,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,price of ,georgia 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4     
,boustany1 and ,mr4 ,benishek7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing
 support for designation of ,october #f1
 #bjac1 through ,october #aj1 #bjac1 as 
,american ,college of ,surgeons ,days   
and recognizing the #ajjth anniversary  
of the founding of the organization4    
,whereas the ,american ,college of      
,surgeons is the largest surgical       
organization in the world and remains   
steadfast in its mission to improve the 
care of the surgical patient and to     
safeguard standards of care in an       
optimal and ethical practice            
environment2 ,whereas the ,american     
,college of ,surgeons continues its work
 into the #bast century to sustain and  
develop relevant programs that are      

inspired by quality2 ,whereas the #ajjth
 anniversary celebrations serve as a    
testament that the ,american ,college of
 ,surgeons is fulfilling its mission of 
engaging surgeons as leaders and        
educators1 and developing initiatives   
that improve surgery and the quality of 
care for surgical patients2 ,whereas the
 #bjac ,american ,college of ,surgeons  
,clinical ,congress is the most         
prestigious international surgical      
conference which brings together        
thousands of ,fellows of the ,college   
and other health care professionals who 
each year rely on the ,clinical         
,congress to learn about the latest     
surgical advances1 practice management  
methods1 and health policy issues2 and  
,whereas ,october #f1 #bjac1 through    
,october #aj1 #bjac1 would be           
appropriate dates to designate as       
,american ,college of ,surgeons ,days to
 celebrate the #ajjth anniversary of the
 founding of the ,american ,college of  
,surgeons whose achievements continue to

 significantly influence the course of  
surgery in the ,united ,states and      
around the world1 and was established as
 an advocate for all surgical patients3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the designation of ,american ,college of
 ,surgeons ,days2  7#b7 recognizes the  
#ajjth anniversary of the founding of   
the ,american ,college of ,surgeons2 and
  7#c7 recognizes the many important    
contributions of the ,american ,college 
of ,surgeons to the welfare of both the 
surgical patient and the health care    
system of the ,united ,states4