,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,cardin1   
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4       
,booker1 and ,mr4 ,markey77 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
the first week of ,august #bjbj as      
,world ,breastfeeding ,week1 and        
designating ,august #bjbj as ,national  
,breastfeeding ,month4  ,whereas all    
major medical authorities recommend     
exclusive breastfeeding for about the   
first #f months of life and continued   
breastfeeding for not less than the     
first year of life2 ,whereas the ,world 
,alliance for ,breastfeeding ,action has
 designated the first week of ,august as
 ,world ,breastfeeding ,week1 and the   
,united ,states ,breastfeeding          
,committee has designated ,august as    
,national ,breastfeeding ,month2        

,whereas ,national ,breastfeeding ,month
 focuses on how data and measurements   
can be used to build and reinforce the  
connections between breastfeeding and a 
broad spectrum of other health topics   
and initiatives2 ,whereas ,world        
,breastfeeding ,week and ,national      
,breastfeeding ,month provide important 
opportunities to address barriers to    
breastfeeding faced by families across  
the ,united ,states and around the      
world2 ,whereas breastfeeding is a      
proven primary prevention strategy that 
builds a foundation for life-long health
 and wellness2 ,whereas the evidence of 
the value of breastfeeding to the health
 of women and children is scientific1   
solid1 and continually reaffirmed by new
 research2 ,whereas the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
publishes an annual ,breastfeeding      
,report ,card1 which has found that1    
while the proportion of infants who were
 ever breastfed in the ,united ,states  
is increasing1 the ,united ,states      

continues to miss targets for exclusive 
breastfeeding for the first #f months of
 life2 ,whereas there are substantial   
racial and ethnic disparities in access 
to breastfeeding support1 resulting in  
reduced breastfeeding rates and an      
associated increase in risk for a       
variety of negative health outcomes2    
,whereas1 as of the date of introduction
 of this resolution1 the ,national      
,immunization ,survey reports that #hf4f
 percent of ,white infants have ever    
been breastfed1 while-- 7#a7 #gd percent
 of ,black infants have ever been       
breastfed2 and  7#b7 #gi4e percent of   
,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native   
infants have ever been breastfed2       
,whereas the ,healthy ,people initiative
 of the ,department of ,health and      
,human ,services has consistently       
identified breastfeeding as a national  
health priority2 ,whereas the majority  
of new parents want to breastfeed but   
face significant barriers in community1 
health care1 and employment settings2   

,whereas1 while some parents may choose 
not to breastfeed or are unable to      
breastfeed1 all parents can benefit from
 access to education on infant nutrition
 and wellness2 ,whereas protecting and  
supporting breastfeeding for parents who
 are able to breastfeed is essential to 
ensuring critical food security and     
immunologic protection for the youngest 
residents of the ,united ,states2 and   
,whereas the consistent and             
well-documented health1 economic1 and   
environmental benefits of breastfeeding 
show that breastfeeding is an investment
 that will continue to produce          
measurable dividends many times over    
across the ,united ,states and for      
families1 employers1 and government     
entities3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates the first 
week of ,august #bjbj as ,world         
,breastfeeding ,week2  7#b7 designates  
,august #bjbj as ,national              
,breastfeeding ,month2  7#c7 supports   
the goals of ,world ,breastfeeding ,week

 and ,national ,breastfeeding ,month2   
and  7#d7 supports policies and funding 
to ensure that all parents who choose to
 breastfeed can access a full range of  
appropriate support from child care and 
health care institutions1 health care   
insurers1 employers1 researchers1 and   
government entities4