,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
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,isakson1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,durb91     
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1
 & ,mr4 ,leahy7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,designat+ ! fir/ week ( ,april #bjag z 
,national ,asbe/os ,aw>5ess ,week4      
,:]eas dang]\s asbe/os fib]s are        
invisible & _c be smell$ or ta/$2 ,:]eas
 ! inhalation ( airborne asbe/os fib]s c
 cause significant damage2 ,:]eas       
asbe/os fib]s c cause canc] 7su* z      
meso!lioma71 asbe/osis1 & o!r heal?     
problems2 ,:]eas symptoms (             
asbe/os-relat$ diseases c take betwe5   
#aj & #ej ye>s to pres5t !mselves2      
,:]eas ! project$ life expectancy = an  
individual diagnos$ ) meso!lioma is     
betwe5 #f & #bd mon?s2 ,:]eas g5]ally1  
little is kn[n ab\t late-/age treatm5t (
 asbe/os-relat$ diseases1 & !re is no   

cure = asbe/os-relat$ diseases2 ,:]eas  
e>ly detection ( asbe/os-relat$ diseases
 may give "s pati5ts increas$ treatm5t  
options & might improve ! prognoses ( ^?
 pati5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has    
sub/antially r$uc$ ! consumption (      
asbe/os 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 yet ! ,unit$ 
,/ates cont9ues to consume tons ( !     
fibr\s m9]al ea* ye> = use 9 c]ta9      
products ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 asbe/os-relat$ diseases h kill$ ?\s&s (
 p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas :ile       
exposure to asbe/os cont9ues1 safety &  
prev5tion ( asbe/os exposure has        
significantly r$uc$ ! incid5ce (        
asbe/os-relat$ diseases & c fur!r r$uce 
! incid5ce ( asbe/os-relat$ diseases2   
,:]eas ?\s&s ( work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
face significant asbe/os exposure1 :i*  
has be5 a cause ( occupational canc]2   
,:]eas ?\s&s ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates die f
 asbe/os-relat$ diseases e ye>2 ,:]eas a
 significant p]c5tage ( all             
asbe/os-relat$ disease victims 7 expos$ 
to asbe/os on naval %ips & 9 %ipy>ds2   

,:]eas asbe/os 0 us$ 9 ! con/ruction ( a
 significant numb] ( (fice build+s &    
public facilities built be=e #aige2     
,:]eas p 9 ! small community ( ,libby1  
,montana1 suff] f asbe/os-relat$        
diseases1 includ+ meso!lioma1 at a      
significantly high] rate ?an p 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates z a :ole2 & ,:]eas !      
designation ( a ,national ,asbe/os      
,aw>5ess ,week w raise public aw>5ess   
ab\t ! preval5ce ( asbe/os-relat$       
diseases & ! dang]s ( asbe/os exposure3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
designates ! fir/ week ( ,april #bjag z 
,national ,asbe/os ,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7
 urges ! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to w>n & educate p ab\t ! public 
heal? issue ( asbe/os exposure1 :i* may 
be haz>d\s to _! heal?2 &  7#c7         
respectfully reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( !  
,s5ate transmit a copy ( ?is resolution 
to ! ,(fice ( ! ,surgeon ,g5]al4