; (2) help protect the borders of the United States; (3) ensure that individuals in the United States have clean air and water; (4) protect consumers, investors, bank depositors, and agriculture commodity traders; (5) serve the beneficiaries of important health and social programs and ensure the safety of food and drugs in the United States; and (6) protect and preserve the national parks and public lands of the United States; Whereas the mission of NTEU, to help create workplaces in which every Federal employee is treated with dignity and respect, has been met by the efforts of NTEU to— (1) advocate for fair pay and benefits; (2) negotiate for work-life balance initiatives; and (3) ensure a merit-based, nonpartisan civil service; Whereas, whether advocating on Capitol Hill, at the bargaining table, or in workplaces across the United States, NTEU continues to make history through its accomplishments; and Whereas, in 2023, NTEU is celebrating its 85th anniversary: Now, therefore, be it