,,iv #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #hie ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #aj1 #bjbj,ms4 ,moore submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor ,,resolution ,recogniz+ ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,week f ,m>* #bnd ?r\gh ,m>* #f?1 #bjbj1 & express+ ! s5se ( ,congress t provid+ breakfa/ 9 s*ools ?r\gh ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program has a positive impact on classroom p]=mance4 ,:]eas ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program p>ticipants "u ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff include public1 private1 elem5t>y1 middle1 & high s*ools1 z well z rural1 suburban1 & urban s*ools2 ,:]eas1 on av]age p] day 9 ! #bjah-bjai s*ool ye>1 #ab1djj1jjj /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates consum$ free or r$uc$-price s*ool breakfa/s provid$ "u ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program e/abli%$ by section #d ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff2 ,:]eas ov] #f1jjj s*ools t p>ticipate 9 ! ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,program d n p>ticipate 9 ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #bjah-bjai s*ool ye>1 #h ,/ates fail$ to rea* ev5 half ( ! l[-income /ud5ts :o p>ticipate 9 ! ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,program ) ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program2 ,:]eas j ov] half ( ! l[-income /ud5ts :o p>ticipate 9 ! ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,program also p>ticipate 9 ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program2 ,:]eas mak+ breakfa/ widely available ?r\gh diff]5t v5ues or a comb9ation !re(1 su* z breakfa/ aft] ! bell programs1 9 ! classroom1 obta9$ z /ud5ts exit _! s*ool bus1 or outside ! classroom1 has be5 %[n to increase p>ticipation 9 free or r$uc$-price breakfa/ programs & less5 ! /igma reg>d+ su* p>ticipation1 :i* (t5 prev5ts eligible /ud5ts f obta9+ traditional breakfa/ 9 ! cafet]ia2 ,:]eas provid+ free univ]sal breakfa/ ?r\gh ! ,community ,eligibility ,provision has be5 %[n to significantly increase ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program p>ticipation rates & r$uce adm9i/rative burd52 ,:]eas ,/ates ) high implem5tation ( ! ,community ,eligibility ,provision h exp]i5c$ high p>ticipation 9 ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program2 ,:]eas /udies h %[n t access to nutriti\s programs su* z ! ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,program & ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program help to create a /rong le>n+ environm5t = *ildr5 & help to improve *ildr5's conc5tration 9 ! classroom2 ,:]eas provid+ breakfa/ 9 ! classroom has be5 %[n 9 sev]al in/ances to improve att5tiv5ess & academic p]=mance1 :ile r$uc+ t>d9ess & discipl9>y ref]rals2 ,:]eas /ud5ts /ruggl+ ) hung] exp]i5ce a great] preval5ce ( behavioral1 emotional1 m5tal heal?1 & academic problems2 ,:]eas /ud5ts :o consume breakfa/ h be5 %[n to p]=m bett] on ma!matical tasks1 vocabul>y te/s1 dem&+ m5tal tasks1 & 9 deal+ ) fru/ration2 ,:]eas /udies sugge/ t eat+ breakfa/ at s*ool1 :i* is clos] to classroom & te/-tak+ "t1 improves /ud5t p]=mance on /&>diz$ te/s relative to /ud5ts :o skip breakfa/ or h breakfa/ at home2 ,:]eas /udies %[ t /ud5ts :o skip breakfa/ are m likely to h difficulty di/+ui%+ among simil> images1 %[ increas$ errors1 & h sl[] memory recall2 ,:]eas *ildr5 t exp]i5ce hung] h be5 %[n to be m likely to h l[] ma? scores1 face an increas$ likelihood ( repeat+ a grade1 & receive m special education s]vices2 ,:]eas ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program p>ticipants h bett] nutrition /atus & intake ( nutri5ts1 su* z calcium1 fib]1 prote91 & vitam9s ,a & ,c2 & ,:]eas *ildr5 :o fail to eat breakfa/ are m likely to be ov]weight or obese ?an *ildr5 :o eat a daily heal?y breakfa/3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes ! importance ( ! ,national ,s*ool ,breakfa/ ,program & its ov]all positive effect on ! lives ( l[-income *ildr5 & families1 z well z its effect on help+ to improve a *ild's ov]all classroom p]=mance2 7#b7 recognizes ! importance ( ! ,community ,eligibility ,provision 9 increas+ s*ool breakfa/ p>ticipation1 & r$uc+ adm9i/rative burd52 7#c7 expresses support = ,/ates t h successfully implem5t$ s*ool breakfa/ programs 9 ord] to improve ! te/ scores & grades ( its p>ticipat+ /ud5ts2 & 7#d7 enc\rages ,/ates to /r5g!n _! s*ool breakfa/ programs by improv+ access = /ud5ts1 to promote improvem5ts 9 ! nutritional quality ( breakfa/s s]v$1 & to in=m /ud5ts & p>5ts ( heal?y nutritional & life/yle *oices4