,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #aa1         
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself and  
,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,resolution  ,declaring 
support for ,brain ,awareness ,week4    
,whereas more than #a1jjj neurological  
and neurodegenerative diseases1 such as 
schizophrenia1 traumatic brain injury1  
autism and ,parkinson's disease affect  
the lives of nearly #ajj million        
,americans2 ,whereas neurological and   
neurodegenerative diseases are the      
leading contributors to global disease  
burden2 ,whereas neurological illnesses 
and mental disorders cost the ,united   
,states more than #gfj billion per year 
and can only be decreased through       
improved prevention1 treatment1 and the 
development of cures2 ,whereas the      
,brain ,research through ,advancing     
,innovative ,neurotechnologies 7,,brain7

 ,initiative1 whose multi-agency1       
cross-disciplinary work involves private
 and public entities1 including the     
,national ,institutes of ,health and the
 ,national ,science ,foundation1 among  
others1 is promoting research to develop
 new tools and technologies to          
revolutionize our understanding of the  
human brain and create lifesaving       
breakthroughs2 and ,whereas one dollar  
of research funding for the ,national   
,institutes of ,health and the ,national
 ,science ,foundation each generates    
more than two dollars of economic       
output3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives does     
hereby declare support for ,brain       
,awareness ,week and calls upon all     
,americans to recognize the valuable    
contributions that have been made to    
date in brain and spinal cord research  
and to support the conduct of this      
critical research in the future4