,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself
 & ,mrs4 ,beatty7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,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        
,recogniz+ ! rise ( c>diovascul> disease
 z ! _w's lead+ cause ( prev5table dea? 
& disability & z a global public heal?  
crisis & support+ ! recognition (       
,febru>y #bjbj z ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?4  
,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization       
e/imates t 9 #bjag1 #ag4h million p di$ 
f c>diovascul> diseases 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 resolution z ,c,v,ds7 globally2 ,:]eas 
( ^! dea?s1 #he p]c5t 7 due to he>t     
attacks & /rokes1 & ov] ?ree-qu>t]s (   
,,cvd dea?s occur 9 l[- & middle-income 
c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,c,v,ds result 9       

trem5d\s heal? c>e co/s & lo/           
productivity &1 if n address$1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates alone w sp5d ov] #a1jjj1jjj1jjj  
by #bjce on co/s relat+ to ,,cvd2 ,:]eas
 ! heavy burd5 ( dea? & disability f    
,c,v,ds c be decreas$ ?r\gh *anges 9    
behavior l9k$ to major risk factors1    
includ+ r$uc$ tobacco use & salt        
consumption & improvem5ts 9 access to   
m$ical treatm5t & s]vices2 ,:]eas       
ess5tial quality-assur$ m$ic9es &       
te*nologies are critical compon5ts to   
address ! global burd5 ( ,c,v,ds2 &     
,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates lead]%ip & support 
has /r5g!n$ surveillance1 enhanc$       
work=ce capacity1 & provid$ valuable    
te*nical ex*anges ) respect to !        
prev5tion1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t (      
,,cvd3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
recognition ( ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? to   
br+ aw>5ess to ! c>diovascul> disease   
7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ,,cvd7 public     
heal? crisis 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & abroad2
  7#b7 affirms t ! key to ov]com+ ,,cvd 

is prev5tion & e>ly detection & treatm5t
 to r$uce long-t]m disability &         
mortality2  7#c7 urges ! deploym5t (    
,unit$ ,/ates te*nical exp]tise on      
,c,v,ds 9 support ( develop+ capacities 
& /r5g!n+ ( ! heal? c>e sy/ems ( o!r    
c\ntries2  7#d7 values ! quality ( life 
= ,,cvd pati5ts ar\nd ! _w & _!         
re9tegration to society2 &  7#e7 calls  
on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 & ! 
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 to-- 7,a7 compreh5sively exam9e !      
impact ( ,c,v,ds on heal? & developm5t 9
 ,unit$ ,/ates priority assi/ance       
c\ntries2 &  7,b7 develop a coord9at$   
/rategy t improves ! effectiv5ess &     
impact ( ,unit$ ,/ates-f9anc$ global    
heal? programm+ by integrat+ ,,cvd into 
exi/+ programs4