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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1887 

To establish a National Institute of Nutrition within the National Institutes 

of Health, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2019 

Mr. RYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To establish a National Institute of Nutrition within the 

National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Institute of 

5 Nutrition Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION. 

7 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 401(b) of the Public 

8 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraph (25) as para10 graph (26); and 


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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (24) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(25) The National Institute of Nutrition.’’. 

4 (b) RAISING CAP ON NUMBER OF INSTITUTES.—Sec5 tion 401(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 281(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘27’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘28’’. 

8 (c) RESEARCH FOCUS OF INSTITUTE.—Part C of 

9 title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 

10 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘Subpart 21—National Institute of Nutrition 

12 ‘‘SEC. 464z–7. PURPOSES AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH CON13 DUCTED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRI14 TION. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The general purpose of the Na16 tional Institute of Nutrition (in this subpart referred to 

17 as the ‘Institute’) is to facilitate and help coordinate inci18 sive research into nutrients, foods, and their relationships 

19 to better health. 

20 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH FOCUS.—Research conducted at or 

21 under a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded 

22 by the Institute may include research in any of the fol23 lowing areas: 

24 ‘‘(1) Leveraging nutrition as an effort to reduce 

25 health care costs. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Relationships between the gut microbiome 

2 and health. 

3 ‘‘(3) Personalized nutrition based on life stage, 

4 metabolism, health state, health goals, and genetics. 

5 ‘‘(4) Health and metabolic effects of major food 

6 groups for which effects remain unclear or con7 troversial. 

8 ‘‘(5) Optimal diets for weight loss and weight 

9 maintenance. 

10 ‘‘(6) Optimal diets to prevent and treat Type 2 

11 diabetes and pre-diabetes. 

12 ‘‘(7) Optimal diets for cancer, both to reduce 

13 side effects of chemotherapy and radiation and also 

14 to directly target the cancer. 

15 ‘‘(8) Health effect of trace bioactives and 

16 phenolics. 

17 ‘‘(9) Effective behavior change and systems ap18 proaches for healthier eating. 

19 ‘‘(10) Effective approaches to reduce dietary 

20 and health disparities. 

21 ‘‘(11) Effects of foods on brain and mental 

22 health, from the developing brain in infants and chil23 dren to protecting against memory loss, dementia, 

24 and depression later in life. 


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1 ‘‘(12) Effects of foods on allergies and auto2 immune and inflammatory diseases. 

3 ‘‘(13) Optimal nutrition for military readiness. 

4 ‘‘(14) Optimal nutrition for treatment of battle5 field consequences, including bodily injuries, brain 

6 injuries, and post-traumatic stress. 

7 ‘‘(15) Coordinated new science for translation 

8 into national dietary guidelines and policies, such as 

9 the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans 

10 published under section 301 of the National Nutri11 tion Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 

12 (7 U.S.C. 5341). 

13 ‘‘(16) And any other area of nutrition related 

14 research the Director determines is appropriate to 

15 reach the goals of the Institute.’’. 

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