,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aah  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #ad1 #bjad ,mr4 ,cicilline    
7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 
,meeks1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4   
,lee of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,levin7   
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that health      
workers deserve our profound gratitude  
and respect for their commitments and   
sacrifices in addressing the ,ebola     
epidemic in ,west ,africa4  ,whereas the

 current ,ebola epidemic in ,guinea1    
,liberia1 and ,sierra ,leone is the     
first ,ebola outbreak in ,west ,africa  
and by far the largest ,ebola outbreak  
ever2 ,whereas the ,ebola ,virus        
,disease is a severe acute viral illness
 that has symptoms that are also common 
to other viruses1 such as fever1 muscle 
pain1 and intestinal problems1 making it
 difficult to properly identify2        
,whereas ,ebola outbreaks are           
characterized by human-to-human         
transmission of the virus through direct
 contact with blood1 body fluids1 and   
tissues of infected people such as      
through needle sticks1 unprotected care 
of infected individuals1 and unsafe     
funeral preparation or burial           
ceremonies2 ,whereas ,ebola outbreaks   
historically have a case fatality rate  
of up to #ij percent2 ,whereas there is 
currently no licensed vaccine for ,ebola
 or treatment for ,ebola other than     
supportive care2 ,whereas according to  
the ,world ,health ,organization1 as of 

,november #ab1 #bjad1 ,guinea1 ,liberia1
 and ,sierra ,leone have reported       
#ad1jih suspected1 probable1 and        
confirmed cases since ,december #bjac2  
,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,centers for        
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
7,,cdc7 estimates that for every case   
reported an additional #a4e cases are   
not recorded2 ,whereas second order     
impacts of the ,ebola outbreak are      
threatening local public health systems1
 economic and food security1 and        
political stability2 ,whereas the ,ebola
 virus threatens to destabilize the     
nascent political systems in affected   
countries and disrupt the free flow of  
people and goods in a globalized world  
economy2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
cannot truly protect itself from the    
,ebola crisis without ending the        
outbreak in ,west ,africa2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states has addressed the crisis
 by disbursing over #dad1jjj1jjj to     
date1 deploying a ,disaster ,assistance 
,response ,team 7,,dart7 to coordinate  

the ,united ,states ,government response
 in ,west ,africa1 sending ,united      
,states military and broader uniformed  
services to support logistics1 training1
 and engineering2 ,whereas the          
,continuing ,appropriations ,resolution1
 #bjae included #hh1jjj1jjj to support  
the international response to the       
outbreak and to invest in the research  
and development of ,ebola vaccines and  
treatments2 ,whereas at the time of the 
initial outbreak many health workers in 
,west ,africa did not have proper       
training or experience to recognize1    
diagnose1 and care for ,ebola patients  
and prevent transmission2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states is helping to train     
health workers from member states of the
 ,african ,union to directly respond to 
medical needs in ,guinea1 ,liberia1 and 
,sierra ,leone1 but more trained workers
 are still needed2 ,whereas             
nongovernmental organizations such as   
,doctors ,without ,borders 7,,msf71 the 
,international ,federation of ,red      

,cross and ,red ,crescent ,societies1   
,american ,jewish ,world ,service1      
,international ,medical ,corps1         
,international ,rescue ,committee1      
,partners in ,health1 ,samaritan's      
,purse1 ,global ,communities1 and many  
more are responding to the crisis2      
,whereas the ,united ,states ,agency for
 ,international ,development 7,,usaid7  
and the ,center for ,international      
,disaster ,information operate a        
database for medical professionals in   
the ,united ,states who are willing to  
go overseas to fight ,ebola2 ,whereas1  
as of ,november #aj1 #bjad1 ,,usaid has 
received nearly #d1hjj self-nominated1  
non-vetted volunteers through the       
usaid4gov online registration portal for
 health care volunteers and passing     
these contacts to interested aid        
organizations working in the region for 
vetting1 possible selection1 and        
training2 ,whereas ,,msf has said what  
is needed most to fight the epidemic in 
,west ,africa is not cash contributions1

 but rather additional health workers2  
,whereas according to the ,world ,health
 ,organization1 over #edj health workers
 in ,west ,africa1 including several    
,united ,states citizens1 have been     
infected in the current outbreak and    
over #caj have died2 ,whereas #b nurses 
contracted ,ebola while treating a      
patient in the ,united ,states1 and have
 since recovered2 and ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,government1 in         
cooperation with international partners1
 must do everything possible to protect 
health workers who may come into contact
 with ,ebola1 such as by procuring      
additional units of personal protective 
equipment 7,,ppe7 and investing in      
research and development of better      
methods of protection3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that ,congress--  7#a7          
recognizes and honors the commitment1   
courage1 and sacrifices made by medical 
professionals1 national and community   
health care workers1 government         
officials1 military personnel1          

nongovernmental organizations1 members  
of civil society1 faith leaders1 and    
volunteers engaged in the effort to     
combat and contain the ,ebola ,virus    
,disease1 thereby saving countless      
lives2  7#b7 calls on research and      
development groups and medical device   
companies to develop better ways to     
protect health workers from ,ebola      
infection2  7#c7 remains committed to   
mobilizing the resources and personnel  
necessary to help fight the spread of   
this disease to save lives and to       
protect the national security and global
 health interests of the ,united        
,states2  7#d7 calls on the             
international community to increase its 
commitments of resources1 services1 and 
personnel to assist affected nations in 
addressing the current epidemic2 and    
7#e7 recognizes the need to address     
long-term solutions to the ,ebola       
epidemic1 including by helping to build 
resilient public health systems4