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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Institute of 
Nutrition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 401(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (25) as para-
graph (26); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (24) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) The National Institute of Nutrition.’’. 
(b) RAISING CAP ON NUMBER OF INSTITUTES.—Sec-
tion 401(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
281(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘27’’ and inserting 
‘‘28’’. 
(c) RESEARCH FOCUS OF INSTITUTE.—Part C of 
title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 21—National Institute of Nutrition 
‘‘SEC. 464z–7. PURPOSES AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH CON-
DUCTED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRI-
TION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The general purpose of the Na-
tional Institute of Nutrition (in this subpart referred to 
as the ‘Institute’) is to facilitate and help coordinate inci-
sive research into nutrients, foods, and their relationships 
to better health. 
‘‘(b) RESEARCH FOCUS.—Research conducted at or 
under a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded 
by the Institute may include research in any of the fol-
lowing areas: 
‘‘(1) Leveraging nutrition as an effort to reduce 
health care costs. 
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‘‘(2) Relationships between the gut microbiome 
and health. 
‘‘(3) Personalized nutrition based on life stage, 
metabolism, health state, health goals, and genetics. 
‘‘(4) Health and metabolic effects of major food 
groups for which effects remain unclear or con-
troversial. 
‘‘(5) Optimal diets for weight loss and weight 
maintenance. 
‘‘(6) Optimal diets to prevent and treat Type 2 
diabetes and pre-diabetes. 
‘‘(7) Optimal diets for cancer, both to reduce 
side effects of chemotherapy and radiation and also 
to directly target the cancer. 
‘‘(8) Health effect of trace bioactives and 
phenolics. 
‘‘(9) Effective behavior change and systems ap-
proaches for healthier eating. 
‘‘(10) Effective approaches to reduce dietary 
and health disparities. 
‘‘(11) Effects of foods on brain and mental 
health, from the developing brain in infants and chil-
dren to protecting against memory loss, dementia, 
and depression later in life. 
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‘‘(12) Effects of foods on allergies and auto-
immune and inflammatory diseases. 
‘‘(13) Optimal nutrition for military readiness. 
‘‘(14) Optimal nutrition for treatment of battle-
field consequences, including bodily injuries, brain 
injuries, and post-traumatic stress. 
‘‘(15) Coordinated new science for translation 
into national dietary guidelines and policies, such as 
the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
published under section 301 of the National Nutri-
tion Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5341). 
‘‘(16) And any other area of nutrition related 
research the Director determines is appropriate to 
reach the goals of the Institute.’’. 
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