    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9948 of October 11, 2019

    National School Lunch Week, 2019

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    During National School Lunch Week, we recognize the school lunch
    programs across our country that nourish our children with nutritious,
    American-grown food that they need to learn in the classroom and work
    toward bright futures. By ensuring all students have access to well-
    balanced meals, we can help our Nation's youth maintain healthy
    lifestyles and help them achieve success in the classroom and beyond.
    Established in 1946, the National School Lunch Program provides low-cost
    or free lunches to more than 29 million children in nearly 100,000
    public and residential child-care institutions across our country. Since
    its creation, the number of students served by the program has
    quadrupled, and school cafeterias now serve nearly 5 billion lunches
    annually. This successful Federal, State, and local partnership would
    not be possible without the assistance of thousands of food service
    professionals, school administrators, community members, and parents. As
    a nation, we are grateful for those who go above and beyond to ensure
    all children are able to focus on their education and development
    instead of worrying about their next lunch.
    America's farmers, ranchers, and producers also play a role in ensuring
    our children's plates are filled with healthy, domestically sourced
    foods. This year, my Administration awarded a record high of more than
    $9 million in Farm to School Program grants, increasing access to local
    food and strengthening links to agriculture for more than 3.2 million
    children in 42 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
    Through our efforts to increase the amount of local food in our
    country's schools, we are promoting the success of both our farmers and
    ranchers and our Nation's children.
    To emphasize the importance of the National School Lunch Program to our
    youth's nutrition, the Congress, by joint resolution of October 9, 1962
    (Public Law 87-780), has designated the week beginning on the second
    Sunday in October each year as ``National School Lunch Week'' and has
    requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this
    week.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 13 through
    October 19, 2019, as National School Lunch Week. I call

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    upon all Americans to join the countless individuals who administer the
    National School Lunch Program in activities that support and promote
    awareness of the health and well-being of our Nation's children.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP