,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,rangel1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1     
,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4  
,mc,govern7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,national  
,,/d ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas sexually   
transmitt$ infections 7,s,t,is7 7also   
kn[n z sexually transmitt$ diseases1 or 
,s,t,ds7 are a major public heal?       
*all5ge t pose a significant burd5 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates bo? 9 economic & human    
t]ms2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has !      
highe/ rate ( ,s,t,is 9 ! indu/rializ$  
_w1 ) an e/imat$ #bj1jjj1jjj new cases  
occurr+ ea* ye>1 & almo/ half ( ^?      
infections occurr+ 9 "y p betwe5 ! ages 
( #ae to #bd2 ,:]eas all p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates h an int]e/ 9 ,s,t,is because e  
community is impact$ & ev]yone pays = ! 
co/ ( ^! infections1 ei!r directly or   

indirectly2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion        
7,,cdc71 ,s,t,is impose a trem5d\s      
economic burd5 on ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 )    
direct m$ical co/s z high z             
#ag1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc  
e/imates t rates ( ,*lamydia infection  
among adolesc5ts increas$ f #bjaj to    
#bjaa1 especially among adolesc5ts      
betwe5 ! ages ( #bj & #bd2 ,:]eas 9     
#bjaa1 ! rate ( ,*lamydia among         
,african-,am]ican females betwe5 ! ages 
( #ae & #ai 0 almo/ #f times t ( _!     
,:ite c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaj1 ,,cdc  
data indicat$ t #a 9 #f p 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates betwe5 ! ages ( #ad & #di ye>s   
old 7 infect$ ) ! ,h]pes ,simplex virus 
,type #b1 a lifelong & incurable        
infection1 & t ,african-,am]ican wom5   
#ad to #di ye>s old 7 ! mo/ affect$     
gr\p1 ) a preval5ce rate ( #dh p]c5t2   
,:]eas pov]ty & lack ( access to quality
 heal? c>e exac]bate ! rate ( infection 
) ! human immunodefici5cy virus 7,,hiv7 
& o!r ,s,t,is2 ,:]eas m5 :o h sex ) m5  

7,,msm7 cont9ue to be disproportionately
 impact$ by ,s,t,is1 acc\nt+ = #gb p]c5t
 ( all syphilis cases 9 #bjaa z comp>$  
to only #d p]c5t ( su* cases 9 #bjjj2   
,:]eas racial disp>ities 9 rates (      
,s,t,is are among ! wor/ heal?          
disp>ities 9 ! ,nation = any heal?      
condition2 ,:]eas mo/ ,s,t,is h be5     
associat$ ) increas$ risk ( ,,hiv       
transmission & are likely contribut+ to 
! ongo+ ,,hiv epidemic 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc also reports t ! 
two mo/ common ,s,t,is among "y wom5 are
 ,,hpv1 ) #ah p]c5t infect$1 &          
,*lamydia1 ) #f p]c5t ( "y wom5 betwe5 !
 ages ( #ae & #ai infect$2 ,:]eas !     
long-t]m heal? effects ( ^! ,s,t,is are 
especially sev]e = wom5 & include       
inf]tility & c]vical canc]2 ,:]eas      
vacc9ation1 scre5+1 & e>ly treatm5t c   
prev5t "s ( ! mo/ deva/at+ effects (    
,s,t,is2 ,:]eas high ,,/i infection     
rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates demon/rate ! ne$
 = bett] ways to rea* ^? mo/ at risk (  
infection2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc recomm5ds     

annual ,*lamydia scre5+s = sexually     
active wom5 #be ye>s ( age & y\ng]2     
,:]eas ! ,,cdc also recomm5ds ,,hpv     
vacc9ation = girls1 boys & "y wom5      
betwe5 ! ages ( #aa & #ba = m5 & #bf =  
wom51 z well z anyone :o is             
immunocompromis$ 7includ+ liv+ )        
,,hiv_/,,aids7 until age #bf2 ,:]eas !  
,,cdc recomm5ds scre5+ = ,,hiv1         
syphilis1 ,*lamydia1 & gonorrhea at lea/
 once a ye> = all sexually active ,,msm2
 ,:]eas ,*lamydia c lead to pelvic      
inflammatory disease1 *ronic pelvic pa91
 inf]tility1 & tubul> pregnancies1 :i* c
 affect a woman's heal? & well-be+      
?r\gh\t h] lifetime2 ,:]eas ,s,t,is1    
includ+ ,,hiv_/,,aids1 c be transmitt$ f
 infect$ mo!rs to infants dur+ *ildbir? 
& c cause sev]e heal? consequ5ces 9 ^!  
infants2 ,:]eas ,s,t,is (t5 cause social
 /igma & may h a s]i\s psy*ological     
impact among ^? :o are infect$2 ,:]eas  
programs t provide compreh5sive &       
m$ically accurate heal? in=mation &     
scre5+ & treatm5t s]vices c help p      

protect !mselves aga9/ ,s,t,is1 includ+ 
?r\gh a v>iety ( ,f$]al programs su* z  
,title ,x ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act & ! ,,cdc's ,,/d prev5tion         
programs2 ,:]eas s*ool-bas$ ,,/i scre5+ 
programs h be5 highly successful :]e    
implem5t$ & are effective at prev5t+ !  
spread ( ,s,t,is among adolesc5ts2      
,:]eas ! sexual & reproductive heal?    
ne$s ( m5 mu/ be m ?or\ghly recogniz$ & 
bett] address$ by ! public heal? &      
m$ical provid] community 9 ord] to m    
effectively combat ! spread ( ,s,t,is2  
,:]eas ,,/d programs 9 ,/ate & local    
heal? dep>tm5ts t are fund$ ?r\gh !     
,,cdc's ,division ( ,,/d ,prev5tion are 
! ,nation's frontl9e def5se aga9/ !     
spread ( ,s,t,is2 ,:]eas ,,/i scre5+1   
vacc9ation1 & o!r prev5tion /rategies = 
sexually active wom5 %\ld be among !    
highe/ public heal? priorities2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,,cdc obs]ves ,april z ,national ,,/d
 ,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports
 ! goals & ideals ( ,national ,,/d      

,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 enc\rages ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 localities1 &       
nonpr(it organizations to obs]ve ! mon? 
) appropriate programs & activities1 ) !
 goal ( increas+ public k ( ! risks (   
sexually transmitt$ infections 7,s,t,is7
 & protect+ p ( all ages2  7#c7         
recognizes ! human toll ( ,s,t,is & !   
importance ( mak+ ! prev5tion1          
diagnosis1 & treatm5t ( ,s,t,is an urg5t
 public heal? priority2 &  7#d7 calls on
 all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n ab\t   
,s,t,is & ! prev5tion approa*es         
recomm5d$ = !m & enc\rages all sexually 
active individuals to get te/$ = ,s,t,is
 & to seek appropriate c>e if !y are    
infect$4