,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#ac1 #bjah ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,boozman7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating the third    
week of ,march #bjah as ,national       
,,cacfp ,week4  ,whereas the third week 
of ,march is annually recognized as     
,national ,,cacfp ,week to raise        
awareness of the ,child and ,adult ,care
 ,food ,program 7commonly referred to as
 the ,,cacfp7 of the ,department of     
,agriculture2 ,whereas the ,department  
of ,agriculture reaffirms the vital role
 positive nutritional habits play in the
 healthy growth of children in the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas the           
,department of ,agriculture also        
reaffirms the importance of nutritional 
education for the most vulnerable and   
youngest children1 as well as adults1   
through centers and homes throughout the

 ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,american
 ,academy of ,pediatrics supported and  
informed the meal pattern revisions     
issued by the ,department of            
,agriculture1 which highlighted the     
continual importance of updated and     
accurate nutritional information for    
children2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the       
,,cacfp provided daily meals and snacks 
to #d1djj1jjj children and adults in    
child care centers1 adult day care      
homes1 and after-school programs1       
providing almost #b1ajj1jjj1jjj meals   
and snacks in total2 ,whereas the       
,,cacfp not only provides nutritional   
meals and education but also increases  
the quality of child care in general1   
especially for children in low-income   
areas2 ,whereas the innovative approach 
to oversight of the ,,cacfp1 which pairs
 child care centers1 adult day care     
homes1 and after-school sites with      
either a non-profit sponsoring          
organization or a ,state agency1        
highlights a unique public-private      

partnership that supports working       
families and small businesses2 ,whereas1
 although child care can be expensive in
 many locations throughout the ,united  
,states1 the ,,cacfp increases the      
effectiveness and viability of child    
care centers and adult day care homes   
for many providers1 especially in rural 
areas2 and ,whereas an increasing number
 of studies demonstrate that access to  
the ,,cacfp can measurably and          
positively impact the cognitive1 social1
 emotional1 and physical health and     
development of children1 leading to more
 favorable outcomes such as--  7#a7 a   
decreased likelihood of being           
hospitalized2  7#b7 an increased        
likelihood of healthy weight gain2 and  
7#c7 an increased likelihood of a more  
varied diet3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates the
 week beginning on ,march #aa1 #bjah1 as
 ,national ,,cacfp ,week2 and  7#b7     
recognizes the role of the ,child and   
,adult ,care ,food ,program 7commonly   

referred to as the ,,cacfp7 in improving
 the health of the country's most       
vulnerable children and adults in child 
care centers1 adult day care homes1 and 
after-school care by providing          
nutritious meals and snacks4