A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Continental Scientific Drilling Program is an important national scientific endeavor, benefitting the commerce of the Nation, which should be vigorously pursued by government and the private sector.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Continental Scientific Drilling Program should be implemented through a joint effort by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Geological Survey, and with private sector participation; and (2) the U.S. Government should cooperate, to the extent practicable, with the international community in developing such program.