I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2322 
To amend section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to establish a pilot program that requires schools to post nutritional 
content information regarding foods served at schools and to teach stu-
dents how to make healthy food selections, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. 
HARE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act to establish a pilot program that re-
quires schools to post nutritional content information 
regarding foods served at schools and to teach students 
how to make healthy food selections, 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Healthy Food Choices 
for Kids Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SCHOOL LUNCH LABELING AND NUTRITIONAL 
AWARENESS PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the 
end the following— 
‘‘(j) SCHOOL LUNCH LABELING AND NUTRITIONAL 
AWARENESS PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 
of funds under paragraph (7), the Secretary shall 
award grants to not more than 10 States to assist 
not more than 10 schools in each of such States in 
carrying out a pilot program in accordance with 
paragraph (5) that requires schools— 
‘‘(A) to post nutritional content informa-
tion in school cafeterias regarding the food 
items served in the cafeterias; and 
‘‘(B) to teach students about how to make 
healthy food selections. 
‘‘(2) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that each grant awarded is of sufficient size 
and scope to carry out the pilot program described 
in this subsection. 
‘‘(3) DURATION
OF
GRANTS.—The Secretary 
may award grants for multiple years to States that 
meet the grant requirements described in paragraph 
(4). 
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‘‘(4) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—To qualify to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, a State shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) an assurance that the State will en-
sure that each school awarded a subgrant under 
this subsection meets the pilot program require-
ments described in paragraph (5) within 1 year 
of such subgrant award; 
‘‘(B) a plan to inform all the schools with-
in the State about the pilot program and the 
school application requirements described in 
paragraph (5); 
‘‘(C) an assurance that the State will use 
not less than 95 percent of the grant funds to 
award subgrants to schools in accordance with 
this subsection; 
‘‘(D) an assurance that the State will 
award such subgrants to at least 3, but not 
more than 5, schools in such State that have in 
effect at the date of the enactment of this sub-
section a program to provide nutritional content 
information regarding food items served in the 
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cafeterias of such schools to students attending 
such schools; and 
‘‘(E) an assurance that the State will 
award such subgrants to at least 3, but not 
more than 5, schools that are located in the 
rural areas of such State. 
‘‘(5) SUBGRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—To qualify 
to receive a subgrant under this subsection, a school 
shall submit an application to a State receiving a 
grant under this subsection at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a plan for implementing the pilot pro-
gram, including— 
‘‘(i) efforts to ensure that nutritional 
content information, including caloric in-
formation, regarding the food items served 
in the school’s cafeteria is posted in a visi-
ble location at the point of decision in the 
cafeteria and that such information is 
readable and appropriate for the students 
who attend the school and the parents or 
legal guardians of such students; 
‘‘(ii) efforts to develop and implement, 
or expand a school wellness program or 
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other nutritional awareness program in ef-
fect at the date of enactment of this sub-
section to include an educational program 
to teach students at the school about mak-
ing healthy food selections; and 
‘‘(iii) efforts to consult with a licensed 
nutritionist, registered dietitian, school nu-
trition specialist, or professional with simi-
lar qualifications at least once a year re-
garding the pilot program requirements de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) and any re-
lated nutritional matters; 
‘‘(B) a certification of support for partici-
pation in the pilot program signed by the school 
food manager, school nurse, school principal, 
and district superintendent (or equivalent posi-
tions, as determined by the school); and 
‘‘(C) whether the school plans to post the 
nutritional content information described in 
subparagraph (A)(i) on the school’s website. 
‘‘(6) GUIDANCE; ENCOURAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide guidance to the States and schools receiv-
ing grants or subgrants under this subsection 
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to assist such States and schools in meeting the 
requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) ENCOURAGEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall encourage schools receiving subgrants 
under this subsection to post the nutritional 
content information, including caloric informa-
tion, regarding food items served at the school 
on the school’s website. 
‘‘(7) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) Each State receiving grant funds 
under this subsection shall submit a report at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 1 year after the effec-
tive date of this subsection and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry 
of the Senate that contains— 
‘‘(i) the number of schools receiving 
subgrants under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of the sta-
tus of the pilot program carried out by 
each school under this subsection, includ-
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ing a list of program accomplishments and 
challenges, and an evaluation of the effec-
tiveness of the program, in each school. 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such funds 
as necessary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) LICENSED NUTRITIONIST.—The term 
‘licensed nutritionist’ means any person who 
meets the educational and training require-
ments under applicable State law and the 
credentialing requirements of the applicable 
professional association, if any, to become a li-
censed nutritionist. 
‘‘(B) REGISTERED DIETITIAN.—The term 
‘registered dietitian’ means any person who 
meets the educational and training require-
ments to become credentialed as a registered di-
etitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registra-
tion. 
‘‘(C) SCHOOL
NUTRITION
SPECIALIST.— 
The term ‘school nutrition specialist’ means any 
person who meets the educational and training 
requirements to become credentialed as a school 
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nutrition specialist by the School Nutrition As-
sociation.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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