(B) shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, address such additional topics, including 
nutrition across the life cycle of individuals who 
are members of at-risk populations, food insecu-
rity among such individuals, and malnutrition 
among such individuals. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall— 
(1) be a medical school in the United States 
that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Med-
ical Education and Residency Program Accreditation 
Council for Graduate Education or by the American 
Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic 
College Accreditation; and 
(2) submit an application to the Secretary, in 
accordance with such time, form, and manner and 
containing such information as specified by the Sec-
retary, including— 
(A) a description of how the medical school 
intends to implement the integrated nutrition 
curriculum described in subsection (b)(2); and 
(B) a description of benchmarks to meas-
ure the success of the implementation of such 
curriculum. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
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(1) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—A grant awarded 
to a medical school under this section shall be for a 
three-year period, beginning on the date of the es-
tablishment of the grants program under subsection 
(a). 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) GRANT AMOUNTS.—A grant awarded 
to a medical school under this section may not 
exceed $500,000. 
(B) ONE GRANT PER SCHOOL.—A medical 
school shall not be eligible for more than one 
grant under this section and may not renew 
such a grant. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to medical schools— 
(A) that submit applications under sub-
section (c)(1) that describe an integrated nutri-
tion curriculum that will be implemented 
through the use of such a grant— 
(i) that is coordinated with a resi-
dency program; or 
(ii) provides that students of such 
school should receive at least 25 hours of 
nutrition education; or 
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(B) that, for purposes of carrying out such 
curriculum through the use of such a grant, 
partner with education programs for health pro-
fessionals other than physicians. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) PERIODIC REPORTS DURING GRANTS PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For each school year 
ending during the duration of the grants pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the grants pro-
gram. 
(B) REPORT ELEMENTS.—Each such re-
port shall include— 
(i) the findings and conclusions of the 
Secretary with respect to the integration of 
nutrition curriculum into the curriculum of 
the medical schools receiving a grant under 
the grants program; and 
(ii) an assessment of the benefits of 
the grants program for— 
(I) establishing best practices for 
providers to advise patients in the 
clinical setting; 
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(II) providing greater nutrition 
awareness to physicians and other 
health professionals and patients of 
such physicians and professionals; and 
(III) improving healthfulness of 
patients’ diets and improving patient 
health outcomes. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the last day of the grants program under this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port detailing the recommendations of the Secretary 
as to any benefits or barriers of integrating nutrition 
curriculum at both the medical school and residency 
levels. 
(f) FUNDING.—No additional funds are authorized to 
carry out the requirements of this section. The Secretary 
shall carry out such requirements by using, from amounts 
otherwise authorized or appropriated, up to $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017. 
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