[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2445 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2445

 To improve the effectiveness and coordination of nutrition education.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 2016

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mrs. Fischer) 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 improve the effectiveness and coordination of nutrition education.

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

SECTION 1. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act 
as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study on--
            (1) the use of State administrative expense funds by State 
        agencies;
            (2) the innovative, effective, and replicable policies, 
        practices, and training methods that are being implemented 
        using State administrative expense funds;
            (3) the factors that interfere with the ability of a State 
        agency to use State administrative expense funds effectively; 
        and
            (4) the ways in which the administrative expense funds of a 
        State are being used to encourage the implementation of 
        effective and consistent school nutrition workforce training 
        and technical assistance, with particular emphasis on improving 
        the implementation of--
                    (A) nutrition standards for meals provided under 
                the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
                seq.) and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
                    (B) nutrition standards for foods sold in schools 
                other than the meals provided under the Acts described 
                in subparagraph (A);
                    (C) local school wellness policies;
                    (D) up-to-date professional standards for school 
                nutrition professionals; and
                    (E) such other school food service practices, 
                standards, and operational requirements as the 
                Secretary determines necessary.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
report that describes--
            (1) a summary of the study conducted under subsection (a);
            (2) any findings and recommendations made as part of the 
        study; and
            (3) a plan for disseminating to State agencies best 
        practices for the use of State administrative expense funds for 
        training and technical assistance.
    (c) Funding.--To conduct the study described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall use existing funds of the Department of Agriculture.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS AND COORDINATION OF NUTRITION EDUCATION.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary, acting through the Center for Nutrition 
Policy and Promotion, shall conduct a study on the effectiveness and 
level of coordination between nutrition education in the child 
nutrition programs and other programs implemented by the Federal 
Government that include nutrition education.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that 
describes--
            (1) a summary of the study conducted under subsection (a);
            (2) any findings and recommendations made as part of the 
        study; and
            (3) a plan for disseminating to State agencies best 
        practices for nutrition education delivery and coordination.
    (c) Funding.--To conduct the study described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall use existing funds of the Department of Agriculture.
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