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House Calendar No. 68

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 36

[Report No. 107–182]

Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 14, 2001

Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.

GOODE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. DEMINT,

Mr. REYES, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. GOODLATTE,

Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. QUINN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. GANSKE, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FATTAH, Mr.

WALSH, Mr. MORAN of Virigina, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MASCARA, Mr.

MCNULTY, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. BACA, Mr.

BALDACCI, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr. LAFALCE) submitted the following

concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy

and Commerce

AUGUST 1, 2001

Additional sponsors: Mr. BARTON of Texas, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GILCHREST,

Mr. SAWYER, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. GIBBONS,

Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. PRYCE of

Ohio, Mr. STARK, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr.

DOYLE, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. NEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. RAHALL,

Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. PRICE of

North Carolina, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. MOORE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr.

CLEMENT, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD,

Mr. WAMP, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. LEACH, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.

ETHERIDGE, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. COYNE, Ms. ESHOO,

Mr. BARRETT, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BAKER, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr.

PASCRELL, Mr. FROST, Mr. HOLT, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. SHAYS, Ms.

NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. SANCHEZ, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
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OSE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr.

SERRANO, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. WYNN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. UPTON, Mr.

TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. DEFAZIO,

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. WICKER,

Mr. HILLEARY, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BAIRD, Mr.

DOGGETT, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. TOOMEY,

Mr. PLATTS, and Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ

AUGUST 1, 2001

Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to

be printed

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[Strike out the preamble and insert the part printed in italic]

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1)

diabetes research.

Whereas over one million Americans suffer from juvenile

(Type 1) diabetes, a chronic, genetically determined, debilitating disease affecting every organ system;

Whereas 13,000 children a year—35 each day—are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes;

Whereas 17,000 adults a year—46 each day—are diagnosed

with juvenile diabetes;

Whereas juvenile diabetes is one of the most costly chronic

diseases of childhood;

Whereas insulin treats but does not cure this potentially

deadly disease and does not prevent the complications of

diabetes, which include blindness, heart attack, kidney

failure, stroke, nerve damage, and amputations;

Whereas the Diabetes Research Working Group, a nonpartisan advisory board established to advise Congress,

has called for an accelerated and expanded diabetes re-
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search program at the National Institutes of Health and

has recommended a $4.1 billion increase in Federal funding for diabetes research at the National Institutes of

Health over the next five years; and

Whereas a strong public-private partnership to fund juvenile

diabetes exists between the Federal Government and the

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, a foundation which has

awarded more than $326 million for diabetes research

since 1970 and will give $100 million in fiscal year 2001:

Now, therefore, be it

Whereas over one million Americans suffer from juvenile

(type 1) diabetes, a chronic, genetically determined,

debilitating disease affecting every organ system;

Whereas 13,000 children a year—35 each day—are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes;

Whereas 17,000 adults a year—46 each day—are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes;

Whereas juvenile diabetes is one of the most costly chronic

diseases of childhood;

Whereas insulin treats but does not cure this potentially

deadly disease and does not prevent the complications

of diabetes, which include blindness, heart attack, kidney failure, stroke, nerve damage, and amputations;

and

Whereas the Diabetes Research Working Group, a nonpartisan advisory board established to advise Congress, has called for an accelerated and expanded diabetes research program at the National Institutes of

Health and has recommended an increase in Federal

funding for diabetes research at the National Institutes
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of Health over each of the next five years: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That Federal funding for diabetes research

3 should be increased in accordance with the recommenda4 tions of the Diabetes Research Working Group so that a

5 cure for juvenile diabetes can be found.

6 That Federal funding for diabetes research should be in7 creased annually as recommended by the Diabetes Research

8 Working Group so that a cure for juvenile diabetes can be

9 found.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A concurrent resolution urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (type

1) diabetes research.’’.

House Calendar No. 68

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 36

[Report No. 107–182]

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile

(Type 1) diabetes research.

AUGUST 1, ,2001

Reported with amendments, referred to the House

Calendar, and ordered to be printed