,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ejh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,king1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,ms4      
,collins7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,supporting the goals of ,myalgic       
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   
,syndrome ,international ,awareness     
,day4  ,whereas the ,health and         
,medicine ,division of the ,national    
,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1  
and ,medicine 7referred to in this      
preamble as ,,hmd71 formerly known as   
the ,institute of ,medicine1 has found  
,myalgic ,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic   
,fatigue ,syndrome 7referred to in this 
preamble as ,,me_/,,cfs7 to be a        
serious1 chronic1 complex1 and systemic 
disease that frequently and dramatically
 limits the activities of affected      
patients2 ,whereas between #hcf1jjj and 

#b1ejj1jjj individuals of all ages1     
races1 and sexes in the ,united ,states 
are believed to be afflicted with       
,,me_/,,cfs1 with millions more         
afflicted by ,,me_/,,cfs worldwide1 and 
the vast majority of individuals with   
,,me_/,,cfs are undiagnosed or          
misdiagnosed2 ,whereas ,,me_/,,cfs is   
approximately #d times more prevalent in
 women than in men2 ,whereas ,,me_/,,cfs
 is a chronic disease that persists for 
decades and leaves #a_/d of individuals 
with ,,me_/,,cfs housebound or bedbound1
 often for years2 ,whereas #ej to #ge   
percent of individuals with ,,me_/,,cfs 
cannot work or attend school2 ,whereas  
medical expenses and lost productivity  
related to ,,me_/,,cfs cost the economy 
of the ,united ,states #ag1jjj1jjj1jjj  
to #bd1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2 ,whereas   
the cause of ,,me_/,,cfs is unknown1    
there is no diagnostic test for         
,,me_/,,cfs1 and there is no treatment  
for ,,me_/,,cfs that is approved by the 
,food and ,drug ,administration2        

,whereas ,,hmd has noted a paucity of   
research on ,,me_/,,cfs and that more   
research is essential2 ,whereas         
individuals with ,,me_/,,cfs struggle to
 find doctors who are willing and able  
to care for them and ,,me_/,,cfs is     
included in less than #a_/c of medical  
curricula2 ,whereas1 in recognition of  
the dearth of research on ,,me_/,,cfs   
and the profound impact that the disease
 has on individuals with ,,me_/,,cfs and
 their loved ones and caretakers1 the   
,national ,institutes of ,health        
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,nih7 is committed to unraveling the   
underlying biologic cause7s7 of         
,,me_/,,cfs as swiftly as possible1 and 
promoting research that will inform the 
development of effective strategies for 
treatment and prevention of this        
devastating condition2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjag1 #aa ,institutes at the ,,nih that
 participate in the ,trans-,,nih        
,myalgic ,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic   
,fatigue ,syndrome ,working ,group and  

the ,office of the ,director of the     
,,nih contributed more than #g1jjj1jjj  
in grants to assist in establishing     
,collaborative ,research ,centers and a 
,data ,management ,coordinating ,center 
to improve the coordination of          
,,me_/,,cfs research and help accelerate
 understanding of ,,me_/,,cfs2 and      
,whereas1 in #bjah1 ,may #ab is         
recognized as ,international ,awareness 
,day for ,,me_/,,cfs and other          
neurological conditions3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 supports the goals of ,myalgic     
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   
,syndrome ,international ,awareness     
,day2  7#b7 recognizes and affirms the  
commitment of the ,united ,states to--  
7,a7 discovering the cause of1 and a    
cure for1 ,myalgic                      
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   
,syndrome2 and  7,b7 improving the      
availability and quality of medical care
 for individuals with ,myalgic          
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   

,syndrome2 and  7#c7 encourages-- 7,a7  
the ,national ,institutes of ,health and
 other ,federal agencies to work with   
experts1 stakeholders1 and individuals  
with ,myalgic                           
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   
,syndrome to--  7i7 consider the        
recommendations of the ,national        
,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1  
and ,medicine relating to ,myalgic      
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   
,syndrome2 and  7ii7 support research to
 discover the cause of1 and a cure for1 
,myalgic ,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic   
,fatigue ,syndrome2 and  7,b7 the       
medical community to enhance            
practitioner training to provide        
appropriate and accessible care for     
individuals with ,myalgic               
,encephalomyelitis_/,chronic ,fatigue   
,syndrome4