[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1886 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1886
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a grant program
to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee local school nutrition
policies in local educational agencies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2019
Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Raskin) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a grant program
to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee local school nutrition
policies in local educational agencies, and for other purposes.
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 ``Nutrition Coordinators for Local
Healthy Youth Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NUTRITION COORDINATORS.
Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new
subsection:
``(l) Grant Program for Nutrition Coordinators.--
``(1) Establishment of grant program.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a
program to make grants to local educational agencies to appoint
nutrition coordinators to carry out the activities described in
paragraph (4).
``(2) Application.--To be selected to receive a grant under
paragraph (1), a local educational agency, in consultation with
the State agency that administers school lunch programs in the
geographic area served by such local educational agency, shall
submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(3) Use of funds.--A local educational agency that
receives a grant under this subsection shall use such funds to
appoint a nutrition coordinator to, with respect to the
geographic area served by such agency--
``(A) ensure compliance with local school wellness
policies under section 9A of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758b);
``(B) coordinate nutrition education programs with
school food service directors for such local
educational agency;
``(C) conduct trainings and facilitate information
sharing of best practices that--
``(i) encourage students to participate in
healthy eating and active living;
``(ii) are consistent with the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans published under
section 301 of the National Nutrition
Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5341); and
``(iii) are consistent with the Physical
Activity Guidelines for Americans published by
the Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion of the Department of Health and Human
Services;
``(D) work with programs that promote and motivate
students to participate in school wellness activities;
``(E) coordinate and collaborate with other
nutrition education programs, including--
``(i) programs under the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
``(ii) cooperative extension services (as
such term is defined in section 1404 of the
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103));
``(iii) nutrition education programs
carried out by community-based organizations;
and
``(iv) other team network nutrition
programs;
``(F) provide community outreach to promote
nutrient-rich foods and farm-to-school activities;
``(G) promote regular physical activity in students
before, during, and after school;
``(H) ensure students receive effective and
consistent messages regarding healthy eating and active
living; and
``(I) to promote nutrition education and team
network nutrition programs in the State in which such
local educational agency is located, coordinate and
collaborate with--
``(i) the team nutrition network
coordinator for the State; and
``(ii) community partners.
``(4) Nutrition coordinator requirements.--A nutrition
coordinator may not be appointed under this subsection unless
the Coordinator has a background in nutrition education,
dietetics, or nutrition program management.
``(5) Nutrition coordinator reports.--Not later than 1 year
after the date on which a nutrition coordinator is appointed
under this subsection, the nutrition coordinator shall submit
to the Secretary a report that includes--
``(A) a plan to implement activities under this
section; and
``(B) a review of, and plan for, coordination and
collaboration with nutrition education programs
described in paragraph (4)(E).
``(6) Evaluation of grant program.--Not later than January
1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that
includes--
``(A) the results of an evaluation of the grant
program established under this subsection;
``(B) a review of the implementation of this
subsection;
``(C) an assessment of local educational agencies
with respect to activities conducted to ensure students
receive nutrition education consistent with the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of
the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341);
``(D) best practices for encouraging students to
participate in healthy eating and active living;
``(E) an assessment of local school wellness
policies under section 9A of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758b); and
``(F) an assessment of school personnel and their
level of interaction and satisfaction with nutrition
coordinators.''.
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