,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #aj1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,moore submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,national    
,school ,breakfast ,week from ,march    
#bnd through ,march #fth1 #bjbj1 and    
expressing the sense of ,congress that  
providing breakfast in schools through  
the ,national ,school ,breakfast        
,program has a positive impact on       
classroom performance4  ,whereas        
,national ,school ,breakfast ,program   
participants under the ,child ,nutrition
 ,act of #aiff include public1 private1 
elementary1 middle1 and high schools1 as
 well as rural1 suburban1 and urban     
schools2 ,whereas1 on average per day in
 the #bjah-bjai school year1 #ab1djj1jjj
 students in the ,united ,states        
consumed free or reduced-price school   
breakfasts provided under the ,national 
,school ,breakfast ,program established 

by section #d of the ,child ,nutrition  
,act of #aiff2 ,whereas over #f1jjj     
schools that participate in the         
,national ,school ,lunch ,program do not
 participate in the ,national ,school   
,breakfast ,program2 ,whereas1 in the   
#bjah-bjai school year1 #h ,states      
failed to reach even half of the        
low-income students who participate in  
the ,national ,school ,lunch ,program   
with the ,national ,school ,breakfast   
,program2 ,whereas just over half of the
 low-income students who participate in 
the ,national ,school ,lunch ,program   
also participate in the ,national       
,school ,breakfast ,program2 ,whereas   
making breakfast widely available       
through different venues or a           
combination thereof1 such as breakfast  
after the bell programs1 in the         
classroom1 obtained as students exit    
their school bus1 or outside the        
classroom1 has been shown to increase   
participation in free or reduced-price  
breakfast programs and lessen the stigma

 regarding such participation1 which    
often prevents eligible students from   
obtaining traditional breakfast in the  
cafeteria2 ,whereas providing free      
universal breakfast through the         
,community ,eligibility ,provision has  
been shown to significantly increase    
,national ,school ,breakfast ,program   
participation rates and reduce          
administrative burden2 ,whereas ,states 
with high implementation of the         
,community ,eligibility ,provision have 
experienced high participation in the   
,national ,school ,breakfast ,program2  
,whereas studies have shown that access 
to nutritious programs such as the      
,national ,school ,lunch ,program and   
,national ,school ,breakfast ,program   
help to create a strong learning        
environment for children and help to    
improve children's concentration in the 
classroom2 ,whereas providing breakfast 
in the classroom has been shown in      
several instances to improve            
attentiveness and academic performance1 

while reducing tardiness and            
disciplinary referrals2 ,whereas        
students struggling with hunger         
experience a greater prevalence of      
behavioral1 emotional1 mental health1   
and academic problems2 ,whereas students
 who consume breakfast have been shown  
to perform better on mathematical tasks1
 vocabulary tests1 demanding mental     
tasks1 and in dealing with frustration2 
,whereas studies suggest that eating    
breakfast at school1 which is closer to 
classroom and test-taking time1 improves
 student performance on standardized    
tests relative to students who skip     
breakfast or have breakfast at home2    
,whereas studies show that students who 
skip breakfast are more likely to have  
difficulty distinguishing among similar 
images1 show increased errors1 and have 
slower memory recall2 ,whereas children 
that experience hunger have been shown  
to be more likely to have lower math    
scores1 face an increased likelihood of 
repeating a grade1 and receive more     

special education services2 ,whereas    
,national ,school ,breakfast ,program   
participants have better nutrition      
status and intake of nutrients1 such as 
calcium1 fiber1 protein1 and vitamins ,a
 and ,c2 and ,whereas children who fail 
to eat breakfast are more likely to be  
overweight or obese than children who   
eat a daily healthy breakfast3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
importance of the ,national ,school     
,breakfast ,program and its overall     
positive effect on the lives of         
low-income children and families1 as    
well as its effect on helping to improve
 a child's overall classroom            
performance2  7#b7 recognizes the       
importance of the ,community            
,eligibility ,provision in increasing   
school breakfast participation1 and     
reducing administrative burden2  7#c7   
expresses support for ,states that have 
successfully implemented school         
breakfast programs in order to improve  

the test scores and grades of its       
participating students2 and  7#d7       
encourages ,states to strengthen their  
school breakfast programs by improving  
access for students1 to promote         
improvements in the nutritional quality 
of breakfasts served1 and to inform     
students and parents of healthy         
nutritional and lifestyle choices4