,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjag,mr4 ,knight 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,speier1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1    
,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,murphy of          
,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,mrs4   
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,brownley 
of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,soto7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,expressing support for designation of  
the #agth day in ,may as ,,dipg         
,awareness ,day to raise awareness and  
encourage the research into cures for   
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma        
7,,dipg7 and pediatric cancers in       
general4  ,whereas diffuse intrinsic    
pontine glioma 7,,dipg7 affects #bjj to 
#djj children in the ,united ,states    
each year with certain regularity2      
,whereas brain tumors are the leading   
cause of cancer-related death in        
children2 ,whereas ,,dipg is the second 

most common malignant brain tumor of    
childhood2 ,whereas ,,dipg is the       
leading cause of childhood death due to 
brain tumors2 ,whereas the median       
survival time is only #i months post    
diagnosis with treatment2 ,whereas      
#e-year survival is less than #a        
percent2 ,whereas given the age at      
diagnosis and the average life          
expectancy1 the number of life years    
lost annually because of ,,dipg is      
approximately #be1jjj years of person   
life lost 7calculated as the number of  
children diagnosed by average of male   
and female life expectancy from that    
median age1 #cjj  #hj  #be1jjj years of 
person life lost annually72 ,whereas    
prognosis has not improved for children 
with ,,dipg in over #dj years2 and      
,whereas government funding for research
 for pediatric cancer as a singular     
designation has been represented by less
 than #d percent of the ,national       
,cancer ,institute budget in any given  
year3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 

,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7       
supports the designation of ,,dipg      
,awareness ,day2  7#b7 encourages all   
people of the ,united ,states to become 
more informed about diffuse intrinsic   
pontine glioma 7,,dipg7 pediatric brain 
cancer1 and the current challenges to   
the medical research system in          
designating sufficient research funding 
for pediatric cancers2  7#c7 supports   
expanded research to better understand  
,,dipg1 develop effective treatments1   
and provide comprehensive care for      
children with ,,dipg and their families2
 and  7#d7 encourages the ,national     
,cancer ,institute and other research   
funders to elevate their consideration  
of mortality rate of a type of cancer as
 well as the life years lost as         
significant factors considered during   
the grant application process4