I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5113 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish the Healthy Habits 
School Challenge Program to reduce childhood obesity by recognizing 
schools that are creating healthier school environments for children by 
promoting good nutrition and physical activity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2010 
Mrs. DAHLKEMPER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish 
the Healthy Habits School Challenge Program to reduce 
childhood obesity by recognizing schools that are creating 
healthier school environments for children by promoting 
good nutrition and physical activity, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY; HEALTHY HABITS 
CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 19, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 19A. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY; HEALTHY HABITS 
CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first day 
of the school year beginning after June 30, 2010, 
each local educational agency participating in a pro-
gram authorized by the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
seq.) shall establish or expand a local school wellness 
policy for schools under the local educational agency 
that, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) includes goals for nutrition education, 
physical activity, and other school-based activi-
ties that are designed to promote student 
wellness in a manner that the local educational 
agency determines is appropriate; 
‘‘(B) includes nutrition guidelines selected 
by the local educational agency for all foods 
available on each school campus under the local 
educational agency during the school day with 
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the objectives of promoting student health and 
reducing childhood obesity; 
‘‘(C) provides an assurance that guidelines 
for reimbursable school meals shall not be less 
restrictive than regulations and guidance issued 
by the Secretary pursuant to subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 10 of this Act and sections 
9(f)(1) and 17(a) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(f)(1), 
1766(a)), as those regulations and guidance 
apply to schools; 
‘‘(D) establishes a plan for measuring im-
plementation of the local wellness policy, includ-
ing designation of 1 or more persons within the 
local educational agency or at each school, as 
appropriate, charged with operational responsi-
bility for ensuring that the school meets the 
local wellness policy; and 
‘‘(E) involves parents, students, represent-
atives of the school food authority, the school 
board, school administrators, and the public in 
the development of the school wellness policy. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRAC-
TICES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this paragraph, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall make available to local edu-
cational agencies, school food authorities, and 
State educational agencies, on request, informa-
tion and technical assistance for use in— 
‘‘(i) establishing healthy school nutri-
tion environments; 
‘‘(ii) reducing childhood obesity; and 
‘‘(iii) preventing diet-related chronic 
diseases. 
‘‘(B) CONTENT.—Technical assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary under this paragraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) include relevant and applicable 
examples of schools and local educational 
agencies that have taken steps to offer 
healthy options for foods sold or served in 
schools; 
‘‘(ii) include such other technical as-
sistance as is required to carry out the 
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goals of promoting sound nutrition and es-
tablishing healthy school nutrition environ-
ments that are consistent with this sub-
section; 
‘‘(iii) be provided in such a manner as 
to be consistent with the specific needs and 
requirements of local educational agencies; 
‘‘(iv) providing examples of model 
local school wellness policies developed by 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(v) be for guidance purposes only 
and not be construed as binding or as a 
mandate to schools, local educational agen-
cies, school food authorities, or State edu-
cational agencies. 
‘‘(b) HEALTHY HABITS SCHOOL CHALLENGE PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) 
PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED.—From 
the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section, not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall establish the 
Healthy Habits School Challenge Program (in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘Program’) to reduce 
childhood obesity by recognizing schools that are 
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