,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #be1        
#bjai,mr4 ,b]a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 
,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 
,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4   
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,katko1 & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = 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        
,recogniz+ ! anniv]s>y ( ! eradication (
 smallpox & ! importance ( vacc9ation 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & worldwide4  ,:]eas    
#bjai m>ks ! #dj? anniv]s>y ( !         
eradication ( ! smallpox virus1 :i* 0   
decl>$ by ! ,global ,commission = !     
,c]tification ( ,smallpox ,eradication 9
 ,decemb] #aigi2 ,:]eas smallpox 0 "o ( 
! deadlie/ diseases kn[n to humans1 & a 
total ( #cjj1jjj1jjj p di$ z a result ( 

! disease1 :i* 0 #c out ( e #aj p :o    
contract$ smallpox2 ,:]eas ! smallpox   
vacc9e1 introduc$ by ,edw>d ,j5n] 9     
#agif1 0 ! fir/ successful vacc9e to be 
develop$2 ,:]eas smallpox 0 ! fir/ human
 disease to h be5 eradicat$ by vacc9es2 
,:]eas successful use ( ! smallpox      
vacc9e l$ to ! r$uction ( smallpox      
cases1 & ! la/ natural smallpox case 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates occurr$ 9 #aidi2 ,:]eas1 
9 #aieh1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,assembly pass$ a 
resolution call+ = ! global eradication 
( smallpox2 ,:]eas ! la/ natural        
occurr5ce ( ! smallpox virus 9 ! _w 0 9 
,somalia 9 #aigg2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?   
,organization decl>$ smallpox eradicat$ 
9 #aihj2 ,:]eas vacc9es curr5tly save   
#b1jjj1jjj to #c1jjj1jjj lives annually1
 & an additional #a1ejj1jjj lives c\ld  
be sp>$ ea* ye> if global vacc9ation    
rates improv$2 ,:]eas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 vacc9es save #c times m lives ?an      
seatbelts & *ild re/ra9ts comb9$2 ,:]eas
 important rese>* & developm5t ( vacc9es
 cont9ues1 includ+ rec5tly develop$     

vacc9es to protect aga9/ human          
papillomavirus1 ! ma9 cause ( c]vical   
canc] 9 wom51 z well z d5gue1 & a vacc9e
 curr5tly be+ te/$ aga9/ mal>ia2 ,:]eas 
! _w is on ! br9k ( eradicat+ polio1 )  
only #cc report$ wild cases 9 #bjah2    
,:]eas ! _w is at a critical "t 9 :i*   
mis9=mation ab\t vacc9es has l$ to !    
resurg5ce ( measles 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,septemb] #ai1  
#bjai1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion has report$ t measles cases 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h climb$ to #a1bda 9   
#bjai2 ,:]eas exp]ts w>n t if cases (   
measles cont9ue to climb ?r\gh ! fall ( 
#bjai1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates may no long] be  
deem$ to h elim9at$ measles2 & ,:]eas ! 
sci5tific rese>* & ! exp]i5ce ( ! m$ical
 community ov]:elm+ly demon/rate t      
vacc9es are bo? safe & effective3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 comm5ds ! pa/ &  
curr5t "w ( sci5ti/s :o h sp5t _! c>e]s 
develop+ vacc9es & trans=m+ ! mod]n _w1 
z well z ! tireless "w ( ! public heal? 

community to educate communities ab\t ! 
lifesav+ b5efits ( vacc9ation2  7#b7    
affirms ! importance ( vacc9es to prev5t
 disease & save lives & ! importance (  
h]d immunity to protect ^? :o are too "y
 or too sick to be vacc9at$2  7#c7      
recognizes t vacc9e hesitancy & lack (  
access to vacc9es are ongo+ ?reats to ! 
public heal? successes a*iev$ to date2  
7#d7 enc\rages ! public to seek out     
tru/$ s\rces to le>n m ab\t vacc9es1 su*
 z a p$iatrician or o!r cl9ician1 !     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 or ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization2  7#e7   
comm5ds ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation &
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? = _!   
critical support ( vacc9e rese>* &      
developm5t2 &  7#f7 urges ,congress to  
provide robu/ fund+ = vacc9e rese>* &   
education ef=ts4