,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #geb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjah,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7=        
himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4            
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,blunt
 ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4        
,beatty1 & ,mrs4 ,com/ock7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! rise (       
c>diovascul> disease z ! _w's lead+     
cause ( prev5table dea? & disability & z
 ! global public heal? crisis ( our     
g5]ation & recogniz+ ,febru>y #bjah z   
,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! ,_w     
,heal? ,organization e/imates t ea* ye> 
#ag4e million p die f c>diovascul>      
diseases 7,c,v,ds7 globally2 ,:]eas1 (  
^! dea?s1 #hj p]c5t are due to he>t     

attacks & /rokes & ab\t ?ree qu>t]s     
occur 9 l[- & middle-income c\ntries2   
,:]eas ,c,v,ds result 9 trem5d\s heal?  
c>e co/s & lo/ productivity &1 if n     
address$1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates alone w sp5d  
ov] #a trillion doll>s by #bjce on co/s 
relat+ to ,,cvd2 ,:]eas ! heavy burd5 ( 
dea? & disability f ,c,v,ds c be        
decreas$ ?r\gh *anges 9 behavior l9k$ to
 major risk factors1 includ+ r$uc$      
tobacco use & salt consumption &        
improvem5ts 9 access to m$ical treatm5t 
& s]vices2 ,:]eas ess5tial              
quality-assur$ m$ic9es & te*nologies are
 critical compon5ts to address ! global 
burd5 ( ,c,v,ds2 & ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates 
lead]%ip & support has /r5g!n$          
surveillance1 enhanc$ work=ce capacity1 
& provid$ valuable te*nical ex*anges 9 !
 area ( ,,cvd3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
recognition ( ! ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? to 
br+ aw>5ess to ! c>diovascul> disease   
7,,cvd7 public heal? crisis 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & abroad2  7#b7 affirms t ! key  

to ov]com+ ,c,v,ds is prev5tion & e>ly  
detection & treatm5t to r$uce long-t]m  
disability & mortality2  7#c7 urges !   
deploym5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates te*nical      
exp]tise on ,c,v,ds 9 support ( develop+
 capacities & /r5g!n+ ( ! heal? c>e     
sy/ems ( o!r c\ntries2  7#d7 values !   
quality ( life = ,,cvd pati5ts ar\nd !  
_w & _! re9tegration to society2 &  7#e7
 calls on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 & ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion1 to--  7,a7       
compreh5sively exam9e ! impact ( ,c,v,ds
 on heal? & developm5t 9 ,unit$ ,/ates  
priority assi/ance c\ntries2 &  7,b7    
develop a coord9at$ /rategy t improves !
 effectiv5ess & impact ( ,unit$         
,/ates-f9anc$ global heal? programm+ by 
integrat+ ,,cvd into exi/+ programs4