,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,hanna submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committees on the      
,judiciary1 ,armed ,services1 and       
,veterans' ,affairs1 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  ,condemning the ,april    
#ae1 #bjac1 ,improvised ,explosive      
,device 7,,ied7 attacks in ,boston1     
,massachusetts and calling upon the     
,united ,states ,government1 the        
governments of all nations1 the ,united 
,nations1 and other international       
organizations to renounce the use of    
,i,e,ds and take actions to stop their  
proliferation4  ,whereas on ,april #ae1 
#bjac1 innocent civilians were          
maliciously victimized by ,improvised   

,explosive ,devices 7,i,e,ds7 in a      
terrorist attack in ,boston1            
,massachusetts2 ,whereas the ,,ied has  
become a very effective weapon for those
 who advance their cause through terror 
and violence1 as exemplified by the fact
 that an average of #ejj ,,ied incidents
 occur in the world each day1 excluding 
incidents occurring in ,iraq or         
,afghanistan1 and that an average of #ab
 such incidents occur each day in both  
,iraq and ,afghanistan2 ,whereas ,,ied  
attacks are the leading cause of        
casualties for ,american servicemembers 
and are anticipated to remain the       
leading cause of such casualties for the
 foreseeable future2 ,whereas the       
,global ,campaign ,against ,i,e,ds1 as a
 responsible international entity for   
action against ,i,e,ds and for          
supporting ,,ied victims1 has found that
 ,,ied attacks are the leading cause of 
the most prevalent injuries to veterans1
 including vision and hearing loss1     
spinal cord injuries1 traumatic brain   

injury1 amputations1 genitourinary      
injuries1 and post-traumatic stress     
disorder2 ,whereas the ,blinded         
,veterans ,association and ,,amvets have
 found that the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs currently treats #aih1fgj     
veterans for hearing injuries and       
#aah1aej veterans for eye injuries1     
numbers that are expected to increase   
significantly as active duty            
servicemembers enter the ,veterans      
,affairs system2 ,whereas people who    
live in areas affected by ,,ied         
incidents live in constant fear of      
additional attacks that disrupt         
everything from daily routines to health
 care to elections1 and these           
disruptions1 together with the          
displacement1 destruction1 and loss of  
personal assets caused by ,,ied         
incidents1 severely degrade the ability 
of these people to sustain their        
livelihoods2 ,whereas reducing the use  
of ,i,e,ds and neutralizing the networks
 that produce them requires a holistic  

approach to identify and eliminate the  
root causes that allow such networks to 
form and survive2 ,whereas ,i,e,ds kill 
scores of innocent civilians1 including 
women and children2 and ,whereas        
resolving the ,,ied problem is the      
global community's responsibility3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives--  7#a7 unequivocally  
condemns the use of ,improvised         
,explosive ,devices 7,i,e,ds7 and calls 
for the full prosecution of those       
responsible for the ,,ied terrorist     
attack in ,boston1 ,massachusetts on    
,april #ae1 #bjac2  7#b7 expresses its  
condolences to the families of those who
 were killed in the ,,ied terrorist     
attack in ,boston1 ,massachusetts on    
,april #ae1 #bjac1 and its support for  
those who were injured as well as their 
families2  7#c7 expresses unwavering    
support for the active duty             
servicemembers1 first responders1 and   
explosive ordnance disposal personnel of
 the ,united ,states who face the threat

 of ,i,e,ds and put their lives on the  
line to defeat them2  7#d7 calls on all 
relevant agencies of the ,united ,states
 ,government to coordinate with         
international partners and other        
responsible entities to reduce the use  
of ,i,e,ds and curb their proliferation2
  7#e7 urges the governments of all     
nations1 as well as the ,united ,nations
 and other international organizations1 
to formally renounce the use of ,i,e,ds 
through an international resolution and 
to assist all partners and responsible  
entities in securing and monitoring the 
manufacture1 sale1 transportation1 and  
use of ,,ied components and techniques2 
7#f7 calls on all relevant agencies of  
the ,united ,states ,government to      
support the care of active duty         
servicemembers1 veterans1 and first     
responders who are victims of ,i,e,ds by
 facilitating the exchange of blast     
trauma research data among law          
enforcement agencies1 the ,department of
 ,defense1 the ,department of ,veterans 

,affairs1 congressionally chartered     
veterans service organizations1 and     
other responsible entities2 and  7#g7   
calls on the ,united ,states ,government
 to support international action against
 ,i,e,ds and those who traffic in ,,ied 
components and techniques1 and to       
support ,,ied victims by sharing        
,,ied-related event data and information
 with responsible entities4