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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3446 

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to advance the health and 

wellbeing of schoolchildren in the United States through technical assistance, training, and support for healthy school foods, local wellness policies, and nutrition promotion and education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 27 (legislative day, MAY 26), 2010 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to advance the 

health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the United 

States through technical assistance, training, and support for healthy school foods, local wellness policies, and 

nutrition promotion and education, 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 ‘‘Child Nutrition En5 hancement Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) nutrition education and promotion helps— 

4 (A) to foster a school environment that 

5 supports healthy eating; 

6 (B) to initiate and sustain healthy eating 

7 behaviors; 

8 (C) to increase acceptance and consump9 tion of healthy school meals; 

10 (D) to increase participation in school meal 

11 programs; 

12 (E) to enhance school meal quality; and 

13 (F) to support the development and imple14 mentation of local wellness policies; 

15 (2) nutrition education and promotion are crit16 ical components of effective health promotion and 

17 disease prevention programs; 

18 (3) research shows that school-based nutrition 

19 programs and services improve health and contribute 

20 to the academic achievement of school children; 

21 (4) research shows that fit children— 

22 (A) achieve more academically; 

23 (B) have better school attendance; and 

24 (C) fewer disciplinary problems; 


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1 (5) nutrition education and promotion initia2 tives for school children lack coordination, funding, 

3 and sustainability; 

4 (6) a comprehensive nationwide study reported 

5 that between 5 and 6 percent of students were en6 rolled in a school district that had identified a poten7 tial source of funding to support the implementation 

8 of a wellness policy in the district; 

9 (7) children and adolescents are— 

10 (A) not meeting dietary recommendations; 

11 (B) underconsuming important food 

12 groups and nutrients needed for growth and de13 velopment; and 

14 (C) overconsuming saturated fat, trans fat, 

15 sodium, and added sugars; 

16 (8) the Physical Activity Guidelines for Ameri17 cans recommend that children engage in at least 60 

18 minutes of physical activity on most, and preferably 

19 all, days of the week; 

20 (9) children spend many waking hours at school 

21 and therefore need to be active during the school 

22 day to meet the recommendations of the Physical 

23 Activity Guidelines for Americans; 


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1 (10) childhood obesity increased 3-fold among 

2 children and adolescents during the 30 years pre3 ceding the date of enactment of this Act; 

4 (11) approximately 12,000,000 children and 

5 adolescents ages 2 to 19 are considered obese; 

6 (12) obesity-related diseases cost the United 

7 States economy more than $147,000,000,000 each 

8 year; 

9 (13) both low levels of physical activity and an 

10 increase in caloric intake have contributed to the un11 precedented epidemic of childhood obesity; and 

12 (14) overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 

13 percent chance of becoming overweight adults, in14 creasing the risk of chronic disease, disability, and 

15 death. 

16 SEC. 3. THE WELLNESS AND NUTRITION NETWORK. 

17 Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

18 U.S.C. 1788) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 19. THE WELLNESS AND NUTRITION NETWORK. 

20 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the wellness and 

21 nutrition network are— 

22 ‘‘(1) to promote the nutritional health of school 

23 children in the United States through— 

24 ‘‘(A) technical assistance; 

25 ‘‘(B) training; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) nutrition promotion and education 

2 programs and policies; 

3 ‘‘(2) to decrease the prevalence of— 

4 ‘‘(A) obesity; 

5 ‘‘(B) chronic disease; and 

6 ‘‘(C) hunger and food insecurity; and 

7 ‘‘(3) to coordinate and collaborate at the Fed8 eral, State and local levels— 

9 ‘‘(A) to leverage and maximize resources; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(B) to ensure the effective and coordi12 nated delivery of child nutrition programs. 

13 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.—The term 

15 ‘child nutrition program’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) the school breakfast program estab17 lished by section 4; 

18 ‘‘(B) the school lunch program established 

19 under the Richard B. Russell National School 

20 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 

21 ‘‘(C) the summer food service program for 

22 children established under section 13 of the 

23 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 1761); and 


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1 ‘‘(D) the child and adult care food pro2 gram established under section 17 of the Rich3 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 1766). 

5 ‘‘(2) FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCH.—The 

6 term ‘free or reduced price lunch’ means a free or 

7 reduced price lunch provided under the school lunch 

8 program established under the Richard B. Russell 

9 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 

10 seq.). 

