,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #hi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4   
,isakson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ,m>* #be1 #bjac1 z ,national 
,c]ebral ,palsy ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas !
 t]m c]ebral palsy ref]s to any numb] ( 
neurological disord]s t appe> 9 infancy 
or e>ly *ildhood & p]man5tly affect body
 movem5t & ! muscle coord9ation necess>y
 to ma9ta9 balance & po/ure2 ,:]eas     
c]ebral palsy is caus$ by damage to #a  
or m specific areas ( ! bra91 :i*       
usually occurs dur+ fetal developm5t1   
be=e1 dur+1 or %ortly aft] bir?1 or dur+
 infancy2 ,:]eas ! majority ( *ildr5 :o 
h c]ebral palsy are born ) ! disord]1   
al?\gh c]ebral palsy may rema9 undetect$
 = mon?s or ye>s2 ,:]eas #ge p]c5t ( p )
 c]ebral palsy also h #a or m           
developm5tal disabilities1 includ+      
epilepsy1 intellectual disability1      
autism1 visual impairm5t1 & bl9dness2   

,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion has releas$ in=mation        
indicat+ t c]ebral palsy is increas+ly  
preval5t & t approximately #a 9 #bgh    
*ildr5 h c]ebral palsy2 ,:]eas          
approximately #hjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates are affect$ by c]ebral palsy2    
,:]eas1 al?\gh !re is no cure = c]ebral 
palsy1 treatm5t (t5 improves !          
capabilities ( a *ild ) c]ebral palsy2  
,:]eas sci5ti/s & rese>*]s are hopeful t
 break?r\ghs 9 c]ebral palsy rese>* w be
 =?com+2 ,:]eas rese>*]s across ! ,unit$
 ,/ates are conduct+ important rese>*   
projects involv+ c]ebral palsy2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,s5ate is an in/itution t c raise    
aw>5ess 9 ! g5]al public & ! m$ical     
community ab\t c]ebral palsy3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7        
designates ,m>* #be1 #bjac1 z ,national 
,c]ebral ,palsy ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7    
enc\rages all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
become m in=m$ & aw>e ( c]ebral palsy2 &
  7#c7 respectfully reque/s ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,s5ate to transmit a copy ( ?is     

resolution to ,rea*+ = ! ,/>s3 ,a       
,f\ndation ( ,hope = ,*ildr5 ) ,c]ebral 
,palsy4