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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 257 

Recognizing the spirit of Jacob Mock Doub and many young people who 

have contributed to encouraging youth to be physically active and fit, 

and expressing support for ‘‘National Take a Kid Mountain Biking 

Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 

Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. SALAZAR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the spirit of Jacob Mock Doub and many young 

people who have contributed to encouraging youth to 

be physically active and fit, and expressing support for 

‘‘National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day’’. 

Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, obesity rates have nearly tripled in adolescents in the United States since 1980; 

Whereas overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of 

becoming overweight or obese adults; 

Whereas research conducted by the National Institutes of 

Health indicates that, while genetics do play a role in 

childhood obesity, the large increase in childhood obesity 
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rates over the past few decades can be traced to overeating and lack of sufficient exercise; 

Whereas the Surgeon General and the President’s Council on 

Physical Fitness and Sports recommend regular physical 

activity, including bicycling, for the prevention of overweight and obesity; 

Whereas Jacob Mock ‘‘Jack’’ Doub, born July 11, 1985, was 

actively involved in encouraging others, especially children, to ride bicycles and was an active youth who was 

introduced to mountain biking at the age of 11 near 

Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and quickly became a talented cyclist; 

Whereas Jack Doub died unexpectedly from complications related to a bicycling injury on October 21, 2002; 

Whereas Jack Doub’s family and friends have joined, in association with the International Mountain Bicycling Association, to honor Jack Doub’s spirit and love of bicycling 

by establishing the Jack Doub Memorial Fund to promote and encourage children of all ages to learn to ride 

and lead a physically active lifestyle; 

Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s 

worldwide network, which is based in Boulder, Colorado, 

includes 32,000 individual members, more than 450 bicycle clubs, 140 corporate partners, and 240 bicycle retailer 

members, who coordinate more than 1,000,000 volunteer 

trail work hours each year and have built more than 

5,000 miles of new trails; 

Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association 

has encouraged low-impact riding and volunteer trail 

work participation since 1988; and 
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Whereas ‘‘National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day’’ was 

established in honor of Jack Doub in 2004 by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, and is celebrated on the first Saturday in October of each year: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes— 

3 (A) the health risks associated with child4 hood obesity; 

5 (B) the spirit of Jacob Mock ‘‘Jack’’ Doub 

6 and so many others who have been actively pro7 moting physical activity to combat childhood 

8 obesity; and 

9 (C) Jack Doub’s contribution to encour10 aging youth of all ages to be physically active 

11 and fit, especially through bicycling; 

12 (2) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 

13 Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day’’, which was es14 tablished in honor of Jack Doub in 2004 by the 

15 International Mountain Bicycling Association, and is 

16 celebrated on the first Saturday in October of each 

17 year; and 

18 (3) encourages parents, schools, civic organiza19 tions, and students to support the International 

20 Mountain Bicycling Association’s ‘‘National Take a 
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1 Kid Mountain Biking Day’’ to promote increased 

2 physical activity among youth in the United States. 

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