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 aware-
ness 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 popu-
lations 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;
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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 concur-
ring), 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.