,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #afi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjac ,ms4 
,heitkamp 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4
 ,rockefell]1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4          
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4      
,frank51 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,hell]1   
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ! mon? ( ,june #bjac z       
,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress        
,disord] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! brave
 m5 & wom5 ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 :o pr\dly s]ve ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
risk _! lives to protect ! fre$om ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 & des]ve ! inve/m5t ( e  
possible res\rce to ensure _! la/+      
physical1 m5tal1 & emotional well-be+2  
,:]eas m ?an #b1jjj1jjj s]vice memb]s h 
deploy$ ov]seas z "p ( ov]seas cont+5cy 
op]ations s9ce ! ev5ts ( ,septemb] #aa1 
#bjja2 ,:]eas ! milit>y has su/a9$ an   

op]ational tempo = a p]iod ( "t         
unprec$5t$ 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ) _m s]vice memb]s deploy+ multiple    
times to combat zones1 plac+ !m at high 
risk ( po/-traumatic /ress disord]      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ,,ptsd72    
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
reports t--  7#a7 s9ce ,octob] ( #bjja1 
m ?an #bhf1jjj ( ! approximately        
#ijj1jjj vet]ans ( ,op]ation ,endur+    
,fre$om1 ,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om1 &    
,op]ation ,new ,dawn :o h us$ ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? c>e h be5 cod$
 = ,,ptsd2  7#b7 9 fiscal ye> #bjaa1 m  
?an #dge1jjj ( ! ne>ly #f1jjj1jjj       
vet]ans f all w>s :o s\ght c>e at a     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical    
c5t] receiv$ treatm5t = ,,ptsd2 &  7#c7 
( vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ,op]ation ,endur+   
,fre$om1 ,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om1 &    
,op]ation ,new ,dawn :o are us+ ,vet]ans
 ,affairs heal? c>e1 m ?an #dhf1jjj--or 
#ed p]c5t--h receiv$ a diagnosis = at   
lea/ #a m5tal heal? disord]2  ,:]eas _m 
cases ( ,,ptsd rema9 unreport$1         

undiagnos$1 & untreat$ due to a lack (  
aw>5ess ab\t ,,ptsd & ! p]si/5t /igma   
associat$ ) m5tal heal? conditions2     
,:]eas ,,ptsd significantly increases ! 
risk ( depression1 suicide1 & drug- &   
alcohol-relat$ disord]s & dea?s1        
especially if left untreat$2 ,:]eas     
symptoms ( ,,ptsd or o!r m5tal heal?    
disord]s create unique *all5ges =       
vet]ans seek+ employm5t2 ,:]eas !       
,dep>tm5ts ( ,def5se & ,vet]ans ,affairs
 h made significant advances 9 !        
prev5tion1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t (      
,,ptsd & ! symptoms ( ,,ptsd1 b _m      
*all5ges rema92 & ,:]eas ! e/abli%m5t ( 
a ,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress      
,disord] ,aw>5ess ,mon? w raise public  
aw>5ess ab\t issues relat$ to ,,ptsd1   
r$uce ! /igma associat$ ) ,,ptsd1 & help
 ensure t ^? suff]+ f ! invisible w\nds 
( w> receive prop] treatm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 designates   
,june #bjac1 z ,national ,po/-,traumatic
 ,/ress ,disord] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7  
supports ! ef=ts ( ! ,secret>y (        

,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se to educate s]vice memb]s1       
vet]ans1 ! families ( s]vice memb]s &   
vet]ans1 & ! public ab\t ! causes1      
symptoms1 & treatm5t ( po/-traumatic    
/ress disord]2 &  7#c7 respectfully     
reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate        
transmit a copy ( ?is resolution to !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se4