,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,bonamici 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,bacon1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,c>son1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mrs4      
,watson ,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,nevada7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,agriculture1 ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,support+ !      
designation ( ! week ( ,septemb] #ah    
?r\gh ,septemb] #bc1 #bjbc1 z           
,malnutrition ,aw>5ess ,week4  ,:]eas   
malnutrition is ! condition t occurs :5 
a p]son does n get en\gh prote91        
calories1 or nutri5ts2 ,:]eas           
malnutrition is a significant problem 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w1 cross+ all

 age1 racial1 class1 g5d]1 & geographic 
l9es2 ,:]eas malnutrition c be driv5 by 
social det]m9ants ( heal?1 includ+      
pov]ty or economic in/ability1 access to
 af=dable heal? c>e1 & l[ heal? lit]acy2
 ,:]eas !re are inextricable & cyclical 
l9ks betwe5 pov]ty & malnutrition2      
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture def9es
 food insecurity z :5 a p]son or        
h\sehold does n h regul>1 reliable      
access to ! foods ne$$ = good heal?2    
,:]eas communities ( color1 across all  
age gr\ps1 are disproportionately likely
 to exp]i5ce bo? food insecurity &      
malnutrition2 ,:]eas ,black *ildr5 are  
almo/ #c times m likely to live 9 a     
food-insecure h\sehold ?an ,:ite *ildr52
 ,:]eas infants1 old] adults1 p ) *ronic
 diseases1 & o!r vuln]able populations  
are p>ticul>ly at risk = malnutrition2  
,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,academy ( ,p$iatrics 
has f\nd t failure to provide key       
nutri5ts dur+ e>ly *ildhood may result 9
 lifelong deficits 9 bra9 function2     
,:]eas disease-associat$ malnutrition   

affects betwe5 #cj & #ej p]c5t ( pati5ts
 admitt$ to hospitals1 & ! m$ical co/s (
 hospitaliz$ pati5ts ) malnutrition c be
 #cjj p]c5t m ?an ! m$ical co/s (       
prop]ly n\ri%$ pati5ts2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,national ,bluepr9t3 ,a*iev+       
,quality ,malnutrition ,c>e = ,old]     
,adults1 #bjbj ,update1 z _m z half (   
old] adults liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are  
maln\ri%$ or at risk = malnutrition2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to rec5t ,ag+ ,network  
surveys1 #gf p]c5t ( old] adults receiv+
 meals at s5ior c5t]s & o!r congregate  
facilities report improv$ heal?         
outcomes1 & #hd p]c5t ( old] adults     
receiv+ home-deliv]$ meals indicate !   
same2 ,:]eas disease-associat$          
malnutrition 9 old] adults alone co/s ! 
,unit$ ,/ates m ?an #ea1cjj1jjj1jjj ea* 
ye>2 & ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,society =     
,p>5t]al & ,ent]al ,nutrition e/abli%$  
,malnutrition ,aw>5ess ,week to raise   
aw>5ess & promote prev5tion (           
malnutrition across ! lifespan3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7        

supports ! designation ( ,malnutrition  
,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7 recognizes regi/]$
 dietitian nutritioni/s & o!r nutrition 
pr(essionals1 heal? c>e provid]s1 s*ool 
food s]vice work]s1 social work]s1      
advocates1 c>egiv]s1 & o!r pr(essionals 
& ag5cies = _! ef=ts to advance aw>5ess1
 treatm5t1 & prev5tion ( malnutrition2  
7#c7 recognizes ! importance ( exi/+    
,f$]al nutrition programs1 l ,old]      
,am]icans ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjja et seq47 nutrition programs &     
,f$]al *ild nutrition programs1 = _!    
role 9 combat+ malnutrition1 & supports 
increas$ fund+ = ^! critical programs2  
7#d7 recognizes-- 7,a7 ! importance (   
m$ical nutrition !rapy "u ! ,m$ic>e     
,program "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq472 &  7,b7 ! ne$ = vuln]able        
populations to h access to nutrition    
c\nsel+2  7#e7 recognizes ! importance (
 ! innovative rese>* conduct$ by !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? on--  7,a7
 nutrition1 diet>y patt]ns1 & ! human   

ga/ro9te/9al microbiome2 &  7,b7 h[ ^?  
factors influ5ce ! prev5tion or         
developm5t ( *ronic disease ?r\gh\t !   
lifespan2  7#f7 supports access to      
malnutrition scre5+ & assessm5t = all   
pati5ts2  7#g7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s =     
,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices to evaluate !
 implem5tation ( newly approv$          
malnutrition electronic cl9ical quality 
measures2 &  7#h7 ackn[l$ges !          
importance ( heal?y food access =       
*ildr51 especially 9 *ildc>e sett+s &   
s*ools1 & ! b5efits ( evid5ce-bas$      
nutrition /&>ds4