Supporting infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices.

recognizes that there is an urgent need to promote and protect the health, welfare, and development of children;

recognizes that the body of scientific evidence supports the benefits of improved breast­feed­ing practices on the short-term and long-term health and development of children and their parents;

recognizes that it is in the public interest to support efforts to end the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children as alternatives for breast milk, and support the “International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes”;

recognizes that the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding contributes substantially to the achievement of sustainable development goals on nutrition and health, and is a core element of quality health care;

recognizes that improving the health, welfare, and development of children and their parents worldwide supports United States efforts to promote stability globally and therefore contributes to our national security; and

urges the President to promote the health and welfare of children and their parents by supporting international efforts to improve breast­feed­ing practices globally.