(15) Between 1977 and 1995, trips made by 
walking declined by 40 percent for adults while driv-
ing trips increased to almost 90 percent of the total. 
(16) Virtually all-new users of tobacco products 
are under the minimum legal age to purchase such 
products. Every day in America, more than 4,000 
kids try their first cigarette. Another 2,000 children 
become new daily smokers. 
(17) In 2002, nearly a quarter of American 
adults, 46,000,000 people, smoked cigarettes, includ-
ing almost 40 percent of college-aged students. 
(18) Research consistently shows that smoking 
cessation services offered as a combination of to-
bacco medication therapy and counseling can be one 
of the most cost-effective health interventions and 
can reduce smoking-related health care costs. 
(19) Physical and mental health are inter-
connected. Physical conditions often result in mental 
health complications and depression can manifest 
itself through physical symptoms. 
(20) The Surgeon General reported that mental 
disorders collectively account for over 15 percent of 
the overall burden of disease from all causes, slightly 
more than the burden associated with all forms of 
cancer. 
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(21) One of every 2 people who need mental 
health treatment in the United States does not re-
ceive it. Of children and adolescents 6 to 17 years 
old who need mental health services, nearly 80 per-
cent do not receive it. 
(22) Early screening and prevention programs 
in the schools can detect high risk children that are 
vulnerable to developing mental illness and assist in 
accessing appropriate services. 
(23) Children are at greater risk for mental 
health problems when they experience stressful fam-
ily circumstances such as social or economic dis-
advantage, severe marital discord, divorce, family vi-
olence, parental substance abuse or other mental dis-
order or physical illness, and parental absence due 
to military service, imprisonment, or death. 
(24) The 2003 President’s New Freedom Com-
mission on Mental Health urged a transformation of 
the approach to mental health in the United States, 
including improving the mental health of children 
and promoting resilience and prevention. 
(25) People with disabilities report substantial 
disparities in health compared with people without 
disabilities. These disparities are caused by a num-
ber of factors, including less access to health care 
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than individuals without disabilities. People with dis-
abilities report more days of pain, depression, and 
anxiety and they have higher rates of obesity. 
(26) Evidence shows that health promotion pro-
grams with exercise, nutrition, and wellness compo-
nents targeting people with disabilities can signifi-
cantly reduce the incidence of these conditions and 
lead to healthy outcomes for people with disabilities, 
as well as save money by reducing the frequency of 
medical visits. 
TITLE I—CHILDHOOD OBESITY 
SEC. 101. FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY. 
Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399Z–1. FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON CHILDHOOD OBE-
SITY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall convene 
a Task Force on Childhood Obesity (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Task Force’) to— 
‘‘(1) establish a government-wide strategy for 
preventing and reducing childhood overweight and 
obesity; 
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‘‘(2) coordinate effective inter-agency coordina-
tion and priorities for action among Federal agen-
cies; 
‘‘(3) implement and evaluate the effectiveness 
of such strategy; and 
‘‘(4) direct the Secretary to designate a respon-
sible agency to formally monitor and report, not 
later than January 1, 2008, to Congress on the 
progress of the various entities and activities related 
to the recommendations included in the report of In-
stitute of Medicine entitled ‘Food Marketing to Chil-
dren and Youth’. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall be 
composed of employees of— 
‘‘(A) the Department of Health and 
Human Services; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Education; 
‘‘(D) the Federal Trade Commission; 
‘‘(E) the Department of Transportation; 
and 
‘‘(F) any other Federal agency that the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
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‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the 
Task Force shall be— 
‘‘(A) an individual appointed by the Presi-
dent; and 
‘‘(B) until the date that an individual is 
appointed under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall meet at the 
call of the chairperson. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2008, and 
on annual basis thereafter through January 1, 2013, the 
Task Force shall submit to the President and to the rel-
evant committees of Congress, a report that— 
‘‘(1) describes the activities and efforts to pre-
vent and reduce childhood overweight and obesity 
conducted by the Task Force during the year to 
which the report relates; and 
‘‘(2) evaluates the effectiveness of such activi-
ties and efforts to prevent and reduce childhood 
overweight and obesity.’’. 
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TITLE II—HEALTHIER KIDS AND 
SCHOOLS 
SEC. 201. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 
Section 18(g)(6)(B) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(6)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL MANDATORY FUND-
ING.—Out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to carry out and ex-
pand the program under this subsection, to 
remain available until expended— 
‘‘(I) 
on 
October 
1, 
2007, 
$1,000,000,000; and 
‘‘(II) on October 1, 2007, and on 
each October 1 thereafter, the amount 
made available for the previous fiscal 
year, as adjusted under clause (iii). 
