[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 98 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
1st Session
S. RES. 98
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should designate
the week of October 12, 2003, through October 18, 2003, as ``National
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 26, 2003
Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Grassley, Mr. DeWine,
Mr. Biden, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Bunning, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Specter, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Craig, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dorgan, Ms.
Cantwell, and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryYYYYYYYYYYY
September 25, 2003
Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
September 25, 2003
Considered, amended, and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should designate
the week of October 12, 2003, through October 18, 2003, as ``National
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week''.
Whereas cystic fibrosis, characterized by digestive disorders and chronic lung
infections, is a fatal lung disease;
Whereas cystic fibrosis is one of the most common fatal genetic diseases in the
United States and one for which there is no known cure;
Whereas more than 10,000,000 Americans are unknowing carriers of the cystic
fibrosis gene;
Whereas 1 out of every 3,500 babies born in the United States is born with
cystic fibrosis;
Whereas approximately 30,000 people in the United States, many of whom are
children, have cystic fibrosis;
Whereas the average life expectancy of an individual with cystic fibrosis is 33
years;
Whereas prompt, aggressive treatment of the symptoms of cystic fibrosis can
extend the lives of those who have this disease;
Whereas recent advances in cystic fibrosis research have produced promising
leads in gene, protein, and drug therapies beneficial to persons
afflicted with the disease;
Whereas this innovative research is progressing faster and is being conducted
more aggressively than ever before, due in part to the establishment of
a model clinical trials network by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; and
Whereas education of the public on cystic fibrosis, including the symptoms of
the disease, increases knowledge and understanding of cystic fibrosis
and promotes early diagnoses: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS.
(a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
President should designate the week of October 12, 2003, through
October 18, 2003, as ``National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week''.
(b) Proclamation.--The Senate requests the President to issue a
proclamation--
(1) designating the week of October 12, 2003 through
October 18, 2003, as ``National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
Week''; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States to observe
the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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