,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjad ,ms4 
,heitkamp 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 ,mr4  
,begi*1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4            
,rockefell]1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,hoev51  
,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4       
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4
 ,w>n]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,boozman1   
,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,wal%1 
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 &  
,mr4 ,m]kley7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ! mon? ( ,june 
#bjad 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$om ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & des]ve
 ! inve/m5t ( e possible res\rce to     
ensure _! la/+ physical1 m5tal1 &       
emotional well-be+2 ,:]eas m ?an        
#b1fjj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h     

deploy$ ov]seas s9ce ! ev5ts ( ,septemb]
 #aa1 #bjja1 & h s]v$ 9 places su* z    
,afghani/an & ,iraq2 ,:]eas ! ,arm$     
,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h su/a9$ a      
hi/orically high op]ational tempo s9ce  
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 ) _m memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces deploy+ ov]seas multiple    
times1 plac+ ^? memb]s at high risk (   
po/-traumatic /ress disord] 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is preamble z ,,ptsd72 ,:]eas memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans :o s]v$ be=e   
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 rema9 at risk =   
,,ptsd & o!r m5tal heal? disord]s2      
,:]eas ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
reports t-- 7#a7 s9ce ,octob] #bjja1 m  
?an #caj1jjj ( ! approximately          
#a1jjj1jjj vet]ans ( ,op]ation ,endur+  
,fre$om1 ,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om1 &    
,op]ation ,new ,dawn :o h receiv$ heal? 
c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs h 
be5 diagnos$ ) ,,ptsd2  7#b7 9 fiscal   
ye> #bjac1 m ?an #ecj1jjj ( ! ne>ly     
#f1jjj1jjj vet]ans :o s\ght c>e at      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical    
facilities receiv$ 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  
receiv+ heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs1 m ?an #egj1jjj 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 exposure to milit>y  
sexual trauma c lead to ,,ptsd2 ,:]eas  
,,ptsd significantly increases ! risk ( 
anxiety1 depression1 suicide1           
homelessness1 & drug- & alcohol-relat$  
disord]s & dea?s1 especially if left    
untreat$2 ,:]eas public p]ceptions (    
,,ptsd or o!r m5tal heal? disord]s      
create unique *all5ges = vet]ans seek+  
employm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
& ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs--z    
well z ! l>g] m$ical community1 bo?     
private & public--h made significant    
advances 9 ! id5tification1 prev5tion1  
diagnosis1 & treatm5t ( ,,ptsd & !      

symptoms ( ,,ptsd1 b _m *all5ges rema92 
,:]eas increas$ und]/&+ ( ,,ptsd c help 
dim9i% ! /igma atta*$ to ?is m5tal heal?
 disord]1 & additional ef=ts are ne$$ to
 f9d fur!r ways--includ+ an exam9ation (
 h[ ,,ptsd is discuss$ 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates--to r$uce ?is /igma2 & ,:]eas !  
designation ( a ,national               
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord] ,aw>5ess
 ,mon? w raise public aw>5ess ab\t      
issues relat$ 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 #bjad1 z
 ,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress       
,disord] ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 supports 
! ef=ts ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se--z well
 z ! entire m$ical community--to educate
 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 vet]ans1 !     
families ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &     
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