That the Senate—
designates September 2014 as “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”;
declares that steps should be taken—
to raise awareness about the importance of screening methods for, and treatment of, prostate cancer;
to increase research funding to a level that is commensurate with the burden of prostate cancer, so that—
screening and treatment for prostate cancer may be improved;
the causes of prostate cancer may be discovered; and
a cure for prostate cancer may be developed; and
to continue to consider ways for improving access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer; and
calls on the people of the United States, interest groups, and affected persons—
to promote awareness of prostate cancer;
to take an active role in the fight to end the devastating effects of prostate cancer on individuals, families, and the economy; and
to observe National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.