,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #acj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1  
#bjac ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,thune7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the week of ,may #a through ,may #g1    
#bjac1 as ,national ,physical ,education
 and ,sport ,week4  ,whereas a decline  
in physical activity has contributed to 
the unprecedented epidemic of childhood 
obesity1 which has more than tripled in 
the ,united ,states since #aihj2        
,whereas regular physical activity is   
necessary to support normal and healthy 
growth in children and is essential to  
the continued health and well-being of  
children2 ,whereas according to the     
,centers for ,disease ,control1         
overweight adolescents have a #gj- to   
#hj-percent chance of becoming          
overweight adults1 increasing their risk
 for chronic disease1 disability1 and   
death2 ,whereas physical activity       

reduces the risk of heart disease1 high 
blood pressure1 diabetes1 and certain   
types of cancers2 ,whereas type #b      
diabetes can no longer be referred to as
 late in life or adult onset diabetes   
because type #b diabetes presently      
occurs in children as young as #aj years
 old2 ,whereas the ,physical ,activity  
,guidelines for ,americans issued by the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services recommend that children engage
 in at least #fj minutes of physical    
activity on most1 and preferably all1   
days of the week2 ,whereas according to 
the ,centers for ,disease ,control1 only
 #ai percent of high school students are
 meeting the goal of #fj minutes of     
physical activity each day2 ,whereas    
children spend many of their waking     
hours at school and1 as a result1 need  
to be active during the school day to   
meet the recommendations of the         
,physical ,activity ,guidelines for     
,americans2 ,whereas nationally1        
according to the ,centers for ,disease  

,control1 #a out of #d children does not
 attend any school physical education   
classes1 and fewer than #a in #d        
children get #bj minutes of vigorous    
activity every day2 ,whereas teaching   
children about physical education and   
sports not only ensures that the        
children are physically active during   
the school day1 but also educates the   
children on how to be physically active 
and the importance of physical activity2
 ,whereas according to a #bjjf survey by
 the ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services1 #c4h percent of elementary   
schools1 #g4i percent of middle schools1
 and #b4a percent of high schools       
provide daily physical education 7or an 
equivalent7 for the entire school year1 
and #bb percent of schools do not       
require students to take any physical   
education courses at all2 ,whereas      
according to that #bjjf survey1 #ac4g   
percent of elementary schools1 #ae4b    
percent of middle schools1 and #c4j     
percent of high schools provide physical

 education 7or an equivalent7 at least  
#c days per week for the entire school  
year for students in all grades in the  
school2 ,whereas research shows that fit
 and active children are more likely to 
thrive academically2 ,whereas increased 
time in physical education classes can  
help the attention1 concentration1 and  
achievement test scores of children2    
,whereas participation in sports teams  
and physical activity clubs1 often      
organized by the school and run outside 
of the regular school day1 can improve  
grade point average1 school attachment1 
educational aspirations1 and the        
likelihood of graduation2 ,whereas      
participation in sports and physical    
activity improves self-esteem and body  
image in children and adults2 ,whereas  
children and youths who partake in      
physical activity and sports programs   
have increased motor skills1 healthy    
lifestyles1 social skills1 a sense of   
fair play1 strong teamwork skills1      
self-discipline1 and avoidance of risky 

behaviors2 ,whereas the social and      
environmental factors affecting children
 are in the control of the adults and   
the communities in which the children   
live1 and therefore1 the people of the  
,united ,states share a collective      
responsibility in reversing the         
childhood obesity epidemic2 ,whereas if 
efforts are made to intervene with unfit
 children to bring those children to    
physically fit levels1 then there may   
also be a concomitant rise in the       
academic performance of those children2 
and ,whereas ,congress strongly supports
 efforts to increase physical activity  
and participation of children and youth 
in sports3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,senate--  7#a7 designates the week
 of ,may #a through ,may #g1 #bjac1 as  
,national ,physical ,education and      
,sport ,week2  7#b7 recognizes ,national
 ,physical ,education and ,sport ,week  
and the central role of physical        
education and sports in creating a      
healthy lifestyle for all children and  

youth2  7#c7 supports the implementation
 of local school wellness policies 7as  
that term is described in section #i;,a 
of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national  
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ageh;b77 that include ambitious goals  
for physical education1 physical        
activity1 and other activities that     
address the childhood obesity epidemic  
and promote child wellness2 and  7#d7   
encourages schools to offer physical    
education classes to students and work  
with community partners to provide      
opportunities and safe spaces for       
physical activities before and after    
school and during the summer months for 
all children and youth4