,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,mr4  
,sanders7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the week of ,march #d through ,march #h1
 #bjac1 as ,military and ,veterans      
,caregiver ,week4  ,whereas more than   
#b1djj1jjj members of the ,armed ,forces
 have been deployed to ,iraq and        
,afghanistan since ,october #bjja1      
#f1fdj have been killed in action1 more 
than #ej1jjj have been wounded in       
action1 and #a1gae have undergone an    
amputation for a battle-related injury2 
,whereas the signature wounds of members
 of the ,armed ,forces who have served  
in ,operation ,enduring ,freedom1       
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 and         
,operation ,new ,dawn are traumatic     
brain injury and post-traumatic stress  
disorder2 ,whereas1 between ,january #a1
 #bjjj1 and ,august #bj1 #bjab1 #bec1ccj

 cases of traumatic brain injury were   
diagnosed among members of the ,armed   
,forces1 and approximately #f1ejj cases 
were classified as severe or            
penetrating2 ,whereas studies have shown
 that the prevalence of post-traumatic  
stress disorder among veterans who      
served in ,operation ,enduring ,freedom 
or ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom ranges    
between #ae and #bj percent1 and reports
 from the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs show that #bi percent of       
veterans who served in ,operation       
,enduring ,freedom or ,operation ,iraqi 
,freedom and sought health care during  
fiscal years #bjjb through #bjab had    
post-traumatic stress disorder2 ,whereas
 many of the members of the ,armed      
,forces and veterans who served in      
,operation ,enduring ,freedom or        
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and suffered 
these injuries require assistance from a
 family caregiver to complete activities
 of daily living such as bathing1       
dressing1 and feeding1 or instrumental  

activities such as transportation1 meal 
preparation1 and health management2     
,whereas as many as #a1jjj1jjj spouses1 
parents1 and children of veterans have  
served or are currently serving as      
family caregivers to veterans who served
 in ,operation ,enduring ,freedom or    
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 according to
 a study of military caregivers         
conducted by the ,,rand ,corporation2   
,whereas section #afgb of the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #aj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7 introduced an    
expansion of medical care available to  
family caregivers1 and the ,caregivers  
and ,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services
 ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-afc7  
facilitated a new program for access to 
health insurance1 mental health         
services1 caregiver training1 and       
respite care by family caregivers of    
veterans who served in ,operation       
,enduring ,freedom or ,operation ,iraqi 
,freedom2 ,whereas the program provided 

under the ,caregivers and ,veterans     
,omnibus ,health ,services ,act of #bjaj
 7,public ,law #aaa-afc7 is limited to  
veterans enrolled in the ,veterans      
,health ,administration1 who sustained a
 serious injury in the line of duty     
after ,september #aa1 #bjja1 and who    
require at least #f months of personal  
care services because of an inability to
 perform activities of daily living or  
who require supervision due to          
neurological impairment2 and ,whereas   
the primary caregivers of members of the
 ,armed ,forces and veterans injured in 
the line of duty make tremendous        
sacrifices of their own1 saving the     
,united ,states millions of dollars in  
health care and potential               
institutionalization costs3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the week of ,march #d   
through ,march #h1 #bjac1 as ,military  
and ,veterans ,caregiver ,week2  7#b7   
honors caregivers of members of the     
,armed ,forces and veterans for their   

service and sacrifice to the ,united    
,states2 and  7#c7 calls upon the people
 of the ,united ,states--  7,a7 to      
observe the week with appropriate       
activities and events2 and  7,b7 to     
participate in activities that will show
 support to military families and the   
sacrifices endured by those families in 
service to the ,united ,states4