[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 298 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 298

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need 
    for specified agencies to coordinate and capitalize on existing 
                    programs for epilepsy awareness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2011

Mrs. Emerson (for herself, Mr. Benishek, and Mr. Perlmutter) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
                              and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need 
    for specified agencies to coordinate and capitalize on existing 
                    programs for epilepsy awareness.

Whereas epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder after stroke and 
        Alzheimer's disease, affecting nearly 3,000,000 people in the United 
        States;
Whereas one in every 10 people in the United States will experience a seizure 
        during their lifetime;
Whereas traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries of the 
        Iraq war, and experts believe that 30 to 50 percent of military 
        personnel affected by TBI will develop epilepsy; and
Whereas injury, death, and other negative health, economic, or life outcomes can 
        be avoided through training and awareness of seizures in schools, the 
        workplace, and communities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
in implementing existing Federal epilepsy public education, outreach, 
and awareness campaigns under section 330E-1 of the Public Health 
Service Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services should, to the 
greatest extent practicable, collaborate with the Secretaries of 
Defense, Veterans Affairs, Education, Labor, and Homeland Security, the 
Attorney General, and others as deemed necessary by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to deliver the campaign's educational 
materials and messages to individuals and organizations, including--
            (1) teachers, administrators, and other school or education 
        personnel;
            (2) Federal, State, county, and local law enforcement 
        personnel and first responders;
            (3) employers and labor organizations; and
            (4) other individuals and organizations the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services, in consultation with the individuals 
        and representatives described in section 330E-1(c)(2) of the 
        Public Health Service Act, deems to have regular interaction 
        with individuals who are subject to epilepsy and seizure 
        incidents.
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