II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3449 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27 (legislative day, May 26), 2010 Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service to support a Nutrition Corps.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Service for Healthier Kids Act.

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Interagency agreement to promote nutrition assistance programs

(a)

Interagency agreement

(1)

Secretary of agriculture

(A)

In general

From the amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into an interagency agreement, in accordance with section 192A(g)(10) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)(10)), with the Corporation for National and Community Service to support a Nutrition Corps to carry out the national service programs described in subsection (b) by providing services that— (i)increase access to, and participation in, the nutrition assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; (ii)improve the quality of the nutrition assistance programs; and (iii)support local agriculture and farm-to-school initiatives undertaken by the Secretary of Agriculture. (B)

Nutrition corps assistance

From the amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture, in entering into the interagency agreement under subparagraph (A), may provide to the Corporation for National and Community Service— (i)funds to be transferred to the National Service Trust established under section 145 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601) to provide in-service or post-service benefits to; or (ii)funds to otherwise support, participants serving in the Nutrition Corps who are enrolled in a national service program authorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) or the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).(2)

Corporation for National and Community Service

The Corporation, in entering into the interagency agreement under paragraph (1), shall approve, in accordance with section 192A(g)(10) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)(10)), positions for the national service programs carried out by the Nutrition Corps as approved national service positions. (b)

Nutrition corps

(1)

National service programs

The national service programs carried out by the Nutrition Corps shall— (A)address unmet health needs within communities by providing services that— (i)increase access to, and participation in, the nutrition assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; (ii)improve the quality of the nutrition assistance programs; and (iii)support local agriculture and farm-to-school initiatives undertaken by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (B)comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of section 177 of the National and Community Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12637). (2)

Services authorized to be provided

The services provided by the national service programs under paragraph (1) may include— (A)helping expand in-classroom breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) by assisting with set up and clean up; (B)expanding access to the summer food service program for children established under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) by assisting with activities for children, transporting and preparing food, and conducting outreach to recruit sponsors and participants; (C)helping educate and train program providers for the nutrition assistance programs, which may include assisting home providers under the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) in promoting healthy food choices and physical activity among children; (D)helping clinics participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) with services requested by such clinics; (E)conducting community needs assessments in support of efforts to reduce obesity, promote healthy eating, and end childhood hunger; (F)helping promote local agriculture and farm-to-school initiatives undertaken by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (G)coordinating and convening community stakeholders to cross-promote nutrition programs and lead related planning processes. (c)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2011 and each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015.