,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,april #bh1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of ,may #g  
each year as ,brain ,donation ,awareness
 ,day4  ,whereas #ajj1jjj1jjj ,americans
 are currently living with disabling and
 debilitating brain disorders2 ,whereas 
an additional #a1bjj1jjj people aged #ah
 years and older are diagnosed annually 
with adult onset brain disease or       
disorders in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas brain disease has a tremendous 
impact on individuals1 families1 and    
society2 ,whereas there is a critical   
need to improve the understanding of    
what causes neurological diseases1      
including neurodegenerative1            
neurodevelopmental1 and psychiatric     
disorders1 to develop new approaches for

 prevention and treatment2 ,whereas     
neurological conditions impact          
,americans of all ages1 but the risk of 
neurodegenerative diseases increases    
dramatically with age2 ,whereas         
,americans are living longer than ever2 
therefore1 more people will be affected 
by neurodegenerative diseases in coming 
decades2 ,whereas1 in #bjba1 #f1bjj1jjj 
,americans were estimated to be living  
with ,alzheimer's disease2 ,whereas an  
estimated #a1bjj1jjj people in the      
,united ,states could be living with    
,parkinson's disease by #bjcj2 ,whereas 
about #a in #f children in the ,united  
,states has #a or more developmental    
disabilities or other developmental     
delays2 ,whereas serious mental illness 
is rising1 with over #dg1jjj1jjj        
,americans experiencing a mental illness
 in #bjba2 ,whereas #gc1hjj1jjj adults  
aged #ah or older in the ,united ,states
 reported having a mental health or     
substance abuse disorder in #bjbj2      
,whereas the underlying causes of most  

neurological conditions remain largely  
unknown due to the vast complexity of   
the human brain2 ,whereas through       
research1 the underlying causes of a    
greater number of neurological          
conditions can be understood2 ,whereas  
the ,food and ,drug ,administration     
7,,fda7 and the ,national ,institutes of
 ,health 7,,nih7 support research on new
 ways to treat1 cure1 and prevent       
neurological conditions2 ,whereas the   
,director of the ,center for ,drug      
,evaluation and ,research of the ,,fda  
testified before ,congress in #bjba that
 the field of neuroscience requires more
 research to develop new1 safe1 and     
effective treatments2 ,whereas the ,,nih
 and institutes within the ,,nih        
launched the ,brain ,research ,through  
,advancing ,innovative                  
,neurotechnologies 7,,brain7 ,initiative
 in #bjac and continue to partner with a
 number of ,federal agencies and private
 sector partners on the ,,brain         
,initiative2 ,whereas the ,,nih-funded  

,neuro,bio,bank was established in      
,september #bjac as a national resource 
for investigators utilizing human post  
mortem brain tissue and related         
biospecimens for their research to      
understand conditions of the nervous    
system2 ,whereas post mortem brain      
tissue is an irreplaceable resource in  
brain research2 ,whereas there is a     
critical need to increase the           
availability of human diseased and      
control brains and related biospecimens2
 ,whereas #a brain can provide tissue   
for dozens1 even hundreds1 of           
neurological studies2 ,whereas          
communities of color and poverty are    
underrepresented and understudied in    
neurological research2 ,whereas racial  
and socioeconomic diversity is paramount
 among brain donors so that research can
 investigate how and why neurological   
diseases and disorders                  
disproportionately affect minority and  
low-income communities2 ,whereas through
 awareness1 the public can be educated  

on how brain donation for neuroscience  
research is not a routine part of organ 
donation or anatomical body donation2   
,whereas the ,brain ,donor ,project and 
the ,american ,brain ,coalition sponsor 
,brain ,donation ,awareness ,day in the 
,united ,states and partner with many   
other organizations to increase public  
awareness of neurological conditions and
 the importance of brain research2 and  
,whereas ,brain ,donation ,awareness    
,day is expected to be observed in the  
,united ,states for years to come1      
providing hope and information for      
patients1 caregivers1 and families      
around the country3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it ,that the ,house of                  
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
designation of ,brain ,donation         
,awareness ,day2 and  7#b7 recognizes   
the importance of1 with respect to      
neurological conditions and disorders-- 
7,a7 improving awareness2  7,b7         
research2  7,c7 supporting national     
efforts to develop effective treatments1

 diagnostics1 and cures2  7,d7          
supporting national efforts to address  
the urgent need for post mortem brain   
tissue1 both control and diseased2 and  
7,e7 educating on the importance of     
brain donation to support national      
research efforts4