,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1  
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,clay1    
,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1
 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4      
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1  
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4       
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1  
,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,johnson (  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,coh51 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 & ,mr4 ,rask97      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,octob] #ag1  
#bjai1 z ,national ,vitiligo ,aw>5ess   

,day4  ,:]eas vitiligo is a long-t]m1   
*ronic disord] t results 9 ! loss (     
pigm5t 9 pat*es on ! sk91 hair1 eyes1 & 
inside ( ! m\?2 ,:]eas ! condition c    
result 9 discom=t1 it*+1 & pa91 b !re is
 /ill no kn[n cure2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican   
,academy ( ,d]matology ref]s to vitiligo
 z a life-alt]+ disord] t c cause l[    
self-e/eem1 ang]1 & depression2 ,:]eas  
accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,academy (        
,d]matology1 ab\t half ( ! individuals  
diagnos$ ) vitiligo are diagnos$ be=e ! 
age ( #ba2 ,:]eas a /udy by ,p$iatric   
,d]matology f\nd t ab\t half ( all      
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts diagnos$ ) vitiligo 
exp]i5c$ a decreas$ quality ( life1 & "s
 individuals ev5 exp]i5c$ problems )    
s*oolwork1 increas$ bully+ & teas+1     
tr\ble ) develop+ fri5d%ips1 &          
self-confid5ce issues2 ,:]eas a ,yale   
/udy f\nd t bulli$ *ildr5 are two to n9e
 times m likely to consid] suicide1 & ! 
,,cdc reports suicide is ! ?ird lead+   
cause ( dea? among "y p2 & ,:]eas ,judi?
 ,port]1 ,ph4,d41 & ,ann ,beuf1 ,ph4,d41

 f\nd t social support = *ildr5 &       
adolesc5ts ) vitiligo provid$ by        
families1 pe]s1 *>ities1 support gr\ps1 
& tea*]s c greatly improve _! quality ( 
life & decrease /ress relat$ to bully+3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,vitiligo       
,aw>5ess ,day2 &  7#b7 recognizes !     
importance ( provid+ support =          
individuals diagnos$ ) vitiligo to      
improve _! quality ( life4