,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,brown7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,,resolution             
,recognizing the #ajjth anniversary of  
the ,academy of ,nutrition and          
,dietetics1 the largest organization of 
food and nutrition professionals in the 
world4  ,whereas1 on ,october #bj1      
#aiag1 dietitians met in ,cleveland1    
,ohio1 to identify ways in which food   
and nutrition professionals could help  
the ,united ,states ,government conserve
 food and improve public health and     
nutrition during ,world ,war ,i2        
,whereas the foundational meeting on    
,october #bj1 #aiag1 led to the creation
 of the ,american ,dietetics            
,association1 now known as the ,academy 
of ,nutrition and ,dietetics 7referred  
to in this preamble as the ,academy72   

,whereas1 since the inception of the    
,academy1 the ,academy has grown from a 
charter membership of #eh individuals to
 the largest organization of food and   
nutrition professionals in the world1   
with a membership as of ,january #bjag  
of more than #ge1jjj individuals2       
,whereas the ,academy is comprised of a 
diverse group of registered dietitian   
nutritionists and technicians1          
scientists1 clinicians1 educators1      
students1 and other food and nutrition  
practitioners2 and ,whereas1 through    
evidence-based research and education1  
members of the ,academy play an         
important role in shaping the food      
choices and nutrition of the people of  
the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7           
commemorates ,october #bj1 #bjag1 as the
 #ajjth anniversary of the ,academy of  
,nutrition and ,dietetics2 and  7#b7    
applauds the ,academy of ,nutrition and 
,dietetics for its past1 present1 and   
future efforts to champion the          

principles established by its dietitian 
predecessors more than #ajj years ago-- 
7,a7 to promote food and nutrition      
professionals2 and  7,b7 to improve the 
health and wellness of all people of the
 ,united ,states through research1      
education1 and advocacy4