,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjba  
,mr4 ,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ma/7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & ,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     
,support+ ! goals to protect ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y p]sonnel f mal>ia4       
,:]eas fight+ mal>ia is 9 ! national    
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas r$uc+ !
 incid5ce ( mal>ia protects memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ to mal>ia-endemic   
regions2 ,:]eas ! ,_w mal>ia report     
#bjbj by ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization     
/ates t1 9 #bjai1 approximately #dji1jjj
 p di$ ( mal>ia2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 #hg   
c\ntries & areas _h ongo+ mal>ia        
transmissions1 includ+ areas ( ,africa1 
! ,middle ,ea/1 ,s\!a/ ,asia1 & ,s\?    

,am]ica2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   
reports t a total ( #eh memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces 7 diagnos$ ) mal>ia 9 #bjah1 a   
#ce-p]c5t increase f #bjag2 ,:]eas1 9   
#bjag1 incid5ts ( mal>ia 7 diagnos$ at  
or report$ f #ai diff]5t m$ical         
facilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1           
,afghani/an1 ,qat>1 ,g]many1 ,djib\ti1  
,japan1 & ! ,republic ( ,korea2 ,:]eas !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se recognizes mal>ia z
 ! lead+ infecti\s disease ?reat to     
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ to !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,africa ,comm& area (     
responsibility & ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,indo-,pacific ,comm& area (            
responsibility2 ,:]eas ,u4,s4 support = 
ef=ts to fight mal>ia is 9 ! =eign      
policy & humanit>ian int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & highlights ! values ( ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ! "w ( gov]nm5tal1  
nongov]nm5tal1 & fai?-bas$ organizations
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t are on ! frontl9es 
( ! mal>ia battle globally2 ,:]eas      
,u4,s4 support = ef=ts to fight mal>ia &
 o!r infecti\s diseases advance !       

national security /rategy ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & is a key tool to enhance      
op]ational read9ess1 int]op]ability1 &  
security coop]ation1 protect+ ,am]icans 
at home & abroad2 ,:]eas ! ,u4,s4       
,gov]nm5t has play$ a lead+ role 9 !    
rec5t progress made t[>d r$uc+ ! global 
burd5 ( mal>ia & o!r infecti\s diseases1
 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh bilat]al1 multilat]al1
 int]national1 & civil society p>tn]s2  
,:]eas1 s9ce #ahic1 ! ,walt] ,re$ ,army 
,in/itute ( ,rese>* 7,,wrair7 has play$ 
a lead]%ip role protect+ ,unit$ ,/ates  
s]vicememb]s f ! _w's mo/ p]vasive      
infecti\s diseases1 includ+ mal>ia1     
,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,ebola1 d5gue1 &1 mo/    
rec5tly1 ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas ! ,,wrair  
,c5t] = ,infecti\s ,disease ,rese>* has 
be5 responsible = develop+ critical     
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration-approv$     
m$ic9es1 vacc9es1 drugs1 & o!r          
int]v5tions us$ to prev5t mal>ia1       
,japanese encephalitis1 hepatitis ,a1   
ad5ovirus1 & o!r infecti\s diseases 9   
deploy$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas !

 ,,wrair ,mal>ia ,vacc9e & ,exp]im5tal  
,!rapeutics ,bran*es h em]g$ z ! premi] 
ef=t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to develop 
vacc9es & drugs to protect su* deploy$  
memb]s f mal>ia & o!r infecti\s diseases
 & milit>y heal? ?reats2 ,:]eas ,,wrair 
cont9ues to play a lead]%ip role 9 !    
rese>* & developm5t ( lifesav+ m$ic9es1 
includ+ ! rec5tly approv$ taf5oqu9e 7a  
radical cure & prophylaxis t protects ! 
w>fight] f ,p vivax relapse1 :i* is a   
condition t causes approximately #h4e   
million cl9ical infections p] ye>       
worldwide72 ,:]eas ,,wrair leads ! fight
 aga9/ drug-resi/ant /ra9s ( mal>ia1    
develop+ new treatm5ts t h revolutioniz$
 mal>ia prev5tion ef=ts2 ,:]eas         
,,wrair's int]national network (        
laboratories supports m$ical diplomacy &
 fo/]s collaborations betwe5 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ho/ nations 9 biom$ical rese>*2
 & ,:]eas ,,wrair's unique exp]tise1    
capabilities1 & res\rces h l$ to hi/oric
 cl9ical trials1 te/+ vacc9es to prev5t 
! spread ( ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,zika1 &      

mal>ia3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports ! goals
 ( rese>*+ new int]v5tions to prev5t &  
treat mal>ia1 z x is 9 ! national       
security1 =eign affairs1 political1 &   
humanit>ian int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7#b7 enc\rages cont9u$ lead]%ip by !    
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh programs su* z !    
,walt] ,re$ ,army ,in/itute ( ,rese>* to
 ensure t =ce heal? is n jeop>diz$ by   
vector-borne diseases2 &  7#c7 supports 
su/a9$ or enhanc$ ef=ts to ensure t once
 mal>ia is elim9at$ 9 a c\ntry1 mal>ia  
does n return to ! c\ntry4