,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjai,ms4
 ,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,rask91 
,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 
,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1
 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,br[nley (         
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,kelly
 ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,soto1 & ,mr4     
,crd5as7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ! #ag? day 9  
,may z ,,dipg ,aw>5ess ,day to raise    
aw>5ess & enc\rage rese>* into cures =  
diffuse intr9sic pont9e glioma 7,,dipg7 
& p$iatric canc]s 9 g5]al4  ,:]eas      
diffuse intr9sic pont9e glioma 7,,dipg7 
affects #bjj to #djj *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ea* ye> ) c]ta9 regul>ity2 ,:]eas
 bra9 tumors are ! lead+ cause (        
canc]-relat$ dea? 9 *ildr52 ,:]eas      
,,dipg is ! second mo/ common malignant 

bra9 tumor ( *ildhood2 ,:]eas ,,dipg is 
! lead+ cause ( *ildhood dea? due to    
bra9 tumors2 ,:]eas ! m$ian survival "t 
is only #i mon?s po/diagnosis )         
treatm5t2 ,:]eas #e-ye> survival is less
 ?an #a p]c5t2 ,:]eas giv5 ! age at     
diagnosis & ! av]age life expectancy1 ! 
numb] ( life ye>s lo/ annually because (
 ,,dipg is approximately #bd1jjj ye>s ( 
p]son life lo/ 7calculat$ z ! numb] (   
*ildr5 diagnos$ by av]age ( male &      
female life expectancy f t m$ian age1   
#cjj  #hj  #bd1jjj ye>s ( p]son life lo/
 annually72 ,:]eas prognosis has n      
improv$ = *ildr5 ) ,,dipg 9 ov] #dj     
ye>s2 & ,:]eas ,f$]al fund+ = rese>* =  
p$iatric canc] %\ld be increas$ to      
address ! level ( unmet m$ical ne$ = ?is
 vuln]able population3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! designation ( ,,dipg ,aw>5ess
 ,day2  7#b7 enc\rages all p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to become m in=m$ ab\t diffuse   
intr9sic pont9e glioma 7,,dipg7 p$iatric
 bra9 canc]1 & ! curr5t *all5ges to !   

m$ical rese>* sy/em 9 designat+         
suffici5t rese>* fund+ = p$iatric       
canc]s2  7#c7 supports exp&$ rese>* to  
bett] und]/& ,,dipg1 develop effective  
treatm5ts1 & provide compreh5sive c>e = 
*ildr5 ) ,,dipg & _! families2 &  7#d7  
enc\rages public & private s\rces (     
rese>* fund+ to elevate _! consid]ation 
( ! mortality rate ( a type ( canc]1 z  
well z ! life-ye>s lo/1 z significant   
factors to be consid]$ dur+ ! grant     
application process4