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 102 STAT. 44

PUBLIC LAW 100-270—MAR. 29, 1988 Public Law 100-270 100th Congress Joint Resolution

Mar. 29, 1988 [S.J. Res. 244]

To designate the month of April 1988, as "National Know Your Cholesterol Month".

Whereas heart attacks struck an estimated 1,500,000 Americans in 1987, a third of whom died immediately; Whereas scientific data indicates that effective measures to lower serum cholesterol are capable of decreasing occurrences of heart disease; Whereas only 8 per centum of Americans know their cholesterol level; and Whereas as many as 250,000 lives could be saved each year if Americans were tested for and took action to reduce high levels of cholesterol: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the month of April 1988, is designated as "National Know Your Cholesterol Month", and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs and activities. Approved March 29, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 244: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): Feb. 26, considered and passed Senate. Mar. 17, considered and passed House.

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