Whereas Congress enacted the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the First Morrill Act ) (12 Stat. 503, chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), to allow for the establishment of land-grant colleges offering programs teaching agriculture and the mechanic arts; Whereas, on March 23, 1868, the State of California enacted the Organic Act, which— (1) established the University of California (referred to in this preamble as the University ); and (2) entrusted the organization and government of the University to a corporate body entitled the Regents of the University; Whereas in 1869 the University opened in Oakland, California, and had an inaugural class of 40 students and 10 faculty members; Whereas, since 1869, the University has grown to include a total of 10 campuses in the following cities: San Francisco; Berkeley; Davis; Los Angeles; Santa Barbara; Riverside; San Diego; Santa Cruz; Irvine; and Merced; Whereas, as of 2018, the University has more than 273,000 enrolled students and employs more than 223,300 faculty, staff, and other academics; Whereas the University has graduated more than 2,000,000 living alumni; Whereas in 1870 the University decreed that the University would admit women and men equally; Whereas the University has 5 academic medical centers, which include 6 medical schools, 12 public hospitals, and 18 health professional schools; Whereas the University is affiliated with— (1) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, since 1931; (2) Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1943; and (3) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, since 1952; Whereas these 3 national laboratories are— (1) working to create advanced new tools for scientific discovery; (2) enabling transformational solutions for health and the environment; (3) enhancing the defense of the United States while reducing the global threat from terrorism; and (4) addressing other emerging national security and energy challenges