; Whereas many food banks and their partners provide nutrition education so people in the United States can enhance their health; Whereas food insecurity leads to chronic health problems and costs the United States economy at least $160,000,000,000 each year in additional health costs and poor health outcomes; Whereas, in the United States, where nearly 40 percent, or over 118,000,000,000 pounds, of food is wasted annually, an equivalent to 159,000,000,000 meals valued at $444,000,000,000 food banks and other community-based organizations increasingly rescue and distribute high-quality foods that would have otherwise been wasted; and Whereas food banks collect, store, and distribute healthy foods, advocate for people who are experiencing food insecurity, aim to rescue food from going to waste and increase food donations, and provide education about healthy eating: Now, therefore, be it