilding depleted
2 11 fisheries, boosting the export of environmental
2 12 technologies, and modernizing our nation's weather
2 13 service; and
2 14 WHEREAS, upon becoming Secretary of Commerce,
2 15 Secretary Brown visited Iowa and examined the joint
2 16 technology transfer programs at Iowa State University
2 17 and Des Moines Area Community College, which combine
2 18 the resources of private industry, educational
2 19 institutions, and the federal government to accomplish
2 20 technology transfer objectives; and
2 21 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown was the lead person in
2 22 President Clinton's administration who successfully
2 23 implemented the transfer of funds from the more
2 24 expensive Department of Defense programs to the
2 25 university-private industry partnership program; and
2 26 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown was a strong proponent of
2 27 export programs, and as a member of cabinet-level
2 28 interagency committees, supported export programs in
2 29 both the Commerce Commercial Services programs and the
2 30 Small Business Administration programs which have
3 1 helped Iowa businesses to utilize the services of
3 2 state agencies and the United States Department of
3 3 Commerce office in Des Moines to increase exports; and
3 4 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown, prior to his service as
3 5 Secretary of Commerce, also served his country with
3 6 distinction and great effectiveness in the Bureau of
3 7 Export Administration, the Economic Development
3 8 Administration, the International Trade
3 9 Administration, the Economic and Statistics
3 10 Administration, the Minority Business Development
3 11 Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
3 12 Administration, the National Telecommunications and
3 13 Information Administration, the Patent and Trademark
3 14 Office, and the United States Travel and Tourism
3 15 Administration; NOW THEREFORE,
3 16 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That tribute be paid
3 17 to the memory of Secretary of Commerce Ronald H.
3 18 Brown, and that he be recognized posthumously for his
3 19 many contributions to the citizens of this state and
3 20 the country; and
3 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
3 22 Senate prepare an official copy of this Resolution for
3 23 presentation to Secretary Brown's wife, Alma Brown.
3 24 LSB 4455SV 76
3 25 mj/sc/14
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