11 ‘‘(3) STATE WELLNESS AND NUTRITION NET12 WORK COORDINATOR.—The term ‘State wellness and 

13 nutrition network coordinator’ means an individual 

14 who has earned— 

15 ‘‘(A) a registered dietitian credential; 

16 ‘‘(B) a baccalaureate degree in a discipline 

17 relating to nutrition, as determined by the Sec18 retary; or 

19 ‘‘(C) a post-baccalaureate degree in a dis20 cipline relating to nutrition, as determined by 

21 the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(4) THE WELLNESS AND NUTRITION NET23 WORK (TWNN).—The term ‘the wellness and nutri24 tion network’ or ‘TWNN’ means a nationwide, mul25 tidisciplinary program that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) establishes and supports technical as2 sistance, training, programs, and policies that 

3 promote and support healthy eating and phys4 ical activity by children; and 

5 ‘‘(B) is— 

6 ‘‘(i) based on sound nutritional, edu7 cational, and social marketing approaches; 

8 ‘‘(ii) funded and overseen at the Fed9 eral level, administered at the State level, 

10 and implemented at the local level based 

11 on prioritized community needs; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) coordinated with school health 

13 and other nutrition programs. 

14 ‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1, 2010, and 

16 on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in 

17 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec18 retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec19 retary to carry out this section an amount described 

20 in paragraph (2), to remain available until expended. 

21 ‘‘(2) CALCULATION OF FUNDING FOR EACH FIS22 CAL YEAR.—The total amount of funds made avail23 able to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall 

24 equal the product obtained by multiplying— 

25 ‘‘(A) 1 cent; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the number of meals reimbursed dur2 ing the preceding fiscal year under the Richard 

3 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) at participating schools 

5 and institutions for— 

6 ‘‘(i) the school lunch program estab7 lished under that Act; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the child and adult care food 

9 program established under section 17 of 

10 that Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); and 

11 ‘‘(iii) the summer food service pro12 gram established under section 13 of that 

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 1761). 

14 ‘‘(3) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec15 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

16 shall use to carry out this section the funds trans17 ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro18 priation. 

19 ‘‘(4) RESTRICTIONS.—Of the amount made 

20 available to carry out this section— 

21 ‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 2011 and 

22 2012— 

23 ‘‘(i) 30 percent shall be made avail24 able for State administration of TWNN; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) 50 percent shall be made avail2 able to States for local educational agency 

3 grants; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) 20 percent shall be made avail5 able for TWNN responsibilities of the Sec6 retary; and 

7 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2013 and each subse8 quent fiscal year— 

9 ‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be made avail10 able for State administration of TWNN; 

11 ‘‘(ii) 60 percent shall be made avail12 able to States for local educational agency 

13 and institution grants; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) 15 percent shall be made avail15 able for TWNN responsibilities of the Sec16 retary. 

17 ‘‘(d) STATE ADMINISTRATION OF TWNN.— 

18 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

19 grant under this subsection, a State shall submit to 

20 the Secretary an application at such time, in such 

21 manner, and containing such information as the Sec22 retary may require. 

23 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

25 use funds made available under subparagraphs 


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1 (A)(i) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(4) to make 

2 grants to States to support the administration 

3 of the wellness and nutrition network (TWNN) 

4 through technical assistance, training, and nu5 trition promotion and education. 

6 ‘‘(B) GRANTS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) MINIMUM.—Of the funds allo8 cated to States to carry out this subsection 

9 under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of 

10 subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall pro11 vide to each approved State applicant a 

12 grant equal to— 

13 ‘‘(I) for each of fiscal years 2011 

14 and 2012, the greater of— 

15 ‘‘(aa) $250,000; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) the amount described 

17 in clause (ii); and 

18 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2013 and 

19 each subsequent fiscal year, $250,000. 

