,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #eg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,c>son 
( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,johnson (
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4      
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4    
,mac,arthur1 ,mr4 ,c>ney1 ,mr4 ,clay1   
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,yoho1   
,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4       
,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 
,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4          
,frel+huys51 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?        
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 
,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4
 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (             
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4       
,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 
,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1
 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,takano1

 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4  
,gallego1 & ,mr4 ,kildee7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,concurr5t            
,,resolution  ,support+ ,national ,m5's 
,heal? ,week4  ,:]eas despite advances 9
 m$ical te*nology & rese>*1 m5 cont9ue  
to live an av]age ( m ?an #e ye>s less  
?an wom51 & ,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska   
,native & ,african-,am]ican m5 h ! l[e/ 
life expectancy2 ,:]eas #i ( ! #aj lead+
 causes ( dea?1 z def9$ by ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 affect  
m5 at a high] p]c5tage ?an wom52 ,:]eas 
betwe5 ! ages ( #de & #ed1 m5 are #aa_/b
 times m likely ?an wom5 to die ( he>t  
attacks2 ,:]eas m5 die ( he>t disease at
 #aa_/b times ! rate ( wom52 ,:]eas     
te/icul> canc] is "o ( ! mo/ common     
canc]s 9 m5 betwe5 ! ages ( #ae & #cd1 &
 :5 detect$ e>ly1 has a #if-p]c5t       
survival rate2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( cases ( 
colon canc] among m5 is expect$ to be   
almo/ #df1jjj 9 #bjae1 & ov] #bf1jjj m5 

are expect$ to die f ! disease2 ,:]eas !
 likelihood t a man w develop pro/ate   
canc] is #a 9 #f2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( m5   
develop+ pro/ate canc] 9 #bjae w rea* m 
?an #bbj1jjj & an e/imat$ #bg1edj ( !m w
 die f ! disease2 ,:]eas                
,african-,am]ican m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h
 ! highe/ incid5ce ( pro/ate canc] 9 !  
_w2 ,:]eas significant numb]s (         
male-relat$ heal? problems1 su* z       
pro/ate canc]1 te/icul> canc]1          
inf]tility1 & colon canc]1 c\ld be      
detect$ & treat$ if m5's aw>5ess ( su*  
problems 7 m p]vasive2 ,:]eas m ?an half
 ( ! eld]ly wid[s n[ liv+ 9 pov]ty 7 n  
poor be=e ! dea? ( _! husb&s2 ,:]eas    
educat+ bo? ! public & heal? c>e        
provid]s ab\t ! importance ( e>ly       
detection ( male heal? problems w result
 9 r$uc+ rates ( mortality = ^!         
diseases2 ,:]eas appropriate use ( te/s 
su* z ,pro/ate ,specific ,antig5 7,,psa7
 exams & blood pressure & *ole/]ol      
scre5s1 9 conjunction ) cl9ical         
exam9ation & self-te/+ = problems su* z 

te/icul> canc]1 c result 9 ! detection (
 _m ( ^! problems 9 _! e>ly /ages &     
increases 9 ! survival rates to ne>ly   
#ajj p]c5t2 ,:]eas wom5 are twice z     
likely z m5 to visit ! doctor = annual  
exam9ations & prev5tive s]vices2 ,:]eas 
m5 are less likely ?an wom5 to visit _! 
heal? c5t] or physician = regul> scre5+ 
exam9ations ( male-relat$ problems = a  
v>iety ( reasons1 includ+ fe>1 lack (   
heal? insurance1 lack ( in=mation1 & co/
 factors2 ,:]eas ,national ,m5's ,heal? 
,week 0 e/abli%$ by ,congress & fir/    
celebrat$ 9 #aiid & urges m5 & _!       
families to engage 9 appropriate heal?  
behaviors1 & ! result+ increas$ aw>5ess 
has improv$ heal?-relat$ education &    
help$ prev5t illness2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nors
 ( all #ej ,/ates h issu$ proclamations 
annually decl>+ ,m5's ,heal? ,week 9 _! 
,/ates1 z h ,mayors ( ov] #fj cities2   
,:]eas s9ce #aiid1 ,national ,m5's      
,heal? ,week has be5 celebrat$ ea* ,june
 by hundr$s ( ,/ates1 cities1           
localities1 public heal? dep>tm5ts1     

heal? c>e entities1 *ur*es1 & community 
organizations ?r\gh\t ! ,nation t       
promote heal? aw>5ess ev5ts focus$ on m5
 & family2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,m5's     
,heal? ,week ,web site has be5 e/abli%$ 
at www4m5%eal?week4org & features       
proclamations f ,gov]nors & ,mayors1 &  
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week ev5ts2     
,:]eas m5 :o are educat$ ab\t ! value t 
prev5tive heal? c play 9 prolong+ _!    
lifespan & _! role z productive family  
memb]s w be m likely to p>ticipate 9    
heal? scre5+s2 ,:]eas m5 & _! families  
are enc\rag$ to increase _! aw>5ess ( ! 
importance ( a heal?y life/yle1 regul>  
ex]cise1 & m$ical *eckups2 & ,:]eas     
,june #ae ?r\gh ,june #ba1 #bjae1 is    
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week1 :i* has ! 
purpose ( height5+ ! aw>5ess (          
prev5table heal? problems & enc\rag+    
e>ly detection & treatm5t ( disease     
among m5 & boys3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t   
,congress-- 7#a7 supports ! annual      
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week2 &  7#b7   
reque/s t ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

issue a proclamation call+ ^u ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to obs]ve 
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week )          
appropriate c]emonies & activities4