,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ddi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bb1 #bjah ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4        
,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4         
,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4       
,markey1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 and ,ms4        
,warren7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the first week of ,april #bjah as       
,national ,asbestos ,awareness ,week4   
,whereas dangerous asbestos fibers are  
invisible and cannot be smelled or      
tasted2 ,whereas the inhalation of      
airborne asbestos fibers can cause      
significant damage2 ,whereas asbestos   
fibers can cause cancer 7such as        
mesothelioma71 asbestosis1 and other    
health problems2 ,whereas symptoms of   
asbestos-related diseases can take      
between #aj and #ej years to present    
themselves2 ,whereas the projected life 

expectancy for an individual diagnosed  
with mesothelioma is between #f and #bd 
months2 ,whereas generally1 little is   
known about late-stage treatment of     
asbestos-related diseases1 and there is 
no cure for those diseases2 ,whereas    
early detection of asbestos-related     
diseases may give some patients         
increased treatment options and might   
improve the prognoses of those patients2
 ,whereas while the consumption of      
asbestos within the ,united ,states has 
been substantially reduced1 the ,united 
,states continues to consume tons of the
 fibrous mineral each year for use in   
certain products throughout the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas asbestos-related      
diseases have killed thousands of people
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas while 
exposure to asbestos continues1 safety  
and prevention of asbestos exposure     
already has significantly reduced the   
incidence of asbestos-related diseases  
and can further reduce the incidence of 
those diseases2 ,whereas thousands of   

workers in the ,united ,states face     
significant asbestos exposure1 which has
 been a cause of occupational cancer2   
,whereas thousands of people in the     
,united ,states die from                
asbestos-related diseases every year2   
,whereas a significant percentage of all
 asbestos-related disease victims were  
exposed to asbestos on naval ships and  
in shipyards2 ,whereas asbestos was used
 in the construction of a significant   
number of office buildings and public   
facilities built before #aige2 ,whereas 
people in the small community of ,libby1
 ,montana1 suffer from asbestos-related 
diseases1 including mesothelioma1 at a  
significantly higher rate than people in
 the ,united ,states as a whole2 and    
,whereas the designation of a ,national 
,asbestos ,awareness ,week will raise   
public awareness about the prevalence of
 asbestos-related diseases and the      
dangers of asbestos exposure3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the first week of ,april

 #bjah as ,national ,asbestos ,awareness
 ,week2  7#b7 urges the ,surgeon        
,general of the ,united ,states to warn 
and educate people about the public     
health issue of asbestos exposure1 which
 may be hazardous to their health2 and  
7#c7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate transmit a    
copy of this resolution to the ,office  
of the ,surgeon ,general4