,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjai,mr4   
,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ma/7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 
= a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !
 ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (   
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! goals to protect ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y p]sonnel f mal>ia4       
,:]eas fight+ mal>ia is 9 ! national    
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas r$uc+ !
 incid5ce ( mal>ia protects ,unit$      
,/ates s]vicememb]s deploy$ to          
mal>ia-endemic regions2 ,:]eas ! ,_w    
mal>ia report #bjah by ! ,_w ,heal?     
,organization /ates t1 9 #bjag1         
approximately #dce1jjj p di$ ( mal>ia2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjah1 #hg c\ntries & areas _h
 ongo+ mal>ia transmissions1 includ+    
areas ( ,africa1 ! ,middle ,ea/1 & ,s\? 

,africa2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   
reports t a total ( #fj s]vicememb]s 7  
diagnos$ ) mal>ia 9 #bjaf1 ! highe/     
numb] s9ce #bjaa2 ,:]eas incid5ts (     
mal>ia 7 diagnos$ at or report$ f #ai   
diff]5t m$ical facilities 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 ,afghani/an1 ,qat>1 ,g]many1    
,djib\ti1 ,japan1 & ,s\? ,korea 9 #bjag2
 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se recognizes
 mal>ia z ! numb] "o infecti\s disease  
?reat to ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y =ces2    
,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates support = ef=ts to 
fight mal>ia is 9 ! =eign policy &      
humanit>ian int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
highlights ! values ( ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ?r\gh ! "w ( gov]nm5tal1         
nongov]nm5tal1 & fai?-bas$ organizations
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t are on ! frontl9es 
( ! mal>ia battle globally2 ,:]eas      
,unit$ ,/ates support = ef=ts to fight  
mal>ia & o!r infecti\s diseases advance 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,national ,security     
,/rategy1 & is a key tool to enhance    
op]ational read9ess1 int]op]ability1 &  
security coop]ation1 protect+ ,am]icans 

at home & abroad2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t has play$ a lead+ role 9 !   
rec5t progress made t[>d r$uc+ ! global 
burd5 ( mal>ia & o!r infecti\s diseases1
 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh bilat]al1 multilat]al1
 int]national1 & civil society p>tn]s2  
,:]eas1 s9ce #ahic1 ! ,walt] ,re$ ,army 
,in/itute ( ,rese>* 7,,wrair7 has play$ 
a lead]%ip role protect+ ,unit$ ,/ates  
s]vicememb]s f ! _w's mo/ p]vasive      
infecti\s diseases1 includ+ mal>ia1     
,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,ebola1 & d5gue2 ,:]eas  
,,wrair ,c5t] = ,infecti\s ,disease     
,rese>* has be5 responsible = develop+  
critical ,food & ,drug                  
,adm9i/ration-approv$ m$ic9es1 vacc9es1 
drugs1 & o!r int]v5tions us$ to prev5t  
mal>ia1 ,japanese encephalitis1         
hepatitis ,a1 ad5ovirus1 & o!r infecti\s
 diseases 9 deploy$ s]vicememb]s2 ,:]eas
 ! ,,wrair ,mal>ia ,vacc9e & ,exp]im5tal
 ,!rapeutics ,bran*es h em]g$ z !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's premi] ef=t to    
develop vacc9es & drugs to protect !    
w>fight] f mal>ia & o!r infecti\s       

diseases & milit>y heal? ?reats2 ,:]eas 
,,wrair cont9ues to play a lead]%ip role
 9 ! rese>* & developm5t ( lifesav+     
m$ic9es includ+ ! rec5tly approv$       
taf5oqu9e1 a radical cure & prophylaxis 
t protects ! w>fight] f ,p vivax        
relapse1 a condition t causes           
approximately #h4e million cl9ical      
infections p] ye> worldwide2 ,:]eas     
,,wrair leads ! fight aga9/             
drug-resi/ant /ra9s ( mal>ia1 develop+  
new treatm5ts t h revolutioniz$ mal>ia  
prev5tion ef=ts2 ,:]eas ,,wrair's       
int]national network ( laboratories     
supports m$ical diplomacy & fo/]s ,unit$
 ,/ates-ho/ nation collaborations 9     
biom$ical rese>*2 & ,:]eas ,,wrair's    
unique exp]tise1 capabilities1 &        
res\rces h l$ to hi/oric cl9ical trials1
 te/+ vacc9es to prev5t ! spread (      
,,hiv_/,,aids1 zika1 & mal>ia3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
( rese>*+ new int]v5tions to prev5t &   
treat mal>ia1 z x is 9 ! national       

security1 =eign affairs1 political1 &   
humanit>ian int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7#b7 enc\rages cont9u$ lead]%ip by !    
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh programs su* z !    
,walt] ,re$ ,army ,in/itute ( ,rese>* to
 ensure t ! heal? ( ! ,=ce is n         
jeop>diz$ by vector-borne diseases2 &   
7#c7 supports su/a9$ or enhanc$ ef=ts s 
t once elim9at$ 9 a c\ntry1 mal>ia does 
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