,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai,mr4
 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4   
,boozman1 & ,mr4 ,leahy7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+      
,octob] #af1 #bjai1 & ,octob] #af1      
#bjbj1 z ,_w ,food ,day4  ,:]eas hung] &
 malnutrition are daily facts ( life =  
hundr$s ( millions ( p ar\nd ! _w2      
,:]eas wom5 & *ildr5 suff] ! mo/ s]i\s  
effects ( hung] & malnutrition2 ,:]eas  
millions ( *ildr5 die ea* ye> f         
hung]-relat$ illness & disease2 ,:]eas  
_m p suff] p]man5t physical or m5tal    
impairm5t because ( vitam9 or prote9    
defici5cies2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has 
a long tradition ( demon/rat+           
humanit>ian conc]n = ! hungry &         
maln\ri%$ p ( ! _w2 ,:]eas !re is a gr[+
 conc]n 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 9 o!r       
c\ntries ab\t ?reats to ! future food   
supply1 includ+--  7#a7 misuse & ov]use 
( l& & wat]2  7#b7 loss ( biological    

div]sity2 &  7#c7 erosion ( g5etic      
res\rces on a global scale2 ,:]eas ! _w 
community increas+ly calls ^u ! ,unit$  
,/ates to resolve food problems /emm+ f 
natural- & human-made disa/]s by provid+
 humanit>ian assi/ance2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,/ates-- 7#a7 plays a major role 9 !    
developm5t & implem5tation (            
int]national food & agricultural trade  
/&>ds & practices2 &  7#b7 recognizes ! 
positive role t ! global food trade c   
play 9 enhanc+ human nutrition &        
alleviat+ hung]2  ,:]eas1 al?\gh        
progress has be5 made 9 r$uc+ ! incid5ce
 ( hung] & malnutrition 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 c]ta9 gr\ps rema9 vuln]able to  
malnutrition & relat$ diseases2 ,:]eas !
 cons]vation ( natural res\rces1 !      
pres]vation ( biological div]sity1 &    
/rong public & private agricultural     
rese>* programs are requir$ = ! ,unit$  
,/ates--  7#a7 to rema9 food secure2 &  
7#b7 to cont9ue to aid ! hungry &       
maln\ri%$ p ( ! _w2  ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates is a _w lead] 9 ! developm5t (   

agricultural innovation & te*nology aim$
 at enhanc+ ! improv$ production1       
safety1 & quality ( ! _w food supply &  
mu/ cont9ue to reta9 t role2 ,:]eas     
p>ticipation by private volunt>y        
organizations & bus9esses1 work+ )      
national gov]nm5ts & ! int]national     
community1 is ess5tial 9 ! se>* = ways  
to increase food production 9 develop+  
c\ntries & improve food di/ribution to  
hungry & maln\ri%$ p2 ,:]eas ! ,food &  
,agriculture ,organization ( ! ,unit$   
,nations 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z !  
,,fao7 is m&at$ to lead global ef=ts to 
address food & nutrition security       
issues2 ,:]eas ! memb] nations ( ! ,,fao
 h unanim\sly designat$ ,octob] #af (   
ea* ye> z ,_w ,food ,day2 ,:]eas ! ,,fao
 has work$ to organize activities &     
ef=ts on ,_w ,food ,day 9 ov] #acj      
c\ntries to promote aw>5ess ( & action =
 p suff]+ f hung] & malnutrition2 ,:]eas
 pa/ obs]vances ( ,_w ,food ,day h be5  
support$-- 7#a7 by proclamations by     
,congress1 ! ,presid5t1 ! #ej ,/ates1 ! 

,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 & ! t]ritories &          
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7  
by programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture
 & o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies2      
,:]eas private volunt>y organizations & 
community lead]s are p>ticipat+ 9 plann+
 ,_w ,food ,day obs]vances 9 #bjai &    
#bjbj1 & a gr[+ numb] ( ^! organizations
 & lead]s are us+ ,_w ,food ,day z a    
focal po9t = ye>-r\nd programs2 & ,:]eas
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates c express _!     
conc]n = ! plight ( hungry & maln\ri%$ p
 ?r\gh\t ! _w by /udy1 advocacy1 &      
action3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 
7#a7 designates ,octob] #af1 #bjai1 &   
,octob] #af1 #bjbj1 z ,_w ,food ,day2 & 
7#b7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
obs]ve ! days ) appropriate c]emonies & 
activities4