,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1    
#bjai ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,daines1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,booker1    
,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4        
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,carper1 and ,mr4      
,isakson7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the first week of ,april #bjai as       
,national ,asbestos ,awareness ,week4   
,whereas dangerous asbestos fibers are  
invisible and cannot be smelled or      
tasted2 ,whereas the inhalation of      
airborne asbestos fibers can cause      
significant damage2 ,whereas asbestos   
fibers can cause cancer 7such as        
mesothelioma71 asbestosis1 and other    
health problems2 ,whereas symptoms of   
asbestos-related diseases can take      
between #aj and #ej years to present    
themselves2 ,whereas the projected life 

expectancy for an individual diagnosed  
with mesothelioma is between #f and #bd 
months2 ,whereas little is known about  
late-stage treatment of asbestos-related
 diseases1 and there is no cure for     
those diseases2 ,whereas early detection
 of asbestos-related diseases might give
 some patients increased treatment      
options and might improve the prognoses 
of those patients2 ,whereas1 although   
the consumption of asbestos within the  
,united ,states has been substantially  
reduced1 the ,united ,states continues  
to consume tons of the fibrous mineral  
each year for use in certain products   
throughout the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 thousands of people in the ,united     
,states have died from asbestos-related 
diseases and thousands more die every   
year from those diseases2 ,whereas1     
although individuals continue to be     
exposed to asbestos1 safety measures    
relating to1 and prevention of1 asbestos
 exposure have significantly reduced the
 incidence of asbestos-related diseases 

and can further reduce the incidence of 
those diseases2 ,whereas thousands of   
workers in the ,united ,states face     
significant asbestos exposure1 which has
 been a cause of occupational cancer2   
,whereas a significant percentage of all
 victims of asbestos-related diseases   
were exposed to asbestos on naval ships 
and in shipyards2 ,whereas asbestos was 
used in the construction of a           
significant number of office buildings  
and public facilities built before      
#aige2 ,whereas people in the small     
community of ,libby1 ,montana1 suffer   
from asbestos-related diseases1         
including mesothelioma1 at a            
significantly higher rate than people in
 the ,united ,states as a whole2 and    
,whereas the designation of a ,national 
,asbestos ,awareness ,week will raise   
public awareness about the prevalence of
 asbestos-related diseases and the      
dangers of asbestos exposure3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the first week of ,april

 #bjai as ,national ,asbestos ,awareness
 ,week2  7#b7 urges the ,surgeon        
,general of the ,united ,states to warn 
and educate people about the public     
health issue of asbestos exposure1 which
 may be hazardous to their health2 and  
7#c7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate transmit a    
copy of this resolution to the ,office  
of the ,surgeon ,general4