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Designating April 2016 as “National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month”.

S. Res. 408 · 114th Congress · Mar 17, 2016 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Designating April 2016 as National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month.

That the Senate—
(1)
designates April 2016 as “National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month”;
(2)
encourages that steps should be taken—
(A)
to raise awareness of and increase public knowledge about congenital diaphragmatic hernia (referred to in this resolving clause as “CDH”);
(B)
to inform all people of the United States about the dangers of CDH, especially groups of people that may be disproportionately affected by CDH or have lower survival rates;
(C)
to disseminate information on the importance of quality neonatal care of CDH patients;
(D)
to promote quality prenatal care and ultrasounds to detect CDH in utero; and
(E)
to support research funding of CDH—
(i)
to improve screening and treatment for CDH;
(ii)
to discover the causes of CDH; and
(iii)
to develop a cure for CDH; and
(3)
calls on the people of the United States, interest groups, and affected persons—
(A)
to promote awareness of CDH;
(B)
to take an active role in the fight against this devastating birth defect; and
(C)
to observe National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.