,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #be1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,banks1
 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,meuser1 ,mr4     
,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cunningham1  
,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4        
,pappas1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 
,mr4 ,bost1 and ,mrs4 ,luria7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of          
,september #be1 #bjbj1 as ,disabled     
,american ,veterans ,day to honor the   
#ajjth anniversary of ,disabled         
,american ,veterans 7,,dav7 for its     
service to the ,nation's                
service-disabled veterans1 their        
families1 and survivors4  ,whereas      
,disabled ,american ,veterans 7,,dav7   
was founded by ,world ,war ,i veterans  
on ,september #be1 #aibj1 and was       
chartered by an ,act of ,congress on    

,june #ag1 #aicb2 ,whereas1 in #bjbj1   
,,dav celebrates #ajj years of serving  
veterans of the ,armed ,forces1 their   
families1 survivors1 and communities2   
,whereas ,,dav is dedicated to a single 
purpose3 empowering veterans to lead    
high-quality lives with respect and     
dignity2 ,whereas ,,dav accomplishes    
this by ensuring veterans and their     
families have access to the full range  
of benefits available to them1 by       
fighting for the interests of ,america's
 injured heroes1 and by educating the   
public about the needs of veterans      
transitioning back to civilian life2    
,whereas ,,dav provides free1           
professional assistance to veterans and 
their families in obtaining benefits and
 services provided by the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs 7,,va71 and other   
agencies2 ,whereas ,,dav also provides  
outreach concerning its programs and    
services to the ,american people        
generally1 and to disabled veterans and 
their families specifically2 ,whereas   

,,dav represents the interests of       
disabled veterans1 their families1 their
 widowed spouses1 and their orphans     
before the ,federal ,government1 as well
 as ,state and local governments2       
,whereas ,,dav has fought tirelessly for
 equal access to critical ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs caregiver benefits  
and services for severely disabled      
veterans of all generations1 resulting  
in legislation to expand eligibility to 
those injured prior to ,september #aa1  
#bjja1 as part of the ,,va ,,mission    
,act2 and ,whereas ,,dav co-presents the
 ,national ,disabled ,veterans ,winter  
,sports ,clinic and ,national ,disabled 
,veterans ,,tee ,tournament2 has        
organized the nationwide ,,dav          
,transportation ,network to provide free
 transportation for veterans to ,,va    
medical appointments2 operates an active
 ,charitable ,service ,trust funding the
 needs of local providers assisting     
at-risk local veterans2 has built an    
active volunteer corps offering         

thousands of hours of service to our    
veterans and communities2 offers        
veterans1 transitioning military        
members1 and spouses access to employers
 through its nationwide job fair        
program2 provides emergency assistance  
to veterans in need through the ,,dav   
,disaster ,relief ,program2 and operates
 the ,jesse ,brown ,memorial ,youth     
,scholarship ,program to contribute to  
the lives of young ,americans3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,disabled ,american      
,veterans ,day2 and  7#b7 acknowledges  
that ,disabled ,american ,veterans      
chapters across our country demonstrate 
their unending commitment to ill and    
injured veterans of all generations and 
conflicts and is proud to honor the     
members of the ,disabled ,american      
,veterans4