,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ma/7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = 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  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ! mon? ( ,june #bjai z    
,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,injury
 ,aw>5ess ,mon? & ,june #bg1 #bjai1 z   
,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,injury
 ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas ! brave m5 &    
wom5 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 :o pr\dly s]ve !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 risk _! lives to protect 
! fre$om ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
des]ve ! inve/m5t ( e possible res\rce  
to ensure _! la/+ physical1 m5tal1 &    
emotional well-be+2 ,:]eas m ?an        
#b1ggj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h     
deploy$ ov]seas s9ce ! ev5ts ( ,septemb]

 #aa1 #bjja1 & h s]v$ 9 places su* z    
,afghani/an & ,iraq2 ,:]eas ! curr5t    
g5]ation ( m5 & wom5 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces has
 su/a9$ a high rate ( op]ational        
deploym5ts1 ) _m memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
s]v+ ov]seas multiple times1 plac+ ^?   
memb]s at high risk ( exp]i5c+ combat   
/ress2 ,:]eas1 :5 left untreat$1        
exposure to traumatic combat /ress c    
lead to po/-traumatic /ress injury1     
curr5tly ref]r$ to 9 ! ,diagno/ic &     
,/ati/ical ,manual ( ,m5tal ,disord]s z 
po/-traumatic /ress disord] 79 ?is      
preamble ref]r$ to z ,,ptsd72 ,:]eas m5 
& wom5 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans :o s]v$
 be=e ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 rema9 at    
risk = po/-traumatic /ress injury2      
,:]eas ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
reports t approximately-- 7#a7 #aa to   
#bj p]c5t ( vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ,op]ation 
,iraqi ,fre$om or ,op]ation ,endur+     
,fre$om h ,,ptsd 9 a giv5 ye>2  7#b7 #ab
 p]c5t ( vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ! ,p]sian    
,gulf w> h ,,ptsd 9 a giv5 ye>2 &  7#c7 
#cj p]c5t ( vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ! ,vietnam

 era h _h ,,ptsd 9 _! lifetimes2  ,:]eas
 _m combat /ress injuries rema9         
unreport$1 undiagnos$1 & untreat$ due to
 a lack ( aw>5ess ab\t po/-traumatic    
/ress injury & ! p]si/5t /igma associat$
 ) m5tal heal? conditions2 ,:]eas       
exposure to trauma dur+ s]vice 9 ! ,arm$
 ,=ces c lead to po/-traumatic /ress    
injury2 ,:]eas po/-traumatic /ress      
injury significantly increases ! risk ( 
anxiety1 depression1 suicide1           
homelessness1 & drug- & alcohol-relat$  
disord]s & dea?s1 especially if left    
untreat$2 ,:]eas public p]ceptions (    
po/-traumatic /ress injury or o!r m5tal 
heal? disord]s create unique *all5ges = 
vet]ans seek+ employm5t2 ,:]eas !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & vet]ans s]vice     
organizations1 z well z ! l>g] m$ical   
community1 bo? private & public1 h made 
significant advances 9 ! id5tification1 
prev5tion1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t (      
po/-traumatic /ress injury & ! symptoms 
( po/-traumatic /ress injury1 b _m      

*all5ges rema92 ,:]eas increas$ und]/&+ 
( po/-traumatic /ress injury c help to  
elim9ate ! /igma atta*$ to ?is m5tal    
heal? issue2 ,:]eas additional ef=ts are
 ne$$ to f9d fur!r ways to elim9ate !   
/igma associat$ ) po/-traumatic /ress   
injury1 includ+--  7#a7 an exam9ation ( 
h[ po/-traumatic /ress injury is        
discuss$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 a   
recognition t po/-traumatic /ress injury
 is a common injury t is treatable2     
,:]eas po/-traumatic /ress injury c     
result f any numb] ( /ressors o!r ?an   
combat1 includ+ rape1 sexual assault1   
batt]y1 torture1 conf9em5t1 *ild abuse1 
c> accid5ts1 tra9 wrecks1 plane cra%es1 
bomb+s1 or natural disa/]s1 & affects   
approximately #h1jjj1jjj adults 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates annually2 ,:]eas !        
diagnosis n[ kn[n z ,,ptsd 0 fir/ def9$ 
by ! ,am]ican ,psy*iatric ,association 9
 #aihj to commonly & m accurately und]/&
 & treat vet]ans :o _h endur$ sev]e     
traumatic combat /ress2 ,:]eas ! ^w     
disord] p]petuates ! /igma associat$ )  

combat /ress2 & ,:]eas ! designation ( a
 ,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress       
,injury ,aw>5ess ,mon? & a ,national    
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,injury ,aw>5ess 
,day w raise public aw>5ess ab\t issues 
relat$ to po/-traumatic /ress injury1   
r$uce ! associat$ /igma1 & help ensure t
 ^? individuals suff]+ f ! invisible    
w\nds ( w> receive prop] treatm5t3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,po/-,traumatic 
,/ress ,injury ,aw>5ess ,mon? &         
,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,injury
 ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 supports ! ef=ts (
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 z well z ! entire  
m$ical community1 to educate memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces1 vet]ans1 ! families (      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans1 & !   
public ab\t ! causes1 symptoms1 &       
treatm5t ( po/-traumatic /ress injury2  
7#c7 supports ef=ts by ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se to fo/] cultural *ange ar\nd !  

issue ( po/-traumatic /ress injury1     
und]/&+ t p]sonal int]actions c save    
lives & advance treatm5t2  7#d7 welcomes
 ! ef=ts ( ! ,national ,c5t] =          
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord] ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & local   
,vet ,c5t]s 7z def9$ 9 section          
#agab;,a7h7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code7 to provide assi/ance to vet]ans  
:o are suff]+ f ! effects (             
po/-traumatic /ress injury2  7#e7       
enc\rages (fic]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to     
support appropriate treatm5t ( m5 & wom5
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o suff] f             
po/-traumatic /ress injury2  7#f7       
recognizes ! impact ( po/-traumatic     
/ress injury on ! sp\ses & families (   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans2 &     
7#g7 respectfully reque/s t ! ,cl]k ( ! 
,h\se transmit a copy ( ?is resolution  
to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se4