,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #h
 7legislative day1 ,august #g71         
#bjbf,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,ossoff7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,celebrating the #hjth anniversary of   
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention1 the premier public health  
institute of the ,united ,states4       
,whereas the ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention 7referred to in
 this preamble as the ,,cdc7 celebrated 
its #hjth anniversary on ,july #a1      
#bjbf2 ,whereas1 on ,july #a1 #aidf1 the
 ,,cdc was first established in         
,atlanta1 ,georgia1 as the ,communicable
 ,disease ,center to control the spread 
of malaria after ,world ,war ,,ii2      
,whereas1 since the #aidjs1 the ,,cdc   
expanded from fewer than #djj employees 
in ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 to nearly #ac1jjj

 employees across more than #fj         
countries in early #bjbe to spearhead   
its lifesaving mission of preventing and
 protecting the people of the ,united   
,states from diseases and other emerging
 health threats2 ,whereas the ,,cdc has 
contributed to major public health      
achievements1 including the eradication 
of smallpox in #aihj1 the prevention of 
more than #a1ajj1jjj deaths through the 
,vaccines for ,children program between 
#aiid and #bjbc1 and the control of     
numerous outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic 
fevers2 ,whereas the ,,cdc contributed  
to the decline in drug overdoses in the 
,united ,states by surveilling          
overdoses1 prescribing guidelines1 and  
partnering with ,high ,intensity ,drug  
,trafficking ,areas programs in ,states2
 ,whereas the ,,cdc has addressed the   
leading cause of preventable death      
through its ,tips ,from ,former ,smokers
 campaign1 which helped #a1jjj1jjj      
individuals successfully quit smoking   
and prevented an estimated #abi1jjj     

premature deaths2 ,whereas the ,,cdc    
protects the health of the people of the
 ,united ,states by leading             
cross-cutting scientific research on    
public health threats1 including        
,,hiv_/,,aids1 tuberculosis1 injuries1  
chronic diseases1 zoonotic infectious   
diseases1 and environmental health      
issues1 among others2 ,whereas the ,,cdc
 plays a critical role in providing     
public health guidance to health        
professionals and patients on safe      
pregnancies and childbirth1             
environmental and occupational          
exposures1 disabilities1 and the        
prevention and control of injuries and  
diseases2 ,whereas the ,,cdc provides   
financial and technical support to      
,states1 territories1 ,tribes1 and local
 public health organizations to         
implement major public health           
initiatives1 such as the ,public ,health
 ,emergency ,preparedness ,program1 to  
improve domestic disease monitoring and 
emergency preparedness2 ,whereas the    

,,cdc helps bridge the rural health gap 
by funding public awareness1 preventive 
screenings1 and workforce training      
programs that promote education1        
detection1 and early intervention for   
public health threats in underserved    
communities2 ,whereas the ,,cdc trains  
and recruits the world's leading        
epidemiologists1 researchers1 and public
 health experts by facilitating         
fellowship and internship programs2     
,whereas the ,,cdc is a key implementer 
of the ,president's ,emergency ,plan for
 ,,aids ,relief 7,,pepfar7 in           
collaboration with the ,department of   
,state1 a program credited with saving  
more than #bf1jjj1jjj lives from the    
global ,,hiv epidemic since its         
inception in #bjjc2 ,whereas the ,,cdc  
works with foreign ministries of health 
and other partners to strengthen disease
 surveillance1 laboratory systems1      
emergency preparedness1 and outbreak    
response and deploys experts to areas   
affected by public health emergencies2  

,whereas ,,cdc employees dedicate their 
lives to improving health outcomes      
worldwide through data-driven research  
and public health interventions2        
,whereas1 on ,august #h1 #bjbe1 a gunman
 fired more than #ejj shots at buildings
 at the ,,cdc headquarters1 including   
near a childcare center1 leading to the 
tragic death of ,officer ,david ,rose1 a
 ,de,kalb ,county law enforcement       
officer1 and critical damage to the     
,atlanta campus2 and ,whereas the       
shooting attack caused devastation1     
trauma1 and grief to thousands of public
 health workers across the ,united      
,states and many hardworking ,,cdc      
employees who still had to show up at   
the office for months with bullet holes 
in the windows3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the   
act of violence during the shooting on  
,august #h1 #bjbe1 and offers           
condolences to the loved ones of        
,officer ,david ,rose1 who died in the  
line of duty2  7#b7 affirms the         

responsibility of ,congress to protect  
the integrity of the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
7referred to in this resolution as the  
,,cdc7 and the dignity of dedicated     
,,cdc employees who put their lives on  
the line for millions of individuals in 
the ,united ,states2  7#c7 commits to   
supporting the lifesaving mission of the
 ,,cdc of protecting the people of the  
,united ,states and keeping them        
healthy1 safe1 and secure through       
data-driven scientific research1        
innovation1 and public health           
initiatives2  7#d7 expresses hope that  
the ,,cdc1 with continued investment1   
will continue its important work of     
saving lives from public health threats2
 and  7#e7 respectfully requests that   
the ,secretary of the ,senate transmit  
an enrolled copy of this resolution to  
the ,director of the ,,cdc4