[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of Brain Awareness 
Week, part of a global campaign to increase public awareness about the 
benefits of brain research and the progress that has been made to 
address traumatic brain injuries.
  TBIs are a significant health issue affecting our servicemembers, 
veterans, athletes and ordinary citizens. Military members are at 
increased risk for sustaining a TBI compared to civilians.
  That is why I authored a law requiring the VA to assess its capacity 
to treat veterans with TBI and develop policies for TBI care and 
rehabilitation.
  I recently toured the Stanford Neurosciences Institute to see how 
research can prevent and treat brain injuries and chronic traumatic 
encephalopathy, or CTE, a condition that typically affects people who 
experience repetitive brain traumas. Just this week the NFL admitted 
that there is a connection between football and CTE.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Brain Awareness Week.

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