,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bd  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,august 
#b1 #bjai,referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,,concurrent ,,resolution 
,recognizing the #ejth anniversary of   
the ,food and ,nutrition ,service of the
 ,department of ,agriculture4  ,whereas 
the ,food and ,nutrition ,service was   
founded on ,august #h1 #aifi1 and has   
worked in a public-private partnership  
to reduce food insecurity and promote   
nutritious diets among the people of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,food and
 ,nutrition ,service partners with      
,state and local governments1 ,tribal   
organizations1 school systems1 nonprofit
 organizations1 private sector          
companies1 and faith-based              
organizations--  7#a7 to address hunger1
 poverty1 and nutrition2 and  7#b7 to   
provide support to over #cf1jjj1jjj     
people in the ,united ,states who live  
in households that face hunger on a     
daily basis2  ,whereas the ,food and    

,nutrition ,service administers #ae     
nutrition assistance programs that      
leverage the agricultural abundance of  
the ,united ,states to ensure that      
children1 seniors1 and low-income       
individuals and families have access to 
nutritious food2 ,whereas the programs  
of the ,food and ,nutrition ,service    
reach #a in #d people in the ,united    
,states each year2 ,whereas it is the   
mission of ,food and ,nutrition ,service
 to increase food security and reduce   
hunger while maintaining the integrity  
and efficiency of programs that provide 
nutrition assistance to the people of   
the ,united ,states when those people   
are in need2 and ,whereas the ,food and 
,nutrition ,service co-develops the     
,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans1    
which provide science-based nutrition   
recommendations and serve as the        
cornerstone of ,federal nutrition       
policy3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  that    
,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes the valuable
 historic and continued contributions of

 the ,food and ,nutrition ,service and  
the employees of the ,food and          
,nutrition ,service to the nutrition1   
health1 and well-being of the people of 
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 commends the 
partnership efforts of ,states1         
territories1 local governments1 ,tribal 
organizations1 school systems1 nonprofit
 charitable organizations1 private      
sector companies1 and community-based   
organizations to end hunger and provide 
nutritious food to the people of the    
,united ,states2  7#c7 encourages       
continued efforts-- 7,a7 to educate the 
people of the ,united ,states on the    
importance of eating nutritiously2 and  
7,b7 to provide nutrition assistance to 
all people of the ,united ,states when  
those people are in need2  7#d7         
recognizes that the ,food and ,nutrition
 ,service uses the bounty of the farmers
 and ranchers of the ,united ,states to 
reduce food insecurity2 and  7#e7       
recognizes and reaffirms the commitment 
of the ,united ,states to-- 7,a7 ending 

hunger in the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7
 continuing to lead the world in ending 
hunger worldwide4  ,passed the ,senate  
,july #ca1 #bjai4;,julie ,e4            
,adams1,secretary