[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5430 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5430

  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to eligible 
  entities for projects that leverage community resources and support 
     student access to physical activity, nutrition education, and 
          nutritious foods during the regular school calendar.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2010

  Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Davis of 
   California, and Mr. Wu) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to eligible 
  entities for projects that leverage community resources and support 
     student access to physical activity, nutrition education, and 
          nutritious foods during the regular school calendar.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Partnerships for Wellness Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION.

    (a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall award grants to eligible 
entities, on a competitive basis, for projects that leverage community 
resources and support student access to physical activity, nutrition 
education, and nutritious foods during the regular school calendar.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each eligible entity that desires to 
        receive a grant under this section shall submit an application 
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
        including--
                    (A) a community-involvement plan described in 
                paragraph (2);
                    (B) a description of the partners of the eligible 
                entity that will be involved in the implementation of 
                the community-involvement plan;
                    (C) a description of the roles that will be played 
                by each partner of the eligible entity in the 
                implementation of the community-involvement plan, 
                including a description of the services that will be 
                provided by each partner of the eligible entity; and
                    (D) a description of how funds received under this 
                section will be integrated with other Federal, State, 
                and local funds to maximize services and opportunities 
                for students, their families, and the community to be 
                served by the eligible entity, including a description 
                of how funds received under this section will be 
                distributed and utilized.
            (2) Community involvement plan.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under this section, an eligible entity shall develop a 
                plan for leveraging resources, services, and 
                opportunities available within the community to be 
                served by the eligible entity in order to increase, 
                during the regular school calendar, student access to 
                physical activity, and nutrition education, and 
                nutritious foods.
                    (B) Requirements.--The community-involvement plan 
                shall include--
                            (i) a needs assessment based on guidelines 
                        established by the Secretary that describes the 
                        need for access to physical activity, nutrition 
                        education, and nutritious foods, during the 
                        regular school calendar, of students served by 
                        the local educational agency that is partner of 
                        the eligible entity;
                            (ii) a description of the potential 
                        resources, services, and opportunities 
                        available within the community to be served by 
                        the eligible entity, or available near the 
                        community, that the students, the families of 
                        such students, and individuals in the community 
                        may be able to access to meet the needs 
                        identified under clause (i);
                            (iii) a description of the role of each of 
                        the partners of the eligible entity in 
                        providing services described in subsection (c) 
                        to the students and families of the students;
                            (iv) a strategy for linking students and 
                        the parents and families of the students with 
                        the opportunities for services available 
                        through the eligible entity; and
                            (v) a strategy for evaluating the impact of 
                        services that will be provided to students and 
                        their families through the eligible entity, 
                        including--
                                    (I) a description of the resources, 
                                supports, and opportunities that will 
                                be leveraged from the community to 
                                provide such services;
                                    (II) a description of how progress 
                                in increasing student access to 
                                physical activity, nutrition education, 
                                and nutritious food will be measured; 
                                and
                                    (III) a description of how the 
                                impact of increasing student access to 
                                physical activity, nutrition education, 
                                and nutritious food will be measured.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under this 
section shall use the funds to carry out 1 or more of the following 
services:
            (1) Increasing, during the regular school calendar, student 
        access to physical activity, including through short bouts of 
        physical activity in the classroom and structured physical 
        activities that are taught and led by trained adults during 
        recess.
            (2) Increasing, during the regular school calendar, student 
        access to nutrition education, including nutrition education 
        provided through the community by local nutritionists, or other 
        health care providers.
            (3) Increasing, during the regular school calendar, student 
        access to nutritious foods, including through food 
        demonstrations with local chefs and restaurants.
    (d) Matching Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall agree to provide non-Federal 
contributions in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the 
amount of Federal funds provided under a grant under this section.
    (e) Duration.--A grant under this section shall be awarded for a 
period of not more than 3 years.
    (f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this 
section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other 
Federal, State, or local funds that would otherwise be available to 
carry out the services assisted under this section.
    (g) Reporting.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this section shall, on an annual basis during each year of the grant 
period, report to the Secretary on--
            (1) the number and type of, and the roles played by, 
        partners of the eligible entity involved in the development and 
        implementation of the entity's community-involvement plan 
        described in subsection (b)(2);
            (2) the services coordinated or provided under the 
        community-involvement plan; and
            (3) a description of the degree to which the eligible 
        entity has made progress in increasing student access to 
        physical activity, nutrition education, and nutritious foods as 
        a result of the services provided under the community-
        development plan.
    (h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Child-and-youth-serving organization.--The term 
        ``child-and-youth-serving organization'' means a public or 
        private organization with a primary focus on providing to 
        children and youth, youth development programs, or health, 
        fitness, education, child welfare, psychological, parenting, or 
        recreation services.
            (2) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
        based organization'' means a public or private nonprofit 
        organization of demonstrated effectiveness that--
                    (A) is representative of a community or significant 
                segments of a community; and
                    (B) provides nutrition, nutrition education, or 
                physical fitness services, or other related services to 
                individuals in the community.
            (3) During the regular school calendar.--The phrase 
        ``during the regular school calendar'' refers to a period 
        during the regular school calendar during school hours.
            (4) Eligible entity.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
                a local educational agency participating in the lunch 
                program under the Richard B. Russell National School 
                Lunch Act and the breakfast program under section 4 of 
                the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
                seq.) that has established a partnership with 1 or more 
                entities described in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Entities.--The entities described in this 
                subparagraph are as follows:
                            (i) A community-based organization.
                            (ii) A child-and-youth-serving organization 
                        or agency.
                            (iii) An institution of higher education.
                            (iv) A hospital or health care provider.
                            (v) Other business or community partner.
            (5) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
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