,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ccj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjad,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4
 ,h>k91 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4   
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,johnson (
 ,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4       
,fe9/e91 & ,mr4 ,k+7 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
#ej? anniv]s>y ( ,smok+ & ,heal?3       
,report ( ! ,advisory ,committee to !   
,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !   
significant progress 9 r$uc+ ! public   
heal? burd5 ( tobacco use1 & support+ an
 end to tobacco-relat$ dea? & disease4  
,:]eas ,smok+ & ,heal?3 ,report ( !     
,advisory ,committee to ! ,surgeon      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is preamble z ! #aifd ,report ( !      
,surgeon ,g5]al on ,smok+ & ,heal?7 0 ! 
fir/ ,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
report to def9itively l9k smok+ ) lung  
canc] & he>t disease2 ,:]eas ! #aifd    

,report ( ! ,surgeon ,g5]al on ,smok+ & 
,heal? pav$ ! way = a s]ies ( important 
public heal? initiatives aim$ at r$uc+ !
 burd5 ( tobacco use1 includ+ ! addition
 ( heal? w>n+s to cig>ette packages1    
bans on cig>ette adv]tis+ 9 ! broadca/  
m$ia1 & ! removal ( fruit flavor+ t     
appeal to *ildr5 f cig>ettes2 ,:]eas    
tobacco control policies & public heal? 
initiatives aim$ at curb+ tobacco use   
contribut$ to a decrease 9 ! preval5ce (
 smok+ by p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f #db     
p]c5t 9 #aife to #ah p]c5t 9 #bjab2     
,:]eas tobacco use rema9s "o ( ! mo/    
press+ public heal? conc]ns ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates & is ! lead+ prev5table cause (  
disease1 disability1 & dea? 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas tobacco use causes #ah   
types ( canc]1 he>t disease1 *ronic     
ob/ructive pulmon>y disease1 pregnancy  
complications1 & a ho/ ( o!r diseases & 
conditions2 ,:]eas 9 ,janu>y ( #bjad1 m 
?an #dc1jjj1jjj adults ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 smoke1 m ?an #h1jjj1jjj ( su* adults   
live ) a s]i\s illness caus$ by smok+1 &

 m ?an #ddj1jjj p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates die 
prematurely ea* ye> z a result ( tobacco
 use2 ,:]eas mo/ tobacco us]s beg9 smok+
 z *ildr51 e day m ?an #c1jjj *ildr5 try
 a cig>ette = ! fir/ "t1 #gjj *ildr5    
become daily smok]s1 & #a_/c ( su*      
*ildr5 are project$ to die prematurely z
 a result ( tobacco use2 & ,:]eas smok+ 
exacts a #aic1jjj1jjj1jjj toll on !     
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>1      
includ+ #if1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 direct m$ical 
co/s & #ig1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 lo/            
productivity3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ,smok+ & ,heal?3 ,report ( !
 ,advisory ,committee to ! ,surgeon     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! significant
 contributions ( su* report 9 r$uc+ !   
public heal? burd5 ( tobacco use2 &     
7#b7 supports end+ tobacco-relat$ dea? &
 disease4