,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ccj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#ac1 #bjad,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4       
,brown1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1    
,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south 
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 
and ,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,recognizing the #ejth anniversary of   
,smoking and ,health3 ,report of the    
,advisory ,committee to the ,surgeon    
,general of the ,united ,states and the 
significant progress in reducing the    
public health burden of tobacco use1 and
 supporting an end to tobacco-related   
death and disease4  ,whereas ,smoking   
and ,health3 ,report of the ,advisory   
,committee to the ,surgeon ,general of  
the ,united ,states 7referred to in this
 preamble as the #aifd ,report of the   
,surgeon ,general on ,smoking and       

,health7 was the first ,surgeon ,general
 of the ,united ,states report to       
definitively link smoking with lung     
cancer and heart disease2 ,whereas the  
#aifd ,report of the ,surgeon ,general  
on ,smoking and ,health paved the way   
for a series of important public health 
initiatives aimed at reducing the burden
 of tobacco use1 including the addition 
of health warnings to cigarette         
packages1 bans on cigarette advertising 
in the broadcast media1 and the removal 
of fruit flavoring that appeal to       
children from cigarettes2 ,whereas      
tobacco control policies and public     
health initiatives aimed at curbing     
tobacco use contributed to a decrease in
 the prevalence of smoking by people of 
the ,united ,states from #db percent in 
#aife to #ah percent in #bjab2 ,whereas 
tobacco use remains one of the most     
pressing public health concerns of the  
,united ,states and is the leading      
preventable cause of disease1           
disability1 and death in the ,united    

,states2 ,whereas tobacco use causes #ah
 types of cancer1 heart disease1 chronic
 obstructive pulmonary disease1         
pregnancy complications1 and a host of  
other diseases and conditions2 ,whereas 
in ,january of #bjad1 more than         
#dc1jjj1jjj adults of the ,united       
,states smoke1 more than #h1jjj1jjj of  
such adults live with a serious illness 
caused by smoking1 and more than        
#ddj1jjj people of the ,united ,states  
die prematurely each year as a result of
 tobacco use2 ,whereas most tobacco     
users begin smoking as children1 every  
day more than #c1jjj children try a     
cigarette for the first time1 #gjj      
children become daily smokers1 and #a_/c
 of such children are projected to die  
prematurely as a result of tobacco use2 
and ,whereas smoking exacts a           
#aic1jjj1jjj1jjj toll on the economy of 
the ,united ,states each year1 including
 #if1jjj1jjj1jjj in direct medical costs
 and #ig1jjj1jjj1jjj in lost            
productivity3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    

,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the 
#ejth anniversary of ,smoking and       
,health3 ,report of the ,advisory       
,committee to the ,surgeon ,general of  
the ,united ,states and the significant 
contributions of such report in reducing
 the public health burden of tobacco    
use2 and  7#b7 supports ending          
tobacco-related death and disease4