,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1  
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,franken7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
the week of ,may #a through ,may #g1    
#bjad1 as ,national ,physical ,education
 and ,sport ,week4  ,whereas according  
to the #bjab ,shape of the ,nation      
,report1 there has been a dramatic      
increase in obesity in the ,united      
,states over the last #bj years1 and    
obesity rates are high2 ,whereas over   
#cj percent of children in the ,united  
,states are overweight or obese2        
,whereas according to the ,centers for  
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 over 
#dh percent of high school students do  
not attend physical education classes in
 an average week2 ,whereas according to 
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services ,physical ,activity           

,guidelines for ,americans1 children and
 adolescents between the ages of #f and 
#ag should engage in #fj minutes or more
 of physical activity daily1 including  
aerobic1 muscle strengthening1 and bone 
strengthening exercises2 ,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 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 #bjad1 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