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JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE MAINE NATIONAL GUARD
WE, your Memorialists, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Maine now assembled in the First Regular Session, most respectfully present and petition the President of the United States and the United States Congress as follows:
WHEREAS, the Commission to Protect the Lives and Health of Members of the Maine National Guard, hereafter referred to as "the commission," was established by the 123rd Maine Legislature to develop and recommend measures, changes in protocols and other procedures to prevent future noncombat deaths and disabilities and to save the lives and improve the health of members of the Maine National Guard on both active and inactive duty; and
WHEREAS,  the commission has met, held public hearings and developed a number of recommendations, many of which have been adopted in Maine and which would help the United States Armed Forces as a whole; and
WHEREAS,  a number of recommendations require federal approval and we forward the recommendations to you as follows:
WHEREAS,  these recommendations of the commission, if adopted for members of the United States Armed Forces, could save the lives and protect the health of all United States military personnel; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, your Memorialists, respectfully urge and request that the President of the United States and the United States Congress review and adopt these recommendations to protect the lives and health of members of the Maine National Guard and the United States Armed Forces; and be it further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States, to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and to each Member of the Maine Congressional Delegation.