,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ca  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #bi1 #bjad,ms4 ,baldwin 7for   
herself1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,coburn7
 submitted the following concurrent     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,concurrent ,,resolution    
,designating ,january #bjad as ,national
 ,blood ,donor ,month4  ,whereas        
,america's ,blood ,centers1 ,,aabb1 and 
the ,american ,red ,cross unite to      
designate ,january #bjad as ,national   
,blood ,donor ,month2 ,whereas donating 
#a unit of blood saves as many as #c    
lives2 ,whereas blood donors are an     
integral part of the health system and  
national public health preparedness     
initiatives in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas blood and blood products are   
critical national resources and vital   
public health assets that must be       
readily available at all times2 ,whereas
 every #b seconds1 a person in the      
,united ,states needs blood for         

lifesaving treatment in an emergency or 
a disaster1 a routine surgery1 a blood  
transfusion to help treat a serious     
disease like cancer1 or an organ or bone
 marrow transplant2 ,whereas #a in #g   
patients who enter a hospital in the    
,united ,states needs blood2 ,whereas   
more than #bj1jjj1jjj blood components  
are used in transfusions every year in  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas over      
#da1jjj units of blood are needed each  
day in the ,united ,states to maintain a
 safe and adequate blood supply2        
,whereas #i1bjj1jjj donors give blood   
each year in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas approximately #ch percent of   
the ,unites ,states population is       
eligible to give blood1 but less than   
#aj percent of the eligible population  
donates blood on an annual basis2       
,whereas blood transfusions require     
generous and altruistic volunteer       
donors2 ,whereas it is vital that the   
blood donation policies1 including donor
 deferral policies1 in the ,united      

,states keep pace with medical science  
to ensure that the ,united ,states has a
 robust1 eligible population of donors  
to maintain a safe and adequate blood   
supply2 and ,whereas ,america's ,blood  
,centers1 ,,aabb1 and the ,american ,red
 ,cross support and perform critical    
services collecting1 processing1 and    
distributing lifesaving blood and blood 
products to hospitals and health        
providers1 and are instrumental in      
ensuring the safety of the blood supply 
and promoting the need for blood        
donations3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes ,january    
#bjad as ,national ,blood ,donor ,month2
  7#b7 acknowledges the important role  
of volunteer blood donors in protecting 
the health and emergency preparedness   
security of the ,united ,states2  7#c7  
recognizes the need to promote a safe1  
stable blood supply and to increase     
volunteer participation of blood donors2
  7#d7 endorses efforts to update blood 
donation policies in a safe and         

scientifically sound manner to maintain 
an adequate blood supply2 and  7#e7     
recognizes the roles of ,america's      
,blood ,centers1 ,,aabb1 and the        
,american ,red ,cross in ensuring the   
safety of the blood supply in the       
,united ,states and delivering          
lifesaving blood and blood products to  
health providers and patients4