III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 516 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 17, 2018 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Thune ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2018, as National Physical Education and Sport Week .

Whereas according to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight adults, and are at an increased risk for chronic disease, disability, and death; Whereas the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans of the Department of Health and Human Services recommend that children and adolescents engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day; Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— (1) only 27 percent of high school students engage in 60 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; and (2) 14 percent of high school students do not engage in 60 or more minutes of any kind of physical activity; Whereas the people of the United States can work together to provide a supportive and active learning environment to prepare children and adolescents to lead healthy and physically active lives; and Whereas Congress strongly supports efforts to increase physical activity among youth and increase participation of youth in sports: Now, therefore, be it