20 ‘‘(ii) FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012.— 

21 Subject to clause (i), for fiscal years 2011 

22 and 2012, the Secretary shall provide to 

23 each approved State applicant an amount 

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1 section (c)(4)(A)(i) equal to the proportion 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(I) the number of students eligi4 ble for a free or reduced price lunch 

5 in the State in the preceding fiscal 

6 year; bears to 

7 ‘‘(II) the total number of stu8 dents eligible for a free or reduced 

9 price lunch in all States in the pre10 ceding fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(iii) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.— 

12 For fiscal year 2013 and each subsequent 

13 fiscal year, the Secretary, on a competitive 

14 basis, shall provide an additional grant in 

15 an amount to be determined by the Sec16 retary to any approved State applicant if— 

17 ‘‘(I) after awarding grants under 

18 clause (i)(II), funds remain available 

19 under subsection (c)(4)(B)(i); and 

20 ‘‘(II) the State demonstrates 

21 progress in carrying out the activities 

22 described in subsection (e). 

23 ‘‘(iv) REALLOCATION.—The Secretary 

24 may reallocate any funds appropriated 


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1 under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of 

2 subsection (c)(4)— 

3 ‘‘(I) for the uses described in 

4 subsection (e); and 

5 ‘‘(II) if, after 3 school years, the 

6 funds have not been obligated or ex7 pended. 

8 ‘‘(v) CONTRIBUTION.—Funds made 

9 available under this subsection shall be 

10 used to supplement, and not to supplant, 

11 any State and local funds otherwise avail12 able to carry out the activities described in 

13 this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(e) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant provided to a State 

16 under this section shall be used— 

17 ‘‘(A) to establish a comprehensive, inte18 grated, and coordinated wellness and nutrition 

19 network in the State; and 

20 ‘‘(B) to allocate funding under subsection 

21 (f) to local educational agencies and other insti22 tutions to support child nutrition promotion 

23 and education. 


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1 ‘‘(2) GOALS.—A State program established in 

2 accordance with this section shall, to the maximum 

3 extent practicable— 

4 ‘‘(A) conduct training and provide tech5 nical assistance on effective child nutrition pro6 motion and education policies and programs; 

7 ‘‘(B) improve child nutrition environments 

8 by— 

9 ‘‘(i) promoting and supporting dietary 

10 behaviors consistent with the most recent 

11 Dietary Guidelines for Americans pub12 lished under section 301 of the National 

13 Nutrition Monitoring and Related Re14 search Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341); and 

15 ‘‘(ii) supporting the development, im16 plementation, and assessment of local 

17 wellness policies carried out under section 

18 5 of the Richard B. Russell National 

19 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1754); 

20 ‘‘(C) improve the nutritional quality of 

21 meals and snacks served through the child nu22 trition programs; 

23 ‘‘(D) increase participation in the child nu24 trition programs; 


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1 ‘‘(E) carry out and disseminate effective 

2 evaluation techniques; 

3 ‘‘(F) facilitate networking and information 

4 sharing in the State; 

5 ‘‘(G) actively disseminate materials and in6 formation on training programs, model policies, 

7 and other promising practices; and 

8 ‘‘(H) coordinate and collaborate with other 

9 State nutrition education and promotion efforts, 

10 including supplemental nutrition assistance pro11 gram education and coordinated school health 

12 programs— 

13 ‘‘(i) to leverage resources; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) to ensure that children are re15 ceiving effective and consistent messages 

16 regarding healthy eating and active living. 

17 ‘‘(f) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants 

20 under this subsection, a State shall establish an 

21 interdisciplinary team to review applications 

22 submitted by local educational agencies. 

23 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An interdiscipli24 nary team described in subparagraph (A) shall 

25 be— 


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1 ‘‘(i) comprised of State education and 

2 health representatives; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) chaired by the State wellness and 

4 nutrition network coordinator, or a des5 ignee of the coordinator. 

6 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During each of fiscal 

8 years 2011 and 2012, only local educational 

9 agencies shall be eligible to receive a grant 

10 under this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND SUBSEQUENT

12 FISCAL YEARS.—For fiscal year 2013 and each 

13 subsequent fiscal year, local educational agen14 cies and other institutions providing services 

15 funded by the child nutrition programs shall be 

16 eligible to receive a grant under this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(3) GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this sub19 section, the Secretary shall provide to each ap20 proved State applicant for the purpose of mak21 ing grants to approved local educational agen22 cies an amount of the funds made available 

23 under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of sub24 section (c)(4) equal to the proportion that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the number of students eligible 

2 for a free or reduced price lunch in the 

3 State in the preceding fiscal year; bears to 

4 ‘‘(ii) the total number of students eli5 gible for a free or reduced price lunch in 

6 all States in the preceding fiscal year. 

