[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15453-15454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 195--RECOGNIZING THE SPIRIT OF JACOB MOCK DOUB AND 
HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ENCOURAGING YOUTH TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND FIT, 
 AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ``NATIONAL TAKE A KID MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY''

  Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions:

                              S. Res. 195

       Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, obesity rates have nearly tripled in adolescents 
     in the United States since 1980;
       Whereas overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of 
     becoming overweight or obese adults;
       Whereas research conducted by the National Institutes of 
     Health indicates that, while genetics do play a role in 
     childhood obesity, the large increase in childhood obesity 
     rates over the past few decades can be traced to overeating 
     and lack of sufficient exercise;
       Whereas the Surgeon General and the President's Council on 
     Physical Fitness and Sports recommend regular physical 
     activity, including bicycling, for the prevention of 
     overweight and obesity;
       Whereas Jacob Mock ``Jack'' Doub, born July 11, 1985, was 
     actively involved in encouraging others, especially children, 
     to ride bicycles;
       Whereas Jack Doub, an active youth with an avid interest in 
     the outdoors, was introduced to mountain biking at the age of 
     11 near Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and quickly 
     became a talented cyclist;
       Whereas Jack Doub won almost every cross-country race he 
     entered for 2 years and, between the ages of 14 and 17, 
     became a top national-level downhill and slalom competitor;
       Whereas Jack Doub placed second in the junior expert dual 
     slalom at the 2002 National Off-Road Bicycling Association's 
     National Championship Series at Snowshoe Mountain, West 
     Virginia;
       Whereas Jack Doub died unexpectedly from complications 
     related to a bicycling injury on October 21, 2002;
       Whereas Jack Doub's family and friends have joined, in 
     association with the International Mountain Bicycling 
     Association, to

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     honor Jack Doub's spirit and love of bicycling by 
     establishing the Jack Doub Memorial Fund to promote and 
     encourage children of all ages to learn to ride and lead a 
     physically active lifestyle;
       Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association's 
     worldwide network, which is based in Boulder, Colorado, 
     includes 32,000 individual members, more than 450 bicycle 
     clubs, 140 corporate partners, and 240 bicycle retailer 
     members, who coordinate more than 1,000,000 volunteer trail 
     work hours each year and have built more than 5,000 miles of 
     new trails;
       Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association 
     has encouraged low-impact riding and volunteer trail work 
     participation since 1988; and
       Whereas ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day'' was 
     established in honor of Jack Doub in 2004 by the 
     International Mountain Bicycling Association, and is 
     celebrated on the first Saturday in October of each year: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes--
       (A) the health risks associated with childhood obesity;
       (B) the spirit of Jacob Mock ``Jack'' Doub; and
       (C) Jack Doub's contribution to encouraging youth of all 
     ages to be physically active and fit, especially through 
     bicycling;
       (2) supports the goals and ideals of ``National Take a Kid 
     Mountain Biking Day'', which was established in honor of Jack 
     Doub in 2004 by the International Mountain Bicycling 
     Association, and is celebrated on the first Saturday in 
     October of each year; and
       (3) encourages parents, schools, civic organizations, and 
     students to support the International Mountain Bicycling 
     Association's ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day'' to 
     promote increased physical activity among youth in the United 
     States.

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