IV 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 217 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2011 Mrs. Emerson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Child Nutrition Month.

Whereas hunger is a political condition and the Nation has the means to end hunger in the United States and around the world; Whereas hunger is one of the most devastating, widespread epidemics in the world, affecting nearly 1,000,000,000 people, many of them children; Whereas at any given moment, as many as 300,000,000 of the world's children are dealing with poverty and hunger; Whereas for some children, hunger may be offset by healthy school meals; Whereas according to the United Nations, hunger and malnutrition take the lives of 18,000 children every single day; Whereas according to the World Food Program, 130,000,000 children do not attend school, and among those who do, most do not receive meals during school hours; and Whereas this observance by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and the many other organizations fighting to end childhood hunger of April as Global Child Nutrition Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the solutions to global hunger and poverty and, ultimately to help build momentum in the fight to end the scourge of hunger: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)supports the goals and ideals of Global Child Nutrition Month; (2)recognizes that food insecurity threatens United States national security; (3)recognizes that by combining the will and resources, hunger will no longer set boundaries for learning and achievement; (4)recognizes that freeing children from hunger so they may become self-supporting, contributing citizens is a worthy endeavor; (5)recognizes that ending hunger is also a positive and productive step toward building a more stable and peaceful world; and (6)urges the Administration, working closely with other donor nations, to develop a comprehensive plan that will provide for the expansion of nutrition programs, especially for young children, as part of President Obama's goal to eliminate childhood hunger in the United States by 2015.