[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4754-S4755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3358. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 4114, strike the section designation and heading 
     and all that follows through ``Section 28(c)'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and insert the following:

     SEC. 4114. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION.

       (a) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention 
     Training and Technical Assistance.--Section 28 of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``grant program''; 
     and

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       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention 
     Training and Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within 
     the Food and Nutrition Service an office, to be known as the 
     `Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention 
     Training and Technical Assistance' (referred to in this 
     subsection as the `Office'), to provide services described in 
     paragraph (2) to--
       ``(A) State agencies receiving grants under this section; 
     and
       ``(B) other State and local departments and agencies and 
     community organizations applying for, or receiving, subgrants 
     under this section.
       ``(2) Services.--The services provided by the Office 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include providing technical 
     assistance to grantees and applicants relating to--
       ``(A) administering education under the supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program to ensure improvement in diet 
     quality for benefit recipients;
       ``(B) assessing the nutritional, physical activity, and 
     obesity prevention needs of target populations, and the 
     barriers encountered by those populations to accessing 
     healthy foods and physical activity;
       ``(C) identifying appropriate, evidence-based strategies 
     and interventions to address problems identified under 
     subparagraph (B), including through the program known as the 
     `SNAP-Ed Toolkit';
       ``(D) evaluating the effectiveness of applicable education 
     plans, including through the use of the framework known as 
     the `SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework';
       ``(E) maintaining and updating the toolkit and framework 
     described in subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, the 
     document known as the `SNAP-Ed Interpretive Guide', and other 
     such other programs as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary;
       ``(F) disseminating information, sharing best practices, 
     and facilitating communication among the entities described 
     in paragraph (1);
       ``(G)(i) identifying common challenges faced by the 
     entities described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) coordinating efforts to achieve solutions to those 
     challenges; and
       ``(H) such other services as may be identified by the 
     Secretary, consistent with the purposes of the grants 
     provided under this section.
       ``(3) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out this 
     subsection not less than 0.5 percent, and not more than 2 
     percent, of the amounts made available to carry out this 
     section.''.
       (b) Nutrition Education State Plans.--Section 28(c)
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