7 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal 

9 years 2011 and 2012, a State shall use 

10 funds received under subparagraph (A) to 

11 make grants to local educational agency 

12 applicants approved by the State inter13 disciplinary team in an amount equal to 

14 the proportion that— 

15 ‘‘(I) the number of students eligi16 ble for a free or reduced price lunch 

17 in a local educational agency in the 

18 preceding fiscal year; bears to 

19 ‘‘(II) the total number of stu20 dents eligible for a free or reduced 

21 price lunch in a State in the preceding 

22 fiscal year. 

23 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to 

24 receive a grant under this subparagraph, a 

25 local educational agency shall submit an 


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1 application to the interdisciplinary team 

2 established under paragraph (1) at such 

3 time, in such manner, and containing such 

4 information as the interdisciplinary team 

5 may require. 

6 ‘‘(iii) REALLOCATION.—If a local edu7 cational agency is not approved to receive 

8 a grant under this subsection, a State shall 

9 reallocate the funds to an approved local 

10 educational agency applicant, in an 

11 amount determined by the State. 

12 ‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 

14 2013 and each subsequent fiscal year, a 

15 State, on a competitive basis, shall use 

16 funds received under subparagraph (A) to 

17 provide grants to carry out the programs 

18 and activities described in paragraph (4) 

19 to— 

20 ‘‘(I) approved local educational 

21 agency applicants; and 

22 ‘‘(II) other approved institutions 

23 providing services funded by the child 

24 nutrition programs. 

25 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible 

2 to receive a grant under this subpara3 graph, an applicant shall submit to 

4 the State interdisciplinary team estab5 lished under paragraph (1) an appli6 cation that includes— 

7 ‘‘(aa) information about the 

8 performance and progress of the 

9 applicant in carrying out the ac10 tivities and achieving the goals 

11 described in paragraph (4); and 

12 ‘‘(bb) an outline of the spe13 cific activities, materials, policies, 

14 or programs to be carried out to 

15 achieve the goals described in 

16 paragraph (4). 

17 ‘‘(II) CONSIDERATIONS.—In de18 termining the amount of a grant 

19 under subparagraph (C), the State 

20 interdisciplinary team shall consider 

21 the number of students enrolled at the 

22 applicant institution that are eligible 

23 for free and reduced priced lunches. 

24 ‘‘(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY USES OF

25 FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on the 

2 receipt of a grant under this subsection, a local 

3 educational agency or other institution that re4 ceives a grant shall use the funds to promote 

5 and support healthy eating and physical activity 

6 programs, policies, or initiatives. 

7 ‘‘(B) GOALS.—A local educational agency 

8 or other institution receiving a grant under this 

9 section shall use the grant funds— 

10 ‘‘(i) to carry out, assess, or strengthen 

11 a local wellness policy established under 

12 section 5 of the Richard B. Russell Na13 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1754); 

14 ‘‘(ii) to improve the nutritional quality 

15 of meals and snacks served through the 

16 child nutrition programs; 

17 ‘‘(iii) to increase the acceptance by 

18 children of nutritious meals and snacks; 

19 ‘‘(iv) to implement Federal, State, or 

20 other health guidelines, including guide21 lines for nutritional and physical edu22 cation; 

23 ‘‘(v) to provide regular physical activ24 ity for children; or 


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1 ‘‘(vi) to collaborate and coordinate 

2 with public and private organizations to 

3 promote and support healthy eating and 

4 physical activity, including— 

5 ‘‘(I) community-based organiza6 tions; and 

7 ‘‘(II) health, nutrition, and edu8 cation programs in the States that in9 clude— 

10 ‘‘(aa) nutrition education re11 lating to the supplemental nutri12 tion assistance program estab13 lished under the Food and Nutri14 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

15 et seq.); 

16 ‘‘(bb) coordinated school 

17 health programs; and 

18 ‘‘(cc) the fresh fruit and 

19 vegetable program established 

20 under section 19 of the Richard 

21 B. Russell National School 

22 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a). 

