,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be1 #bjai ,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4      
,booker1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4        
,capito1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4
 ,king1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1
 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,designating the week of ,september #bc 
through ,september #bg1 #bjai1 as       
,malnutrition ,awareness ,week4         
,whereas malnutrition is the condition  
that occurs when a person does not get  
enough nutrients2 ,whereas malnutrition 
is a significant problem in the ,united 
,states and around the world1 crossing  
all age1 racial1 class1 gender1 and     
geographic lines2 ,whereas1 in the      
,united ,states1 infants1 older adults1 
people with chronic diseases1 and other 
vulnerable populations are particularly 

at risk for malnutrition2 ,whereas      
disease-associated malnutrition costs   
the ,united ,states more than           
#ae1ejj1jjj1jjj each year2 ,whereas     
approximately #c_/d of individuals in   
the ,united ,states have eating patterns
 of vegetables1 fruits1 dairy1 and oils 
that are below the recommended dietary  
guidelines2 ,whereas many vulnerable    
individuals in the ,united ,states do   
not get the daily recommended amount of 
lean proteins2 ,whereas approximately   
#f1jjj1jjj children in the ,united      
,states live in food insecure homes2    
,whereas the ,american ,academy of      
,pediatrics has found that failure to   
provide key nutrients during early      
childhood may result in lifelong        
deficits in brain function2 ,whereas    
disease-associated malnutrition affects 
between #cj and #ej percent of patients 
admitted to hospitals2 ,whereas the     
medical costs of hospitalized patients  
with malnutrition can be #cjj percent   
more than the medical costs of properly 

nourished patients2 ,whereas more than  
#a_/b of older adults living in the     
community are at risk for malnutrition2 
and ,whereas the ,american ,society for 
,parenteral and ,enteral ,nutrition     
created ,malnutrition ,awareness ,week  
to raise awareness and promote          
prevention of malnutrition3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the week of ,september  
#bc through ,september #bg1 #bjai1 as   
,malnutrition ,awareness ,week2  7#b7   
recognizes registered dietitian         
nutritionists and other nutrition       
professionals1 health care providers1   
social workers1 advocates1 caregivers1  
and other professionals and agencies for
 their efforts to advance awareness and 
prevention of malnutrition2  7#c7       
recognizes the importance of existing   
,federal nutrition programs for their   
role in combatting malnutrition and     
supports continuing resources to prevent
 and treat malnutrition2 and  7#d7      
recognizes the need to reauthorize the  

special supplemental nutrition program  
for women1 infants1 and children        
established by section #ag of the ,child
 ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aghf7 and the child nutrition programs
 of the ,department of ,agriculture to  
provide critical nutrition assistance to
 vulnerable populations4