,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #df  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,walz7 submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the increased
 risk of sleep apnea among soldiers     
returning from active duty and the      
benefits of continuous positive airway  
pressure 7,,cpap7 therapy on treating   
obstructive sleep apnea 7,,osa7 in      
soldiers suffering from ,posttraumatic  
,stress ,disorder 7,,ptsd74  ,whereas   
#ab1jjj1jjj to #ah1jjj1jjj people in the
 ,united ,states remain untreated for   
7,,osa72 ,whereas untreated ,,osa can   
lead to heart disease1 stroke1          

hypertension1 type #b diabetes1 and     
depression2 ,whereas #ed percent of the 
patients with ,,ptsd who underwent sleep
 studies at ,walter ,reed ,national     
,military ,medical ,center were         
diagnosed with ,,osa2 ,whereas #bj      
percent of soldiers will develop sleep  
apnea in their lifetime2 ,whereas       
soldiers are #d times more likely to    
develop sleep apnea than non-veteran    
civilians2 ,whereas studies show that   
#cg percent of soldiers showing symptoms
 for ,,ptsd also report symptoms of     
insufficient sleep2 ,whereas veterans   
suffering from ,,ptsd experience fewer  
nightmares when their ,,osa is treated  
with continuous positive airway pressure
 7,,cpap7 therapy2 and ,whereas the lack
 of public awareness of the disease1    
poor sleep habits during active duty1   
and the effects of ,,ptsd among veterans
 that lead to poor sleep leads to many  
undiagnosed1 untreated1 and severe      
cases3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7      

supports raising public awareness of    
sleep apnea1 especially for ,united     
,states soldiers and veterans2  7#b7    
supports providing access to care for   
soldiers and veterans with sleep        
illnesses such as obstructive sleep     
apnea 7,,osa72  7#c7 encourages all     
,united ,states soldiers and veterans to
 seek and maintain healthy sleep habits 
both during and after active duty2 and  
7#d7 further explores continuous        
positive airway pressure 7,,cpap7 as a  
viable treatment for ,,osa in patients  
with ,posttraumatic ,stress ,disorder   
7,,ptsd74