,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #adb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 
#bjac ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,begich1
 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 and   
,mrs4 ,boxer7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,may #ae1 #bjac1 as ,national ,,mps     
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas              
mucopolysaccharidosis 7referred to in   
this resolution as ,,mps7 are a group of
 genetically determined lysosomal       
storage diseases that render the human  
body incapable of producing certain     
enzymes needed to break down complex    
carbohydrates2 ,whereas ,,mps diseases  
cause complex carbohydrates to be stored
 in almost every cell in the body and   
progressively cause cellular damage2    
,whereas the cellular damage caused by  
,,mps--  7#a7 adversely affects the     
human body by damaging the heart1       
respiratory system1 bones1 internal     

organs1 and central nervous system2 and 
7#b7 often results in intellectual      
disabilities1 short stature1 corneal    
damage1 joint stiffness1 loss of        
mobility1 speech and hearing impairment1
 heart disease1 hyperactivity1 chronic  
respiratory problems1 and1 most         
importantly1 a drastically shortened    
life span2  ,whereas symptoms of ,,mps  
are usually not apparent at birth2      
,whereas1 without treatment1 the life   
expectancy of an individual afflicted   
with ,,mps begins to decrease at a very 
early stage in the life of the          
individual2 ,whereas research has       
resulted in the development of limited  
treatments for some ,,mps diseases2     
,whereas promising advancements in the  
pursuit of treatments for additional    
,,mps diseases are underway as of the   
date of agreement to this resolution2   
,whereas1 despite the creation of new   
remedies1 the blood-brain barrier       
continues to be a significant impediment
 to effectively treating the brain1     

which prevents the treatment of many of 
the symptoms of ,,mps2 ,whereas the     
quality of life of the individuals      
afflicted with ,,mps1 and the treatments
 available to those individuals1 will be
 enhanced through the development of    
early detection techniques and early    
intervention2 ,whereas treatments and   
research advancements for ,,mps are     
limited by a lack of awareness about    
,,mps diseases2 ,whereas the lack of    
awareness about ,,mps diseases extends  
to individuals within the medical       
community2 ,whereas the cellular damage 
that is caused by ,,mps makes ,,mps a   
model for the study of many other       
degenerative genetic diseases2 and      
,whereas the development of effective   
therapies and a potential cure for ,,mps
 diseases can be accomplished by        
increased awareness1 research1 data     
collection1 and information             
distribution3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates    
,may #ae1 #bjac1 as ,national ,,mps     

,awareness ,day2 and  7#b7 supports the 
goals and ideals of ,national ,,mps     
,awareness ,day4