That the House of Representatives—
recognizes the importance of the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the overall positive impact of the program on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as the effect of the program on helping to improve the overall classroom performance of a child;
expresses support for States that have successfully implemented school breakfast programs in order to improve the test scores and grades of participating students;
encourages States to—
strengthen school breakfast programs by improving access for students and making it a part of the school day through alternative models like breakfast in the classroom;
work towards meeting the goal set by the Food Research and Action Center of 70 low-income children eating breakfast for every 100 low-income children eating lunch;
promote improvements in the nutritional quality of breakfasts served; and
inform students and parents of healthy nutritional and lifestyle choices;
recognizes that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and amendments made by that Act provide low-income children with greater access to a nutritious breakfast nationwide;
recognizes all the partners that help make successful school breakfast programs including nonprofit and community organizations that work to increase awareness of, and access to, breakfast programs for low-income children; and
recognizes that National School Breakfast Week helps draw attention to the need for, and success of, the school breakfast program.