,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjag ,mr4 
,m]kley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>key7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ! fir/ week 9  
,augu/ #bjag z ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week1 &  
designat+ ,augu/ #bjag z ,national      
,brea/fe$+ ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! ,am]ican    
,academy ( ,p$iatrics recomm5ds t       
brea/fe$+ cont9ue = at lea/ #ab mon?s   
aft] ! bir? ( a baby & = z long z ! "m &
 baby desire2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?       
,organization recomm5ds cont9u$         
brea/fe$+ = #b ye>s or long] aft] ! bir?
 ( a baby2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,alliance =     
,brea/fe$+ ,action has designat$ ! fir/ 
week ( ,augu/ z ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week1 & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,brea/fe$+ ,committee   
has designat$ ,augu/ z ,national        
,brea/fe$+ ,mon?2 ,:]eas ,national      
,brea/fe$+ ,mon? focuses on h[ data &   
measurem5t c be us$ to build & re9=ce ! 
connections betwe5 brea/fe$+ & a broad  

spectrum ( o!r heal? topics &           
initiatives2 ,:]eas ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week
 & ,national ,brea/fe$+ ,mon? provide   
important opportunities to address      
b>ri]s to brea/fe$+ fac$ by families    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! #bjaf ,brea/fe$+ ,report ,c>d ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 #d ( e #e mo!rs1 or #ha4a p]c5t (      
mo!rs1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates />t brea/fe$+  
_! babies2 ,:]eas by ! end ( #f mon?s   
aft] ! bir? ( a baby1 brea/fe$+ rates   
fall to #ea4h p]c5t1 & only #bb4c p]c5t 
( babies are exclusively brea/f$ at #f  
mon?s ( age2 ,:]eas #b ( e #c mo!rs     
report t !y are unable to rea* _!       
p]sonal brea/fe$+ goals2 ,:]eas !re are 
sub/antial racial & e?nic disp>ities 9  
brea/fe$+ initiation & duration2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjac1 #hd4c p]c5t ( non-,hispanic   
,:ite infants initiat$ brea/fe$+1 z     
comp>$ to--  7#a7 #ff4c p]c5t (         
non-,hispanic ,black infants2 &  7#b7   
#fh4c p]c5t ( non-,hispanic ,am]ican    
,indian & ,alaska ,native infants2      

,:]eas ! ,heal?y ,p #bjbj objectives =  
brea/fe$+ are t-- 7#a7 #hb p]c5t (      
babies are brea/f$ at "s "t2  7#b7 #fa  
p]c5t ( babies cont9ue to be brea/f$ at 
#f mon?s2 &  7#c7 #cd p]c5t ( babies    
cont9ue to be brea/f$ at #a ye>2  ,:]eas
 brea/fe$+ is a prov5 prim>y prev5tion  
/rategy t builds a f\ndation = life-long
 heal? & wellness2 ,:]eas ! evid5ce ( ! 
value ( brea/fe$+ to ! heal? ( wom5 &   
*ildr5 is sci5tific1 solid1 & cont9ually
 reaffirm$ by new rese>*2 ,:]eas1 dur+ !
 fir/ ye> ( ! life ( a baby1 a family t 
foll[s optimal brea/fe$+ practices c    
save betwe5 #a1bjj & #a1ejj 9 exp5ses on
 infant =mula2 ,:]eas a #bjaf /udy (    
mat]nal & p$iatric heal? outcomes &     
associat$ co/s bas$ on #bjab brea/fe$+  
rates indicates t if #ij p]c5t ( infants
 7 brea/f$ accord+ to m$ical            
recomm5dations1 #c1cdj dea?s1           
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 m$ical co/s1 &         
#ad1bjj1jjj1jjj 9 co/s relat+ to        
premature dea? w\ld be prev5t$ annually2
 & ,:]eas ! great majority ( pregnant   

wom5 & new mo!rs want to brea/fe$ b face
 significant b>ri]s 9 community1 heal?  
c>e1 & employm5t sett+s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ! fir/ 
week ( ,augu/ #bjag z ,_w ,brea/fe$+    
,week2  7#b7 designates ,augu/ #bjag z  
,national ,brea/fe$+ ,mon?2  7#c7       
supports ! goals ( ,national ,brea/fe$+ 
,mon?2 &  7#d7 supports policies & fund+
 to ensure t all mo!rs :o *oose to      
brea/fe$ c access a full range (        
appropriate support f heal? c>e         
in/itutions1 heal? c>e insur]s1         
employ]s1 & gov]nm5t entities4