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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2326 
To amend the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 
of 1990 to improve the dietary guidelines, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2025 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. MANN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HARRIS of 
Maryland, and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related 
Research Act of 1990 to improve the dietary guidelines, 
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 ‘‘Dietary Guidelines Re-
form Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIETARY GUIDELINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(a) of the National 
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5341(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph designation 
and heading and all that follows through ‘‘five 
years’’ in the first sentence and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At least every 10 years,’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Rulemaking requirements under section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the 
development of each report under this para-
graph.’’; 
(2) by indenting paragraphs (2) and (3) appro-
priately; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(A) be based on significant scientific 
agreement that is determined by evidence-based 
review (as defined in paragraph (9)(A)); 
‘‘(B) be current at the time that the report 
is prepared; 
‘‘(C) be derived from the questions gen-
erated under paragraph (5)(E); 
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‘‘(D) address high-priority areas of concern 
to advance health outcomes; 
‘‘(E) be designed to achieve nutritional 
adequacy and promote health, as specified by 
the Food and Nutrition Board of the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine, through the consumption of food, includ-
ing nutrients and bioactive food components oc-
curring naturally and in fortified foods; 
‘‘(F) include nutritional and dietary infor-
mation relevant to individuals with common nu-
trition-related chronic diseases, as defined by 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 
and 
‘‘(G) include recommendations that are af-
fordable, available, and accessible for the gen-
eral population.’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (8); 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) FREQUENCY.—The Secretaries may pub-
lish the report required under paragraph (1) more 
frequently than required under that paragraph if the 
Secretaries determine that more frequent publication 
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is necessary to promote health based on updated die-
tary reference intake values specified by— 
‘‘(A) the Food and Nutrition Board of the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine; and 
‘‘(B) other relevant scientific advancements 
based on continuous review of the totality of 
publicly available scientific evidence. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION OF UPDATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days before the Secretaries plan to update a re-
port under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall 
submit notification of that plan, in writing, to 
the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry and Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on 
Agriculture and Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) 
JUSTIFICATION.—The 
notification 
under subparagraph (A) shall include a jus-
tification for updating the report. 
‘‘(5) INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the Secretaries submit a notification 
under paragraph (4)(A), the Secretaries shall 
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establish an Independent Advisory Board (re-
ferred to in this paragraph as the ‘Board’). 
‘‘(B) MEMBERS.—The Board shall com-
prise not more than 8 members, of which— 
‘‘(i) 4 shall be appointed by the Secre-
taries, 2 of whom shall not be Federal em-
ployees; and 
‘‘(ii) 1 shall be appointed by each of 
the highest-ranking Member on each Com-
mittee described in paragraph (4)(A) of 
the opposite political party of the President 
of the United States. 
‘‘(C) 
EXPERTISE.—Each 
member 
ap-
pointed to the Board shall have expertise in nu-
trition science or food science, including aca-
demic and applied experience. 
‘‘(D) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The first meeting 
of the Board shall take place on or after 
the date that is 90 days after the Secre-
taries submit a notification under para-
graph (4)(A). 
‘‘(ii) QUORUM.—A 6⁄8 majority of the 
members shall constitute a quorum for the 
transaction of the business of the Board. 
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‘‘(E) DUTIES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the establishment of the Board, the Board shall 
submit to the Secretaries and the Committees 
described in paragraph (4)(A) a list of scientific 
questions based on the proposed report under 
paragraph (1), which questions shall be used to 
inform the work of the Secretaries on that re-
port and any relevant work of the Committees 
described in paragraph (4)(A). 
‘‘(F) TERMINATION.—The authority of the 
Board shall terminate, and the Board shall dis-
band, immediately after carrying out subpara-
graph (E). 
‘‘(6) DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall 
coordinate with the Joint United States-Canada 
Dietary Reference Intake Working Group to en-
sure that the Food and Nutrition Board of the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine update the dietary reference in-
take values to represent the most up-to-date 
understanding of nutritional science. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Joint United States- 
Canada Dietary Reference Intake Working 
Group is encouraged— 
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‘‘(i) to initiate at least 1 dietary ref-
erence intake update per year; and 
‘‘(ii) to identify updates that are of 
highest priority and necessitate review. 
‘‘(7) EXCLUSION.—The information and guide-
lines contained in each report required under para-
graph (1) shall not be based on or include topics 
that are not relevant to dietary guidance, as deter-
mined by the Secretaries, in consultation with the 
Independent Advisory Board established under para-
graph (5), including taxation, social welfare policies, 
purchases under Federal feeding programs, food and 
agricultural production practices, food labeling, so-
cioeconomic status, race, religion, ethnicity, culture, 
or regulations relating to nutrition.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
EVIDENCE-BASED 
REVIEW.—In this paragraph, the term ‘evi-
dence-based review’ means a process under 
which— 
‘‘(i) the totality of the scientific evi-
dence relevant to a question of interest is 
collected, analyzed, and evaluated; 
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‘‘(ii) scientific studies, conclusions, 
and recommendations are rated, adhering 
strictly to standardized, generally accepted 
evidence-based review methods; and 
‘‘(iii) external peer review is con-
ducted by nongovernment experts with rec-
ognized expertise in quality-of-evidence 
evaluation. 
‘‘(B) STRENGTH
OF
EVIDENCE.—Each 
guideline contained in a report published under 
paragraph (1) shall be assigned a rating by the 
Secretaries for the strength of evidence used, 
including the extent to which the guideline will 
improve the Healthy Eating Index. 
‘‘(10) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE.—Any individual ap-
pointed to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee or an Independent Advisory Board 
established under paragraph (5) shall provide 
full disclosure of all financial and nonfinancial 
conflicts of interest relevant to their member-
ship using the Office of Government Ethics 
Form 450 (or successor form). 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not later than 30 days 
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after the date on which a Dietary Guidelines 
Advisory Committee is established, the Secre-
taries shall make publicly available— 
‘‘(i) the disclosures required under 
subparagraph (A), categorized by the name 
of the individual; and 
‘‘(ii) a detailed plan for managing any 
disclosed conflicts of interest, including fi-
nancial or ethical conflicts of interest, pref-
erences, values, and beliefs. 
‘‘(11) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available 
by section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
make available to carry out this subsection 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONTROLLING
REPORT.—The 2020 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published by the Secretaries 
under section 301(a)(1) of the National Nutrition Moni-
toring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5341(a)(1)) (as in effect before the date of enactment of 
this Act) shall be considered the most recent Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans until the publication of the first 
report under that section (as amended by subsection (a)). 
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