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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE RESOLUTION
1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON DELUHERY)
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 served as
1 7 United States Secretary of Commerce prior to his tragic death
1 8 and the deaths of the members of the business delegation and
1 9 flight crew while on a mission to develop trade and investment
1 10 opportunities for American businesses and to assist in the
1 11 rebuilding of the economies of Bosnia and Croatia; and
1 12 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown led the transformation of America
1 13 into an export superpower, leading the creation of the first-
1 14 ever national export strategy to assist United States
1 15 companies in realizing their export potential, translating
1 16 that strategy into results by winning over $80 billion of
1 17 foreign contracts for United States businesses; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown, as the nation's first African-
1 19 American Secretary of Commerce, demonstrated again and again
1 20 that America's diversity is America's strength, by fighting
1 21 for resources to help minority businesses expand, by promoting
1 22 diversity at the Department of Commerce, and by solidifying
1 23 the trade ties between a diverse America and new, emerging
1 24 markets in South Africa, the Middle East, Ireland, Latin
1 25 America, Asia, and Central Europe; and
1 26 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown championed the role of civilian
1 27 technology as a critical ingredient of United States success
1 28 in the global marketplace by entering into more than 220
1 29 public-private partnerships through the Advanced Technology
1 30 Program to ensure that America remains the world's technology
1 31 leader; and
1 32 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown spurred the growth of the emerging
1 33 information superhighway, while ensuring that it reaches
1 34 schools, hospitals, cities, and farms; and
1 35 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown promoted sustainable development,
2 1 encouraging both economic growth and environmental protection
2 2 by rebuilding depleted fisheries, boosting the export of
2 3 environmental technologies, and modernizing our nation's
2 4 weather service; and
2 5 WHEREAS, upon becoming Secretary of Commerce, Secretary
2 6 Brown visited Iowa and examined the joint technology transfer
2 7 programs at Iowa State University and Des Moines Area
2 8 Community College, which combine the resources of private
2 9 industry, educational institutions, and the federal government
2 10 to accomplish technology transfer objectives; and
2 11 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown was the lead person in President
2 12 Clinton's administration who successfully implemented the
2 13 transfer of funds from the more expensive Department of
2 14 Defense programs to the university-private industry
2 15 partnership program; and
2 16 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown was a strong proponent of export
2 17 programs, and as a member of cabinet-level interagency
2 18 committees, supported export programs in both the Commerce
2 19 Commercial Services programs and the Small Business
2 20 Administration programs which have helped Iowa businesses to
2 21 utilize the services of state agencies and the United States
2 22 Department of Commerce office in Des Moines to increase
2 23 exports; and
2 24 WHEREAS, Secretary Brown, prior to his service as Secretary
2 25 of Commerce, also served his country with distinction and
2 26 great effectiveness in the Bureau of Export Administration,
2 27 the Economic Development Administration, the International
2 28 Trade Administration, the Economic and Statistics
2 29 Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, the
2 30 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National
2 31 Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Patent
2 32 and Trademark Office, and the United States Travel and Tourism
2 33 Administration; NOW THEREFORE,
2 34 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That tribute be paid to the
2 35 memory of Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, and that he
3 1 be recognized posthumously for his many contributions to the
3 2 citizens of this state and the country; and
3 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate
3 4 prepare an official copy of this Resolution for presentation
3 5 to Secretary Brown's wife, Alma Brown.
3 6 LSB 4455SC 76
3 7 mj/sc/14
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