,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #die  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #g1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,casey7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,july #bjad  
as ,summer ,meals ,awareness ,month4    
,whereas #a in #e children in the       
,united ,states struggle with hunger2   
,whereas research has found that more   
than #cj percent of low-income families 
do not have enough food during the      
summer months2 ,whereas the summer food 
service program for children established
 under section #ac of the ,richard ,b4  
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7 exists to ensure  
that low-income children have access to 
adequate nutrition when the school year 
ends2 ,whereas the summer food service  
program is designed to give hungry      
children a safe place to participate in 
fun1 educational activities and to      

receive a meal2 ,whereas thousands of   
schools and nonprofit organizations     
across the country serve as summer food 
service program sites2 ,whereas summer  
programs are often under-utilized1 as   
only #a in #f eligible children         
participate in the summer food service  
program1 due in part to families being  
unaware that the summer food service    
program exists2 ,whereas lack of        
transportation and other barriers often 
prevent children from accessing the     
summer food service program sites1      
especially in rural areas2 and ,whereas 
almost #a in #c low-income children live
 in communities that are not eligible to
 participate in the summer food service 
program1 thus reducing their ability to 
participate in the program3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,july #bjad as ,summer  
,meals ,awareness ,month2  7#b7         
encourages members of ,congress1        
schools1 local businesses1 nonprofit    
institutions1 churches1 cities1 and     

,state governments to assist in         
efficient use of summer food service    
program sites by raising awareness of   
the location and availability of those  
sites2  7#c7 encourages members of      
,congress1 schools1 local businesses1   
nonprofit institutions1 churches1       
cities1 and ,state governments to       
support efforts to increase the         
participation rate of eligible children 
who1 without the summer food service    
program for children established under  
section #ac of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agfa71 may go without meals2 
and  7#d7 encourages members of         
,congress to visit a summer food service
 program site to see the importance of  
the program firsthand4