,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,fattah 7for himself and ,mr4      
,coble7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,international ,water ,safety 
,day4  ,whereas ,international ,water   
,safety ,day is celebrated to bring     
awareness to the ongoing drowning       
epidemic and educate people in becoming 
safer in and around the water2 ,whereas 
fatal unintentional drowning is the     
second leading cause of death for       
children #a to #ad years of age2        
,whereas fatal unintentional drowning is
 the sixth leading cause of death for   
people of all ages2 ,whereas an         
estimated #chh1jjj people died from     
drowning1 making drowning a major public
 health problem worldwide and accounting
 for nearly #aj percent of total global 
mortality2 ,whereas drowning deaths are 

an epidemic2 ,whereas drowning is the   
third leading cause of unintentional    
injury death1 accounting for #g percent 
of all injury-related deaths2 ,whereas  
water safety education and water safety 
awareness can help curve the number of  
drowning fatalities2 ,whereas research  
shows that formal swimming lessons can  
reduce the risk of drowning by #hh      
percent among children aged #a to #d    
years old2 ,whereas courses such as     
,,cpr have shown to improve outcomes for
 drowning victims since interventions   
occur more quickly2 ,whereas water      
safety is a life skill that can be      
taught2 and ,whereas water safety       
education should be included in primary 
and secondary school education3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of ,international      
,water ,safety ,day2  7#b7 acknowledges 
that water safety education should be   
included in primary and secondary school
 education2  7#c7 acknowledges the      

importance of water safety and that     
every person should engage in water     
safety education2 and  7#d7 acknowledges
 that every person should learn to swim4