[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3127 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3127

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require regular updating of 
    the supplemental foods provided under the special supplemental 
          nutrition program for women, infants, and children.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2010

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require regular updating of 
    the supplemental foods provided under the special supplemental 
          nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

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

SECTION 1. SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD UPDATES.

    Section 17(f)(11) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(f)(11)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Supplemental food updates.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        enter into an arrangement with the National 
                        Academy of Sciences under which, not less than 
                        every 10 years, the Institute of Medicine of 
                        the Academy shall conduct a study that--
                                    ``(I) reviews the most recent 
                                nutrition science; and
                                    ``(II) makes recommendations for 
                                changes in the supplemental foods 
                                available under the program.
                            ``(ii) Updates.--The Secretary shall amend 
                        the supplemental foods available under the 
                        program to reflect the studies conducted under 
                        clause (i).''.
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