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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5350
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for the integra-
tion of innovative curricula on nutrition in medical education, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2004
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
for the integration of innovative curricula on nutrition 
in medical education, 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 ‘‘Enhancing Nutrition 
in Medical Education Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDICAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. 
Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
‘‘Subpart 3—Medical School Nutrition Programs 
‘‘SEC. 775. GRANTS FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may award 
grants to accredited schools of medicine to integrate inno-
vative curricula on nutrition into medical education. 
‘‘(b) FOCUS.—The Secretary shall ensure that inno-
vative curricula on nutrition developed and implemented 
under this section focus on preventive health measures, 
including the following: 
‘‘(1) Education on the causes, treatment, and 
prevention of obesity. 
‘‘(2) Office education and counseling to ensure 
appropriate diet for mostly healthy people. 
‘‘(3) Prevention and treatment of common nu-
tritional deficiencies. 
‘‘(4) Appropriate and inappropriate use of 
herbs and supplements. 
‘‘(5) Office recognition and treatment of com-
mon eating disorders. 
‘‘(6) Identification of special dietary needs, eat-
ing disorders, and appropriate routes of referral for 
medical nutrition therapy. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may not make 
a grant under subsection (a) unless the school of medicine 
involved agrees to expend the grant—
‘‘(1) to develop innovative curricula on nutrition 
in accordance with subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) to integrate such curricula, to the max-
imum extent possible, into each year of a student’s 
medical education at the school, including with re-
spect to preclinical and clinical training; and 
‘‘(3) to evaluate the results achieved with such 
curricula. 
‘‘(d) MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLANNING COMMITTEE.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—A school of medicine 
receiving a grant under this section shall establish a 
multidisciplinary planning committee to develop the 
innovative curricula on nutrition to be integrated 
into the school’s medical education. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of a multi-
disciplinary planning committee under this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) shall include individuals who will be 
responsible for implementing the proposed cur-
ricular changes within the fields and disciplines 
of the school’s medical education program; and 
‘‘(B) should include representatives of 
fields and disciplines outside of the school’s 
medical education program, such as nursing, 
nutrition, and public health.
‘‘(e) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 
be for a period of 2 years. 
‘‘(f) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not 
make a grant to any school under this section in an 
amount that exceeds—
‘‘(1) $50,000 for any fiscal year; or 
‘‘(2) a total of $100,000. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant under this 
section, a school of medicine shall submit an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an applica-
tion submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the following: 
‘‘(i) The expertise in nutrition of the 
school’s course directors and faculty mem-
bers. 
‘‘(ii) The objectives of the program to 
be carried out with the grant. 
‘‘(iii) The projected impact of the pro-
gram to be carried out with the grant.
‘‘(iv) Any barriers to development or 
implementation of innovative curricula on 
nutrition at the school of medicine. 
‘‘(v) Strategies for overcoming each 
such barrier. 
‘‘(vi) The school’s ability to sustain 
innovative curricula adopted and imple-
mented with the grant beyond the term of 
the grant. 
‘‘(B) A budget proposal for expending 
funds under the grant. 
‘‘(C) Letters of support for the application 
from the dean, and the associate dean for edu-
cation, of the school of medicine. 
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 2-year 
period described in subsection (e) for a grant, the school 
of medicine receiving the grant shall submit a report to 
the Secretary. Such report shall include a description of 
the innovative curricula on nutrition developed by the 
school and the results achieved through the use of such 
curricula. 
‘‘(i) DISSEMINATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the end of the 2-year period described in subsection (e) 
for all grants awarded under this section, the Secretary 
shall—
‘‘(1) prepare a consolidated report on the inno-
vative curricula on nutrition developed by grantees 
under this section and the results achieved through 
the use of such curricula; and 
‘‘(2) disseminate such report to schools of medi-
cine. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘accred-
ited’ means accredited by the Liaison Committee on Med-
ical Education. 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2006. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under this section, the 
Secretary may use not more than $500,000 for costs 
associated with administration of this section.’’.
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