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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
5adding Section 175 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 490/175 new)
7    Sec. 175. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
8Month. The month of November in each year is designated as
9Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month to be
10observed throughout the State as a month for the people of
11Illinois to support efforts to decrease the prevalence of COPD,
12develop better treatments, and work toward an eventual cure
13through increased research, treatment, and prevention.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.