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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 109 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.Con.Res.109
                                          Agreed to June 8, 2009        

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine

                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women 
  worldwide, with more than 1,300,000 diagnosed each year;

Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women 
  worldwide, more than 465,000 die from the disease each year, and a 
  woman dies from breast cancer every 68 seconds;

Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 breast cancer survivors alive in 
  the United States today, the largest group of all cancer survivors;

Whereas a woman has a one-in-eight lifetime risk of developing breast 
  cancer, and only a small percentage of cases are due to heredity;

Whereas incidence rates for breast cancer are increasing by as much as 
  five percent annually in low-resource countries;

Whereas, since its inception, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested 
  more than $1,300,000,000 in breast cancer research, education, and 
  community health services that have raised awareness and improved 
  treatment, helping more people survive the disease and creating a 
  strong support community of breast cancer survivors;

Whereas publicly and privately funded research has resulted in 
  treatment that has raised the 5-year survival rate for women with 
  localized breast cancer from 80 percent in the 1950s to 98 percent in 
  2008;

Whereas the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series is the 
  organization's signature program and is the world's largest and most 
  successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer;

Whereas more than 120 Komen Race for the Cure events are held across 
  the globe, raising significant funds and awareness for the fight 
  against breast cancer;

Whereas a record $3,700,000 from the 2008 Komen Race for the Cure was 
  granted to 18 organizations in the National Capital area for 2009, a 
  10 percent increase over last year's local funding;

Whereas these grants are awarded to projects dedicated to addressing 
  gaps and unmet needs in breast health education and breast cancer 
  screening and treatment in underserved populations throughout the 
  National Capital area;

Whereas 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the first Susan G. Komen 
  National Race for the Cure in Washington, DC;

Whereas this year the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure becomes 
  the first-ever Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, reflecting 
  Komen's global mission to end breast cancer wherever we find it, at 
  home or abroad; and

Whereas more than 50,000 participants, including 4,000 breast cancer 
  survivors and hundreds of congressional and Federal agency employees 
  are expected for the 20th annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, June 6, 
  2009, on the National Mall: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
        (1) remembers the lives of the women and men who have lost 
    their fight with breast cancer and expresses support and admiration 
    for those who have survived;
        (2) congratulates those survivors, family, friends, and other 
    community members who participate in the Global Race for the Cure 
    in order to raise money for research and education so that many 
    more may survive and encourages Americans to walk this year and to 
    support their family and friends who participate; and
        (3) honors the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure for its 
    impact on the National Capital Area, the Nation, and the world.
Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.
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