[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S6583]
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                    NATIONAL FRAGILE X AWARENESS DAY

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from consideration of S. Res. 268, and the 
Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 268) designating July 17, through 
     July 23 as National Fragile X Awareness Week.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, Senator Edwards and Senator Hagel have 
amendments at the desk. I ask unanimous consent that they be considered 
in the appropriate order, the amendments be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider the resolution be laid upon the table, the title amendment 
be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments (Nos. 3818, 3819, and 3820) were agreed to, as 
follows:


                           amendment no. 3818

       On page 2, strike lines 1 and all that follows to page 3, 
     line 2, and insert: ``Resolved, That the Senate designates 
     July 22, 2000 as `National Fragile X Awareness Day.' ''
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                           amendment no. 3819

       Strike the preamble and insert:
       ``Whereas Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of 
     mental retardation, affecting people of every race, income 
     level, and nationality;
       ``Whereas 1 in every 260 women is a carrier of the Fragile 
     X defect;
       ``Whereas 1 in every 4,000 children is born with the 
     Fragile X defect, and typically requires a lifetime of 
     special care at a cost of over $2,000,000;''
       ``Whereas Fragile X remains frequently undetected due to 
     its recent discovery and the lack of awareness about the 
     disease, even within the medical community;
       ``Whereas the genetic defect causing Fragile X has been 
     discovered, and is easily identified by testing;
       ``Whereas inquiry into Fragile X is a powerful research 
     model for neuropsychiatric disorders, such as autism, 
     schizophrenia, pervasive development disorders, and other 
     forms of X-linked mental retardation;
       ``Whereas individuals with Fragile X can provide a 
     homogeneous research population for advancing the 
     understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders;
       ``Whereas with concerted research efforts, a cure for 
     Fragile X may be developed;
       ``Whereas Fragile X research, both basic and applied, has 
     been vastly underfunded despite the prevalence of the 
     disorder, the potential for the development of a cure, the 
     established benefits of available treatments and 
     intervention, and the significance that Fragile X research 
     has for related disorders; and
       ``Whereas the Senate as an institution and Members of 
     Congress as individuals are in unique positions to help raise 
     public awareness about the need for increased funding for 
     research and early diagnosis and treatment for the disorder 
     known as Fragile X: Now, therefore, be it''.
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                           amendment no. 3820

       Amend the title so as to read: ``Designating July 22, 2000, 
     as `National Fragile X Awareness Day'.''

  The resolution (S. Res. 268), as amended, was agreed to.

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