,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,baucus 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,tester1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mrs4 ,murray1   
,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4      
,isakson7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating the first    
week of ,april #bjac as ,national       
,asbestos ,awareness ,week4  ,whereas   
dangerous asbestos fibers are invisible 
and cannot be smelled or tasted2        
,whereas the inhalation of airborne     
asbestos fibers can cause significant   
damage2 ,whereas asbestos fibers can    
cause cancer such as mesothelioma and   
asbestosis and other health problems2   
,whereas asbestos-related diseases can  
take #aj to #ej years to present        
themselves2 ,whereas the expected       
survival time for those diagnosed with  
mesothelioma is between #f and #bd      
months2 ,whereas1 generally1 little is  

known about late-stage treatment of     
asbestos-related diseases1 and there is 
no cure for such diseases2 ,whereas     
early detection of asbestos-related     
diseases may give some patients         
increased treatment options and might   
improve their prognoses2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states has substantially       
reduced its consumption of asbestos1 yet
 continues to consume almost #a1ajj     
metric tons of the fibrous mineral for  
use in certain products throughout the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas               
asbestos-related diseases have killed   
thousands of people in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas exposure to asbestos  
continues1 but safety and prevention of 
asbestos exposure already have          
significantly reduced the incidence of  
asbestos-related diseases and can       
further reduce the incidence of such    
diseases2 ,whereas asbestos has been a  
cause of occupational cancer2 ,whereas  
thousands of workers in the ,united     
,states face significant asbestos       

exposure2 ,whereas thousands of people  
in the ,united ,states die from         
asbestos-related diseases every year2   
,whereas a significant percentage of all
 asbestos-related disease victims were  
exposed to asbestos on naval ships and  
in shipyards2 ,whereas asbestos was used
 in the construction of a significant   
number of office buildings and public   
facilities built before #aige2 ,whereas 
people in the small community of ,libby1
 ,montana1 suffer from asbestos-related 
diseases1 including mesothelioma1 at a  
significantly higher rate than people in
 the ,united ,states as a whole2 and    
,whereas the establishment of a         
,national ,asbestos ,awareness ,week    
will raise public awareness about the   
prevalence of asbestos-related diseases 
and the dangers of asbestos exposure3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate--  7#a7 designates the first    
week of ,april #bjac as ,national       
,asbestos ,awareness ,week2  7#b7 urges 
the ,surgeon ,general to warn and       

educate people about the public health  
issue of asbestos exposure1 which may be
 hazardous to their health2 and  7#c7   
respectfully requests that the          
,secretary of the ,senate transmit a    
copy of this resolution to the ,office  
of the ,surgeon ,general4