,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,ms4   
,bass1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4      
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 &
 ,mr4 ,lev97 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t heal? work]s des]ve  
our pr(\nd gratitude & respect = _!     
commitm5ts & sacrifices 9 address+ !    
,ebola epidemic 9 ,we/ ,africa4  ,:]eas 
! curr5t ,ebola epidemic 9 ,gu9ea1      
,lib]ia1 & ,si]ra ,leone is ! fir/      
,ebola outbreak 9 ,we/ ,africa & by f> !

 l>ge/ ,ebola outbreak ev]2 ,:]eas !    
,ebola ,virus ,disease is a sev]e acute 
viral illness t has symptoms t are also 
common to o!r viruses1 su* z fev]1      
muscle pa91 & inte/9al problems1 mak+ x 
difficult to prop]ly id5tify2 ,:]eas    
,ebola outbreaks are *>act]iz$ by       
human-to-human transmission ( ! virus   
?r\gh direct contact ) blood1 body      
fluids1 & tissues ( infect$ p su* z     
?r\gh ne$le /icks1 unprotect$ c>e (     
infect$ individuals1 & unsafe fun]al    
prep>ation or burial c]emonies2 ,:]eas  
,ebola outbreaks hi/orically h a case   
fatality rate ( up to #ij p]c5t2 ,:]eas 
!re is curr5tly no lic5s$ vacc9e =      
,ebola or treatm5t = ,ebola o!r ?an     
supportive c>e2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,_w 
,heal? ,organization1 z ( ,novemb] #ab1 
#bjad1 ,gu9ea1 ,lib]ia1 & ,si]ra ,leone 
h report$ #ad1jih suspect$1 probable1 & 
confirm$ cases s9ce ,decemb] #bjac2     
,:]eas ! ,u4,s4 ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 e/imates t
 = e case report$ an additional #a4e    

cases are n record$2 ,:]eas second ord] 
impacts ( ! ,ebola outbreak are ?reat5+ 
local public heal? sy/ems1 economic &   
food security1 & political /ability2    
,:]eas ! ,ebola virus ?reat5s to        
de/abilize ! nasc5t political sy/ems 9  
affect$ c\ntries & disrupt ! free fl[ ( 
p & goods 9 a globaliz$ _w economy2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates _c truly protect 
itself f ! ,ebola crisis )\t end+ !     
outbreak 9 ,we/ ,africa2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$
 ,/ates has address$ ! crisis by        
disburs+ ov] #dad1jjj1jjj to date1      
deploy+ a ,disa/] ,assi/ance ,response  
,team 7,,d>t7 to coord9ate ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t response 9 ,we/        
,africa1 s5d+ ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y &   
broad] uni=m$ s]vices to support        
logi/ics1 tra9+1 & eng9e]+2 ,:]eas !    
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,resolution1   
#bjae includ$ #hh1jjj1jjj to support !  
int]national response to ! outbreak & to
 inve/ 9 ! rese>* & developm5t ( ,ebola 
vacc9es & treatm5ts2 ,:]eas at ! "t ( ! 
initial outbreak _m heal? work]s 9 ,we/ 

,africa did n h prop] tra9+ or exp]i5ce 
to recognize1 diagnose1 & c>e = ,ebola  
pati5ts & prev5t transmission2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates is help+ to tra9 heal?    
work]s f memb] /ates ( ! ,african ,union
 to directly respond to m$ical ne$s 9   
,gu9ea1 ,lib]ia1 & ,si]ra ,leone1 b m   
tra9$ work]s are /ill ne$$2 ,:]eas      
nongov]nm5tal organizations su* z       
,doctors ,)\t ,bord]s 7,,msf71 !        
,int]national ,f$]ation ( ,r$ ,cross &  
,r$ ,cresc5t ,societies1 ,am]ican ,jewi%
 ,_w ,s]vice1 ,int]national ,m$ical     
,corps1 ,int]national ,rescue           
,committee1 ,p>tn]s 9 ,heal?1           
,sam>itan's ,purse1 ,global             
,communities1 & _m m are respond+ to !  
crisis2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid7 & ! 
,c5t] = ,int]national ,disa/] ,in=mation
 op]ate a database = m$ical pr(essionals
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o are will+ to g    
ov]seas to fight ,ebola2 ,:]eas1 z (    
,novemb] #aj1 #bjad1 ,,usaid has receiv$
 ne>ly #d1hjj self-nom9at$1 non-vett$   

volunte]s ?r\gh ! usaid4gov onl9e       
regi/ration portal = heal? c>e volunte]s
 & pass+ ^! contacts to int]e/$ aid     
organizations work+ 9 ! region = vett+1 
possible selection1 & tra9+2 ,:]eas     
,,msf has said :at is ne$$ mo/ to fight 
! epidemic 9 ,we/ ,africa is n ca%      
contributions1 b r additional heal?     
work]s2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,_w ,heal?  
,organization1 ov] #edj heal? work]s 9  
,we/ ,africa1 includ+ sev]al ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5s1 h be5 infect$ 9 ! curr5t
 outbreak & ov] #caj h di$2 ,:]eas #b   
nurses contract$ ,ebola :ile treat+ a   
pati5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & h s9ce      
recov]$2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t1 9 coop]ation ) int]national  
p>tn]s1 mu/ d ev]y?+ possible to protect
 heal? work]s :o may come into contact )
 ,ebola1 su* z by procur+ additional    
units ( p]sonal protective equipm5t     
7,,ppe7 & inve/+ 9 rese>* & developm5t (
 bett] me?ods ( protection3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7 recognizes & 
honors ! commitm5t1 c\rage1 & sacrifices

 made by m$ical pr(essionals1 national &
 community heal? c>e work]s1 gov]nm5t   
(ficials1 milit>y p]sonnel1             
nongov]nm5tal organizations1 memb]s (   
civil society1 fai? lead]s1 & volunte]s 
engag$ 9 ! ef=t to combat & conta9 !    
,ebola ,virus ,disease1 !reby sav+      
c\ntless lives2  7#b7 calls on rese>* & 
developm5t gr\ps & m$ical device        
companies to develop bett] ways to      
protect heal? work]s f ,ebola infection2
  7#c7 rema9s committ$ to mobiliz+ !    
res\rces & p]sonnel necess>y to help    
fight ! spread ( ?is disease to save    
lives & to protect ! national security &
 global heal? int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7#d7 calls on ! int]national community
 to increase its commitm5ts ( res\rces1 
s]vices1 & p]sonnel to assi/ affect$    
nations 9 address+ ! curr5t epidemic2 & 
7#e7 recognizes ! ne$ to address        
long-t]m solutions to ! ,ebola epidemic1
 includ+ by help+ to build resili5t     
public heal? sy/ems4