,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjbd,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7= himself & ,mr4  
,kiley7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+     
,necrotiz+ ,ent]ocolitis ,aw>5ess ,day4 
,:]eas necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis 7,,nec7 is
 ! mo/ common cause ( dea? 9 hospitaliz$
 premature infants aft] two weeks ( age2
 ,:]eas babies born prematurely or ) a  
m$ical complication1 l cong5ital he>t   
disease1 are mo/ at risk ( ,,nec2 ,:]eas
 ?\s&s ( babies develop ,,nec ea* ye> & 
hundr$s ( babies die f ?is complex      
condition2 ,:]eas necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis
 causes a sev]e inflammatory process t c
 lead to inte/9al tissue damage & dea?  
&1 once ,,nec is diagnos$1 _m babies    
only live = a few h\rs or days2 ,:]eas  
surg]y = ,,nec is n curative1 & ! babies
 :o survive (t5 h lifelong neurological 
& nutritional complications2 ,:]eas     
necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis results 9        

approximately #e1jjj1jjj1jjj (          
hospitalization exp5ses p] ye> & r\ghly 
#ai p]c5t ( neonatal heal? c>e          
exp5ditures 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) an     
e/imat$ co/ ( #bjj1jjj or m = ea* case (
 surgical necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis2 ,:]eas
 brea/ milk is "o ( ! mo/ effective ways
 to help prev5t necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis 9
 m$ically fragile infants1 & :5 ! "m's  
milk is unavailable1 pa/euriz$ donor    
human milk is ! next-safe/ option =     
babies at risk ( ,,nec2 ,:]eas =mula    
does n protect aga9/ ! risk ( ,,nec 9   
m$ically fragile infants1 & infants at  
risk ( ,,nec receive ! mo/ protection f 
_! "m's own milk & pa/euriz$ donor milk2
 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ! risk ( necrotiz+      
ent]ocolitis _c be fully elim9at$ & !re 
are n yet sure ways to /op or cure      
,,nec1 prev5tative measures are         
effective at r$uc+ risks2 ,:]eas p>5ts  
mu/ be tru/$ & valu$ z ! mo/ important  
memb] ( _! baby's c>e team1 & heal? c>e 
provid]s %\ld p>tn] ) families to       
provide ! be/ c>e = infants at risk (   

,,nec2 ,:]eas necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis c  
develop 9 bo? premature babies & babies 
born at t]m1 & m data are desp]ately    
ne$$ to bett] und]/& h[ & :y ,,nec      
occurs 9 pret]m & t]m infants2 ,:]eas   
disp>ities & v>iation 9 c>e lead to     
,black infants be+ disproportionately   
affect$ by1 & dy+ f1 necrotiz+          
ent]ocolitis comp>$ to ,:ite infants2 & 
,:]eas to build a _w )\t necrotiz+      
ent]ocolitis & improve outcomes =       
infants & families1 we mu/ br+ ,am]icans
 toge!r to raise aw>5ess ab\t ?is       
deva/at+ neonatal disease3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 recognizes ! importance ( rais+ aw>5ess
 ab\t necrotiz+ ent]ocolitis2 &  7#b7   
expresses support = ! designation (     
,necrotiz+ ,ent]ocolitis ,aw>5ess ,day4