,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ag1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,ms4   
,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4      
,/rickl&1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4      
,veasey1 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4
 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( 
,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,david  
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4     
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1
 & ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution  ,octob] #be1       
#bjbc,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ,octob] #ag1  
#bjbc1 z ,national ,vitiligo ,aw>5ess   
,day4  ,:]eas vitiligo is a long-t]m1   
*ronic disord] t results 9 ! loss (     
pigm5t 9 pat*es on ! sk91 hair1 eyes1 & 
inside ( ! m\?2 ,:]eas ! condition c    
result 9 discom=t1 it*+1 & pa91 b !re is
 /ill no kn[n cure2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican   
,academy ( ,d]matology ref]s to vitiligo

 z a life-alt]+ disord] t c cause l[    
self-e/eem1 ang]1 & depression2 ,:]eas1 
accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,academy (        
,d]matology1 ab\t half ( ! individuals  
diagnos$ ) vitiligo are diagnos$ be=e ! 
age ( #ba2 ,:]eas a /udy by ,p$iatric   
,d]matology f\nd t ab\t half ( all      
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts diagnos$ ) vitiligo 
exp]i5c$ a decreas$ quality ( life1 & "s
 individuals ev5 exp]i5c$ problems )    
s*oolwork1 increas$ bully+ & teas+1     
tr\ble ) develop+ fri5d%ips1 &          
self-confid5ce issues2 ,:]eas a ,yale   
/udy f\nd t bulli$ *ildr5 are #b to #i  
times m likely to consid] suicide1 & !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
reports suicide is ! ?ird lead+ cause ( 
dea? among "y p2 & ,:]eas ,judi? ,port]1
 ,ph4,d41 & ,ann ,beuf1 ,ph4,d41 f\nd t 
social support = *ildr5 & adolesc5ts )  
vitiligo provid$ by families1 pe]s1     
*>ities1 support gr\ps1 & tea*]s c      
greatly improve _! quality ( life &     
decrease /ress relat$ to bully+3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                

,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,vitiligo       
,aw>5ess ,day2 &  7#b7 recognizes !     
importance ( provid+ support =          
individuals diagnos$ ) vitiligo to      
improve _! quality ( life4