‘‘(iii) ADJUSTMENT.—On October 1, 
2007, and on each October 1 thereafter of 
a fiscal year the amount made available 
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under subclause (I) of clause (ii) shall be 
calculated by adjusting the amount made 
available for the previous fiscal year to re-
flect changes in the Consumer Price Index 
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for fresh 
fruits and vegetables, with the adjust-
ment— 
‘‘(I) rounded down to the nearest 
dollar increment; and 
‘‘(II) based on the unrounded 
amounts for the preceding 12-month 
period.’’. 
SEC. 202. FOOD OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE. 
Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1779) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and all that 
follows through ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) FOOD OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.— 
‘‘(1) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall promulgate proposed 
regulations to revise the definition of ‘food of 
minimal nutritional value’ that is used to carry 
out this Act and the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The revised defini-
tion of ‘food of minimal nutritional value’ shall 
apply to all foods sold— 
‘‘(i) outside the school meal programs; 
‘‘(ii) on the school campus; and 
‘‘(iii) at any time during the school 
day. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In revising the 
definition, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(i) both the positive and negative 
contributions of nutrients, ingredients, and 
foods (including calories, portion size, satu-
rated fat, trans fat, sodium, and added 
sugars) to the diets of children; 
‘‘(ii) evidence concerning the relation-
ship between consumption of certain nutri-
ents, ingredients, and foods to both pre-
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venting and promoting the development of 
overweight, obesity, and other chronic ill-
nesses; 
‘‘(iii) recommendations made by au-
thoritative scientific organizations con-
cerning appropriate nutritional standards 
for foods sold outside of the reimbursable 
meal programs in schools; and 
‘‘(iv) special exemptions for school- 
sponsored fundraisers (other than fund-
raising through vending machines, school 
stores, snack bars, a la carte sales, and 
any other exclusions determined by the 
Secretary), if the fundraisers are approved 
by the school and are infrequent within the 
school. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the proposed regula-
tions shall take effect at the beginning of 
the school year following the date on which 
the regulations are finalized. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—If the regulations 
are finalized on a date that is not more 
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than 60 days before the beginning of the 
school year, the proposed regulations shall 
take effect at the beginning of the fol-
lowing school year. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO PROMULGATE.—If, on 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary has not 
promulgated final regulations, the proposed reg-
ulations shall be considered to be final regula-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 203. SCHOOL NUTRITION ENVIRONMENT ENHANCE-
MENT GRANTS. 
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: 
‘‘(l) HEALTHY SCHOOL NUTRITION ENVIRONMENT 
INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may imple-
ment a grant program to follow the recommenda-
tions made by the Institute of Medicine report enti-
tled ‘Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools- 
Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth’ to— 
‘‘(A) provide schools with technical assist-
ance in implementing the recommendations of 
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the Institute of Medicine regarding appropriate 
school nutrition standards; and 
‘‘(B) assess the impact of implementing 
the recommendations on the health and well- 
being of children enrolled in the schools. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
OF
SCHOOLS.—In selecting 
schools to receive incentive grants under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that not less than 75 percent 
of schools selected to participate in the program 
established under this subsection are schools in 
which not less than 50 percent of the students 
enrolled in each school are eligible for free or 
reduced price meals under this Act; 
‘‘(B) ensure that, of the schools selected to 
participate in the program, there is appropriate 
representation of rural, urban, and suburban 
schools, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) ensure that, of the schools selected to 
participate in the program, there is appropriate 
representation of elementary, middle, and sec-
ondary schools, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(D) ensure that schools selected to receive 
a grant under this subsection meet the require-
ments of paragraph (3); 
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‘‘(E) give priority to schools that develop 
comprehensive plans that include the involve-
ment of a broad range of community stake-
holders in achieving healthy school nutrition en-
vironments; and 
‘‘(F) give priority to schools that develop 
comprehensive plans that include a strategy for 
maintaining healthy school nutrition environ-
ments in the years following the fiscal years for 
which the schools receive grants under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) CRITERIA FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL EN-
VIRONMENTS.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria, based upon the recommendations of the 
Institute of Medicine described in paragraph 
(1), under which schools may receive grants 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) PLAN.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a school shall— 
‘‘(i) submit to the Secretary a healthy 
school nutrition environment plan that de-
scribes the actions the school will take to 
meet the criteria established under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
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