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title: "A resolution designating the week beginning April 24, 2016 as \"National Industrial Assessment Center Week\" in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Industrial Assessment Centers."
identifier: "114-SRES-403"
congress: 114
bill_number: 403
bill_type: "SRES"
version_code: "ats"
version_type: "ats"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/403"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/403"
other_versions:
  - { code: "is", type: "Introduced in Senate", date: "2016-03-17", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/403/text.md?version=is" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T02:01:04.749Z"
---
Whereas Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) are university-led programs funded by the Department of Energy that provide energy efficiency assessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in the United States for improving energy efficiency and reducing water usage and waste;Whereas IACs increase the energy efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and competitiveness of manufacturers in the United States;Whereas, since the inception of the IAC program in 1976, IACs have conducted more than 16,000 assessments at manufacturing plants across the United States;Whereas the assessments conducted by IACs have saved an estimated 76,000,000,000,000 British thermal units, a quantity equivalent to meeting the energy needs of almost 1,400,000 homes in the United States;Whereas IACs have saved participating manufacturers more than $1,000,000,000 in energy costs;Whereas an estimated 6,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions have been avoided due to IAC assessments, a quantity equivalent to the emissions from more than 1,200,000 cars;Whereas the IAC program equips undergraduate and graduate university students with the skills to conduct energy audits, improving workforce training and cultivating the next generation of energy engineers;Whereas more than 3,000 students have graduated from the IAC program, with more than 60 percent continuing on to pursue careers in energy-related fields; andWhereas 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the IAC program: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—
  - (1) designates the week beginning April 24, 2016 as "National Industrial Assessment Center Week"; and
  - (2) calls on the people of the United States to observe National Industrial Assessment Center Week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.