,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #geg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjah,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7=        
himself1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4  
,meeks1 & ,mr4 ,ellison7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,octob] #ag z ,national   
,vitiligo ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas        
vitiligo is a long-t]m1 *ronic disord] t
 results 9 ! loss ( pigm5t 9 pat*es on !
 sk91 hair1 eyes1 & inside ( ! m\?2     
,:]eas ! condition c result 9 discom=t1 
it*+1 & pa91 b !re is /ill no kn[n cure2
 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,academy (           
,d]matology ref]s to vitiligo z a       
life-alt]+ disord] t c cause l[         
self-e/eem1 ang]1 & depression2 ,:]eas  
accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,academy (        
,d]matology1 ab\t half ( ! individuals  
diagnos$ ) vitiligo are diagnos$ be=e ! 

age ( #ba2 ,:]eas a /udy by ,p$iatric   
,d]matology f\nd t ab\t half ( all      
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts diagnos$ ) vitiligo 
exp]i5c$ a decreas$ quality ( life1 & "s
 individuals ev5 exp]i5c$ problems )    
s*oolwork1 increas$ bully+ & teas+1     
tr\ble ) develop+ fri5d%ips1 &          
self-confid5ce issues2 ,:]eas a ,yale   
/udy f\nd t bulli$ *ildr5 are two to n9e
 times m likely to consid] suicide1 & ! 
,,cdc reports suicide is ! ?ird lead+   
cause ( dea? among "y p2 & ,:]eas ,judi?
 ,port]1 ,ph4,d41 & ,ann ,beuf1 ,ph4,d41
 f\nd t social support = *ildr5 &       
adolesc5ts ) vitiligo provid$ by        
families1 pe]s1 *>ities1 support gr\ps1 
& tea*]s c greatly improve _! quality ( 
life & decrease /ress relat$ to bully+3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,vitiligo       
,aw>5ess ,day2 &  7#b7 recognizes !     
importance ( provid+ support =          
individuals diagnos$ ) vitiligo to      
improve _! quality ( life4