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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 332 

Honoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 75th anniversary of its establishment and expressing deep gratitude on behalf 

of the people of the United States to the scientists, disease detectives, 

career civil servants, and support staff at the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention for their dedication to protecting the health, safety, 

and security of the United States and to strengthening public health 

in the United States and abroad. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2021 

Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. WARNOCK) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

on the 75th anniversary of its establishment and expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United 

States to the scientists, disease detectives, career civil 

servants, and support staff at the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention for their dedication to protecting 

the health, safety, and security of the United States 

and to strengthening public health in the United States 

and abroad. 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘CDC’’), based in AtVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Jul 31, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR332.IS SR332

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lanta, Georgia, was established by the United States Government on July 1, 1946, initially to prevent the spread 

of malaria in the United States, and soon became the 

premier public health agency of the United States; 

Whereas, because medical epidemiologists were scarce in the 

United States prior to the establishment of the CDC, disease surveillance became the cornerstone of the mission 

of service of the CDC to the States; 

Whereas, since 1946, the scientists, disease detectives, career 

civil servants, and support staff of the CDC have worked 

every day to combat diseases like malaria, yellow fever, 

smallpox, polio, influenza, and Ebola; 

Whereas the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the CDC has 

trained disease detectives at home and abroad, producing 

some of the top epidemiologists in the world; 

Whereas the CDC has played a vital role in implementing 

high-profile and innovative programs, including the President’s Malaria Initiative, the President’s Emergency Plan 

for AIDS Relief, and the Global Health Security Agenda, 

helping save millions of human lives; 

Whereas the staff of the CDC were instrumental in global efforts to effectively eradicate smallpox in 1980 and are 

currently working to eliminate polio worldwide; 

Whereas the CDC has spent decades building public health 

infrastructure and capacity around the world to detect, 

respond to, and contain outbreaks of deadly diseases like 

Zika and Ebola; 

Whereas the CDC assisted with disaster relief in Haiti, 

partnering with the Haitian public health ministry to respond to the cholera outbreak after the devastating 2010 

earthquake; 


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Whereas the CDC has an established record of working to 

improve access to cancer screenings and treatment, prevent child malnutrition, protect workers, reduce developmental disabilities and birth defects, prevent injuries, and 

protect the public from dangerous environmental exposures; 

Whereas the National Asthma Control Program of the CDC 

funds programs for States, schools, and nongovernmental 

organizations to help train professionals and educate people living with asthma and their families; 

Whereas the CDC has worked to end the opioid overdose crisis by funding efforts to improve data collection about 

opioid use and implement evidence-based strategies to 

save lives; 

Whereas a core principle of public health is that every person 

should be able to reach his or her full health potential, 

and the CDC seeks to remove barriers to health linked 

to race or ethnicity, education, income, location, or other 

social factors, including vital work to improve health equity; 

Whereas the CDC employs more than 23,000 employees 

around the world, supporting the agency’s 24/7 mission 

of saving lives and protecting people from health threats; 

Whereas political leaders of the United States should support 

and empower the public health experts at the CDC and 

other leading national health agencies to guide with 

science during public health crises; and 

Whereas the strength and efficacy of the public health system 

of the United States and the response of the United 

States to the COVID–19 pandemic depends upon the 

leadership, expertise, and professionalism of the CDC 


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staff who continue working tirelessly to fight COVID–19 

and provide science-based guidance to protect families 

and save lives in the United States: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Cen3 ters for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to 

4 in this resolution as the ‘‘CDC’’); 

5 (2) declares its deep gratitude on behalf of the 

6 people of the United States to the scientists, disease 

7 detectives, career civil servants, and support staff at 

8 the CDC for their dedication to fighting diseases 

9 and working every day to combat the COVID–19 

10 pandemic; 

11 (3) urges Federal agencies, State and local gov12 ernments, and organizations nationwide to study and 

13 incorporate the evidence-based public health guid14 ance and recommendations provided by the CDC; 

15 (4) expresses its confidence in the scientific 

16 method, evidence-based policymaking, and the med17 ical and public health professions, including the sci18 entific field of epidemiology; and 

19 (5) honors the contributions of the CDC staff 

20 for their leadership and dedicated public service to 

21 protecting the health, safety, and security of the 


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1 United States, and to strengthening public health in 

2 the United States and abroad. 

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