Expressing support for the designation of “National Eating Disorders Awareness Week” and supporting the goals and ideals to raise awareness and understanding of eating disorders.

recognizes National Eating Disorders Awareness Week;

recognizes the rate at which individuals in the United States are affected by eating disorders and the inadequate rate at which such individuals seek treatment for such disorders;

supports the goals and ideals of a national week to raise public awareness and understanding of eating disorders and the millions of families in the United States affected by eating disorders;

acknowledges that eating disorders can be successfully treated with the appropriate levels of care and that individuals with eating disorders can and do recover; and

encourages the Federal Government, State and local governments, and citizens of the United States—