23 ‘‘(g) REPORTING AND EVALUATION REQUIRE24 MENTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) REPORTS TO STATE WELLNESS AND NU2 TRITION NETWORK COORDINATORS.—Not later than 

3 90 days after the expiration of a grant received 

4 under subsection (f), the local educational agency or 

5 other institution receiving the grant shall submit to 

6 the State wellness and nutrition network coordinator 

7 a report that describes— 

8 ‘‘(A) the progress of the grant recipient in 

9 carrying out the activities described in sub10 section (f)(4); and 

11 ‘‘(B) the policies or programs implemented 

12 by the grant recipient to achieve the goals de13 scribed in subsection (f)(4). 

14 ‘‘(2) STATE REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 

15 Each State wellness and nutrition network coordi16 nator shall submit to the Secretary— 

17 ‘‘(A) by not later than October 1, 2011, a 

18 report that— 

19 ‘‘(i) describes the actions that the co20 ordinator planned and carried out in the 

21 preceding fiscal year to carry out the goals 

22 described in subsection (e)(2); and 

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1 motion throughout the State that may be 

2 compiled using existing data; and 

3 ‘‘(B) by not later than October 1, 2013, 

4 and every 3 years thereafter, a report that de5 scribes and assesses the programs, policies, and 

6 activities that the State wellness and nutrition 

7 network, the local educational agencies, and the 

8 other grant recipients have established to carry 

9 out the goals of this section. 

10 ‘‘(3) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Janu12 ary 1, 2013, the Secretary shall conduct an 

13 evaluation of and submit a report on the State 

14 wellness and nutrition networks to— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Agriculture, 

16 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Education and 

18 Labor of the House of Representatives. 

19 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report prepared 

20 under this paragraph shall include an evalua21 tion of— 

22 ‘‘(i) the nutrition education and pro23 motion activities of the States; 

24 ‘‘(ii) activities carried out by grant re25 cipients under this section; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) the coordination and collabora2 tion efforts carried out in and between 

3 States; 

4 ‘‘(iv) identification of best practices 

5 for improving healthy eating by students 

6 and promoting physical activity; 

7 ‘‘(v) improvements to school nutrition 

8 environments; and 

9 ‘‘(vi) local wellness policy activities. 

10 ‘‘(h) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 

12 funds made available under subparagraphs (A)(iii) 

13 and (B)(iii) of subsection (c)(4) to develop and carry 

14 out a comprehensive, integrated national nutrition 

15 promotion and education strategy— 

16 ‘‘(A) to develop and disseminate wellness 

17 and nutrition network materials to States, local 

18 educational agencies, and other grant recipients 

19 carrying out child nutrition programs; 

20 ‘‘(B) to provide regular communication, 

21 training, technical assistance, and messages to 

22 the States; 

23 ‘‘(C) to establish, maintain, and update 

24 communication resources, including— 

25 ‘‘(i) an information hotline; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) a website; and 

2 ‘‘(iii) online training of best practices 

3 and effective strategies for promoting 

4 healthy eating and physical activity; 

5 ‘‘(D) to coordinate communication re6 sources established under this section with any 

7 communication resources established under sec8 tion 5(d)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 

9 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1754(d)(2)); and 

10 ‘‘(E) to coordinate with other Federal, 

11 State, and local nutrition education and pro12 motion efforts. 

13 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the 

14 nutrition promotion and education activities de15 scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the 

16 maximum extent practicable— 

17 ‘‘(A) promote and support healthy eating, 

18 physical activity, and positive behavior changes; 

19 ‘‘(B) improve school nutrition and physical 

20 activity environments; 

21 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance, training, 

22 and model policies and programs to improve the 

23 nutritional quality of school foods, including the 

24 healthfulness of— 

25 ‘‘(i) school meals; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) commodities provided through 

2 the child nutrition programs; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) foods provided outside of school 

4 meals, including food provided through— 

5 ‘‘(I) vending machines; 

6 ‘‘(II) a la carte; 

7 ‘‘(III) fundraisers; 

8 ‘‘(IV) school stores; 

9 ‘‘(V) school celebrations; 

10 ‘‘(VI) snacks; and 

11 ‘‘(VII) rewards; 

12 ‘‘(D) increase participation in school 

13 meals; and 

14 ‘‘(E) develop effective evaluation tech15 niques.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

17 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

18 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

19 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

20 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

21 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

22 by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro23 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

24 vote on passage. 

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