,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #adc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,ms4 
,moore submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ! ,work=ce  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! 
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ 
! s*ool breakfa/ program4  ,:]eas       
p>ticipants 9 ! s*ool breakfa/ program  
e/abli%$ by section #d ( ! ,*ild        
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff include public1 
private1 elem5t>y1 middle1 & high       
s*ools1 z well z rural1 suburban1 &     
urban s*ools2 ,:]eas s*ool breakfa/     
programs 7 develop$ across ! ,nation 9  
response to a simple problem1 too _m    
*ildr5 7 go+ to s*ool )\t breakfa/ or   
)\t a nutritionally adequate breakfa/2  
,:]eas 9 ! #bjaa to #bjab s*ool ye>1    
approximately #ab1ecj1jjj /ud5ts 9      
#hi1fff s*ools p>ticipat$ 9 ! s*ool     
breakfa/ program on a typical day2      
,:]eas 9 ! #bjaa to #bjab s*ool ye>1    
approximately #aj1ejj1jjj l[-income     
*ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates consum$ free or

 r$uc$ price s*ool breakfa/s on an      
av]age s*ool day2 ,:]eas 9 ! #bjaa to   
#bjab s*ool ye>1 #ia4b p]c5t ( s*ools t 
p>ticipat$ 9 ! s*ool lun* program       
e/abli%$ "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell       
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act also        
p>ticipat$ 9 ! s*ool breakfa/ program2  
,:]eas = e #ajj *ildr5 receiv+ free &   
r$uc$ price lun*es1 approximately #ej4d 
*ildr5 receive free & r$uc$ price       
breakfa/s2 ,:]eas 9 ! #bjaa to #bjab    
s*ool ye>1 #hd p]c5t ( s*ool breakfa/s  
s]v$1 7 s]v$ to /ud5ts :o qualifi$ =    
free or r$uc$ pric$ meals2 ,:]eas if #gj
 l[-income *ildr5 ate breakfa/ = e #ajj 
*ildr5 :o ate lun*1 an additional       
#d1ajj1jjj l[-income *ildr5 w\ld eat    
s*ool breakfa/2 ,:]eas implem5t+ or     
improv+ classroom breakfa/ programs has 
be5 %[n to increase ! p>ticipation (    
eligible /ud5ts 9 breakfa/ consumption  
dramatically1 d\bl+1 & 9 "s cases tripl+
 numb]s1 z evid5c$ by rese>* conduct$ 9 
! ,/ates ( ,m9nesota1 ,new ,york1 &     
,wiscons92 ,:]eas mak+ breakfa/ widely  

available ?r\gh diff]5t v5ues or        
comb9ations1 su* z 9 ! classroom aft] ! 
morn+ bell1 obta9$ z /ud5ts exit a s*ool
 bus1 or outside ! classroom1 has be5   
%[n to less5 ! /igma ( receiv+ free or  
r$uc$ price breakfa/s1 :i* (t5 det]s    
eligible /ud5ts f obta9+ traditional    
breakfa/s 9 ! cafet]ia2 ,:]eas provid+  
free univ]sal breakfa/s1 especially 9 ! 
classroom1 has be5 %[n to significantly 
increase s*ool breakfa/ p>ticipation    
rates & decrease abs5ces & t>d9ess2     
,:]eas /udies h %[n t access to         
nutriti\s meals "u ! s*ool lun* program 
& ! s*ool breakfa/ program helps to     
create a /rong le>n+ environm5t = *ildr5
 & helps to improve ! conc5tration (    
*ildr5 9 ! classroom2 ,:]eas provid+    
breakfa/ 9 ! classroom has be5 %[n 9    
sev]al in/ances to improve att5tiv5ess &
 academic p]=mance1 :ile r$uc+ t>d9ess &
 discipl9>y ref]rals2 ,:]eas /ud5ts :o  
eat a complete breakfa/ h be5 %[n to    
make few] mi/akes & "w fa/] 9 ma?       
ex]cises ?an /ud5ts :o eat a p>tial     

breakfa/2 ,:]eas /udies sugge/ t eat+   
breakfa/ clos] to classroom & te/-tak+  
"t improves /ud5t p]=mance on /&>diz$   
te/s relative to /ud5ts :o skip         
breakfa/2 ,:]eas /udies %[ t /ud5ts :o  
skip breakfa/ are m likely to h         
difficulty di/+ui%+ among simil> images1
 %[ increas$ errors1 & h sl[] memory    
recall2 ,:]eas *ildr5 :o live 9 families
 t exp]i5ce hung] h be5 %[n to be m     
likely to h l[] ma? scores1 face an     
increas$ likelihood ( repeat+ a grade1 &
 receive m special education s]vices2   
,:]eas /udies sugge/ t *ildr5 :o eat    
breakfa/ h m adequate nutrition & intake
 ( nutri5ts1 su* z calcium1 fib]1       
prote91 & vitam9s ,a1 ,e1 ,d1 & ,b#f2   
,:]eas /udies %[ t *ildr5 :o p>ticipate 
9 s*ool breakfa/ programs eat m fruits1 
dr9k m milk1 & consume less saturat$ fat
 ?an *ildr5 :o d n eat breakfa/2 ,:]eas 
,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,week is an  
annual occasion = ev]yone 9 ! community 
to reflect on ! importance & value ( :at
 breakfa/ 9 s*ools means = all *ildr5 9 

! ,unit$ ,/ates & is a "t to r5ew !     
commitm5t to ! idea t all *ildr5 %\ld be
 able to />t ! s*ool day adequately f$ &
 ready to le>n2 & ,:]eas ,m>* #d ?r\gh  
,m>* #h1 #bjac1 is ,national ,s*ool     
,breakfa/ ,week3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7         
recognizes ! importance ( ! s*ool       
breakfa/ program e/abli%$ by section #d 
( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff & !   
ov]all positive impact ( ! program on ! 
lives ( l[-income *ildr5 & families1 z  
well z ! effect ( ! program on help+ to 
improve ! ov]all classroom p]=mance ( a 
*ild2  7#b7 expresses support = ,/ates t
 h successfully implem5t$ s*ool breakfa/
 programs 9 ord] to improve ! te/ scores
 & grades ( p>ticipat+ /ud5ts2  7#c7    
enc\rages ,/ates to--  7,a7 /r5g!n s*ool
 breakfa/ programs by improv+ access =  
/ud5ts & mak+ x a "p ( ! s*ool day ?r\gh
 alt]native models l breakfa/ 9 !       
classroom2  7,b7 "w t[>ds meet+ ! goal  
set by ! ,food ,rese>* & ,action ,c5t] (
 #gj l[-income *ildr5 eat+ breakfa/ = e 

#ajj l[-income *ildr5 eat+ lun*2  7,c7  
promote improvem5ts 9 ! nutritional     
quality ( breakfa/s s]v$2 &  7,d7 in=m  
/ud5ts & p>5ts ( heal?y nutritional &   
life/yle *oices2  7#d7 recognizes t !   
,heal?y1 ,hung]-,free ,kids ,act ( #bjaj
 & am5dm5ts made by t ,act provide      
l[-income *ildr5 ) great] access to a   
nutriti\s breakfa/ nationwide2  7#e7    
recognizes all ! p>tn]s t help make     
successful s*ool breakfa/ programs      
includ+ nonpr(it & community            
organizations t "w to increase aw>5ess  
(1 & access to1 breakfa/ programs =     
l[-income *ildr52 &  7#f7 recognizes t  
,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,week helps  
draw att5tion to ! ne$ =1 & success (1 !
 s*ool breakfa/ program4