,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ae1         
#bjai,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,joyce of            
,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4       
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4     
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4         
,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 and    
,ms4 ,snchez7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,supporting ,state1 local1
 and community initiatives to encourage 
parents1 teachers1 camp counselors1 and 
childcare professionals to take measures
 to prevent sunburns in the minors they 
care for1 and expressing the sense of   

the ,house of ,representatives that     
,state1 local1 and community entities   
should continue to support efforts to   
curb the incidences of skin cancer      
beginning with childhood skin           
protection4  ,whereas increasing        
intermittent sun exposure in childhood  
and during one's lifetime is associated 
with an increased risk of squamous cell 
carcinoma1 basal cell carcinoma1 and    
melanoma2 ,whereas even one blistering  
sunburn during childhood or adolescence 
can nearly double a person's chance of  
developing melanoma later in life1 while
 five or more blistering sunburns in    
late adolescence increases one's        
melanoma risk by #hj percent and        
nonmelanoma risk by #fh percent2        
,whereas because sunscreen is an        
over-the-counter drug1 sunscreen is not 
allowed in many schools without         
physician authorization2 ,whereas in    
these cases1 sunscreen is usually       
required to be stored in a locked       
cabinet in the nurse's office2 ,whereas 

sunscreens that meet ,,fda standards can
 be used safely without consulting a    
health care professional when used as   
directed2 and ,whereas research shows   
that broad spectrum sunscreen with ,,spf
 #cj or higher1 when used as directed   
with other skin protection measures1 can
 prevent sunburn and reduce the risk of 
skin cancer and premature aging3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports        
,federal1 ,state1 and local efforts to  
exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter  
medication bans in schools and          
encourages all schools to allow students
 to possess sunscreen at school without 
restriction and without requiring       
physician authorization2  7#b7          
encourages ,state1 local1 and community 
entities1 including schools and summer  
camps1 to develop policies that provide 
for the use of and access to sunscreen  
and articles of sun-protective clothing2
 and  7#c7 supports initiatives and     
efforts to encourage physicians1 nurses1

 and other health care professionals1   
through pediatric wellness exams and    
other opportunities1 to educate parents 
and their children about sun-safe       
behaviors1 including instructions on how
 to apply sunscreen and effectively wear
 comprehensive sun-protective clothing4