,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #acc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 and ,ms4 ,lofgren7 submitted the following 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 ,,resolution ,commending the progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs4 ,whereas tuberculosis 7,,tb7 is the second leading fatal global infectious disease behind ,,hiv_/,,aids1 claiming #c people each minute and #a1djj1jjj lives each year2 ,whereas the global ,,tb pandemic and the spread of drug-resistant ,,tb present a persistent public health threat to the ,united ,states1 and cases of drug-resistant ,,tb in the ,united ,states have increased2 ,whereas ,,tb treatment is long and arduous1 ranging from #f months to #b years1 and requires multiple medications1 and the side effects of treatment for drug-resistant ,,tb can include acute pain and hearing loss2 ,whereas periodic ,,tb drug shortages have occurred in many countries1 including the ,united ,states1 because of insufficient production by manufacturers and supply chain problems2 ,whereas the first new drug to treat ,,tb in the last #dj years was approved by the ,,fda in ,january #bjac2 ,whereas diabetic patients are #c times more likely to develop ,,tb compared to those without diabetes2 ,whereas ,,tb is the leading killer of people with ,,hiv_/,,aids in the developing world1 more than #a1jjj people infected with ,,hiv die every day from tuberculosis1 and there is also a critical need for new ,,tb drugs that can safely be taken concurrently with antiretroviral therapy for ,,hiv2 ,whereas health care workers are #b to #c times more likely to contract ,,tb than the general population1 yet protection from infection is inadequate in many countries2 ,whereas ,,tb is an under-recognized problem in children and current pediatric treatments and diagnostics are inadequate2 ,whereas the disease can have devastating long-term health effects including deafness1 blindness1 and paralysis1 even after cure2 ,whereas ,,tb is the third leading killer of adult women1 and the stigma associated with ,,tb disproportionately affects women1 often causing delays in seeking care and interfering with treatment adherence2 ,whereas breadwinners who become ill with ,,tb are often too sick to work for weeks or months1 which can lead to financial catastrophe for their families2 ,whereas the ,institute of ,medicine 7,,iom7 found that the resurgence of ,,tb in the ,united ,states between #aihe and #aiib was caused by cuts in ,,tb control funding and the spread of ,,hiv_/,,aids2 ,whereas the numbers of ,,tb cases in the ,united ,states continue to decline2 ,whereas drug-resistant ,,tb that appears resistant to all medication has been found in ,india and ,south ,africa1 and the ,united ,states has had more than #bh cases of ,extensively ,drug-,resistant ,,tb 7,,xdr-,,tb7 over the last decade1 with #f cases in #bjaa alone2 ,whereas there are indications that drugs sold over the counter in pharmacies in several countries with poor national drug control systems may be fake or sub-standard2 ,whereas ,african-,americans are #h times more likely to have ,,tb than ,caucasians1 and significant disparities exist among other minorities in the ,united ,states1 including ,native ,americans1 ,asian-,americans1 and ,hispanic-,americans2 ,whereas although drugs1 diagnostics1 and vaccines for ,,tb exist1 many are antiquated and are increasingly inadequate for controlling the global epidemic2 ,whereas the ,,tb vaccine1 ,,bcg1 provides some protection to children1 but it has little or no efficacy in adults2 ,whereas progress has been made in vaccine research1 with more than a dozen vaccine candidates in clinical trials2 ,whereas enactment of the ,tom ,lantos and ,henry ,j4 ,hyde ,united ,states ,global ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjh and the ,comprehensive ,,tb ,elimination ,act provided a historic ,united ,states commitment to the global eradication of ,,tb1 leading to the successful treatment of #d1ejj1jjj new ,,tb patients and #ij1jjj new multi-drug-resistant cases by #bjac1 while providing additional treatment through coordinated multilateral efforts2 ,whereas an estimated #bj1jjj1jjj people are alive today as a direct result of ,,tb programs2 ,whereas a new1 ,united ,states-developed diagnostic technology1 called ,xpert1 is revolutionizing the ,,tb response2 ,whereas ,,tb-related deaths among people living with ,,hiv in ,africa have declined by #bh percent since #bjjd2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development 7,,usaid7 provides financial and technical assistance to nearly #cb highly burdened ,,tb countries1 supports the development of new diagnostic and treatment tools1 and is authorized to support research to develop new vaccines to combat ,,tb2 ,whereas the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention 7,,cdc71 working in partnership with ,states and territories of the ,united ,states1 directs the national ,,tb elimination program and essential national ,,tb surveillance1 technical assistance1 and prevention activities and supports the development of new diagnostic1 treatment1 and prevention tools to combat ,,tb2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,president's ,emergency ,plan for ,,aids ,relief 7,,pepfar7 supports programs to integrate the prevention1 diagnosis1 and treatment of ,,tb into ,,hiv services1 as well as programs to integrate ,,hiv prevention1 testing1 care1 and treatment into ,,tb programs2 ,whereas the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 through its many institutes and centers1 plays the leading role in basic and clinical research into the identification1 treatment1 and prevention of ,,tb2 ,whereas the ,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria provides #ij percent of all international financing for ,,tb programs worldwide and has supported the detection and treatment of #i1gjj1jjj cases of ,,tb2 and ,whereas ,march #bd1 #bjac1 is ,world ,tuberculosis ,day1 commemorating the date in #ahhb when ,dr4 ,robert ,koch announced his discovery of ,mycobacterium tuberculosis1 the bacteria that causes tuberculosis3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the goals of ,world ,tuberculosis ,day to raise awareness about tuberculosis2 7#b7 commends the progress made by ,united ,states-led anti-tuberculosis programs2 and 7#c7 reaffirms its commitment to global tuberculosis control made through the ,tom ,lantos and ,henry ,j4 ,hyde ,united ,states ,global ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjh4