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 PUBLIC LAW 98-^19—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2427

Public Law 98-519 98th Congress Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President to designate January 1985 as "National Cerebral Palsy Month".

Whereas cerebral palsy affects more than seven hundred thousand individuals in the United States; Whereas between five thousand and seven thousand children will be born this year with cerebral palsy; Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services estimates the annual cost of care for individuals with cerebral palsy exceeds $3,750,000,000; and Whereas increased national awareness of the effects of cerebral palsy may add new impetus to efforts to expand research activities and educational and employment opportunities for individuals affected by cerebral palsy: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the month of January 1985 as "National Cerebral Palsy Month", and calling upon all government agencies and people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Approved October 19, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 309: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): Aug. 10, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 2, considered and passed House.

Oct. 19, 1984 [S.J. Res. 309]

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