,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjah,mr4 
,pauls5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,payne7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ways & ,means1 & ,vet]ans' ,affairs1
 = 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     
,support+ quality ( life = pro/ate canc]
 pati5ts4  ,:]eas an e/imat$ #afd1fij m5
 w be diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] 9 #bjah  
add+ to ! e/imat$ m ?an #b1ijj1jjj m5   
curr5tly liv+ ) pro/ate canc] 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas approximately #ae p]c5t 
( m5 w be diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] dur+ 
_! lifetime & pro/ate canc] is ! second 
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 m5 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican males  
suff] f a #fj-p]c5t high] incid5ce (    
pro/ate canc] ?an ,:ite males & h an    
almo/ #bej-p]c5t high] mortality rate   

?an ,:ite males2 ,:]eas c]ta9 vet]ans   
populations may h ne>ly twice ! incid5ce
 ( pro/ate canc] z ! g5]al population ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !re are a numb] 
( options available to m5 to treat      
pro/ate canc]1 includ+ radiation1       
hormone !rapy1 *emo!rapy1 & a radical   
pro/atectomy2 ,:]eas _m m5 :o und]take  
^! treatm5t options = _! pro/ate canc] w
 exp]i5ce significant side effects      
includ+ incont95ce & impot5ce2 ,:]eas ! 
side effects ( pro/ate treatm5t c       
negatively affect a pro/ate canc]       
survivor's quality ( life & contribute  
to depression & anxiety2 ,:]eas ! sp\se 
or p>tn] ( ! pro/ate canc] survivor is  
emotionally impact$ z ! intimacy ( !    
relation%ip c become /ra9$2 ,:]eas      
pro/ate canc] survivors suff]+ f ! side 
effects ( treatm5t des]ve access to !   
pro/hetic urologic int]v5tions &        
recon/ructive surg]ies t c re/ore !     
pati5t to a physical /ate simil> to t   
prior to ! pro/ate canc] treatm5t2      
,:]eas ! ne$ = ^! urologic re/oration   

products c also be a la/ l9e (          
int]v5tion = pati5ts suff]+ f diabetes1 
c>diovascul> disease1 ,p>k9son's        
disease1 or multiple scl]osis2 & ,:]eas 
,m$ic>e & ! ,vet]ans' ,adm9i/ration     
curr5tly cov] m$ical devices su* z      
artificial ur9>y sph9ct]s & p5ile       
pro/hesis3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t      
,congress %\ld protect ,m$ic>e or       
,vet]ans' ,adm9i/ration b5efits = m$ical
 device treatm5ts = male incont95ce &   
impot5ce t result f treatm5t = pro/ate  
canc]1 diabetes1 c>diovascul> disease1  
,p>k9son's disease1 or multiple scl]osis
 & t any su* cov]age decisions %\ld be  
bas$ on data & made aft] c>eful review  
by m$ical exp]ts ) a critical eye t[>d !
 impact ( cov]age decisions on ! ,m$ic>e
 & ,vet]ans' ,adm9i/ration populations4