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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2967 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a grant program 
to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee local school nutrition policies 
in local educational agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2017 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish 
a grant program to appoint nutrition coordinators to 
oversee local school nutrition policies in local educational 
agencies, 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 ‘‘Nutrition Coordinators 
for Local Healthy Youth Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NUTRITION COORDINATORS. 
Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1788) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(l) GRANT PROGRAM FOR NUTRITION COORDINA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, shall establish a program to make grants 
to local educational agencies to appoint nutrition co-
ordinators to carry out the activities described in 
paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be selected to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), a local educational agen-
cy, in consultation with the State agency that ad-
ministers school lunch programs in the geographic 
area served by such local educational agency, shall 
submit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(3) USE
OF
FUNDS.—A local educational 
agency that receives a grant under this subsection 
shall use such funds to appoint a nutrition coordi-
nator to, with respect to the geographic area served 
by such agency— 
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‘‘(A) ensure compliance with local school 
wellness policies under section 9A of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758b); 
‘‘(B) coordinate nutrition education pro-
grams with school food service directors for 
such local educational agency; 
‘‘(C) conduct trainings and facilitate infor-
mation sharing of best practices that— 
‘‘(i) encourage students to participate 
in healthy eating and active living; 
‘‘(ii) are consistent with the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published under 
section 301 of the National Nutrition Mon-
itoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5341); and 
‘‘(iii) are consistent with the Physical 
Activity Guidelines for Americans pub-
lished by the Office of Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion of the Department 
of Health and Human Services; 
‘‘(D) work with programs that promote 
and motivate students to participate in school 
wellness activities; 
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‘‘(E) coordinate and collaborate with other 
nutrition education programs, including— 
‘‘(i) programs under the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program under the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) cooperative extension services (as 
such term is defined in section 1404 of the 
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3103)); 
‘‘(iii) nutrition education programs 
carried out by community-based organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(iv) other team network nutrition 
programs; 
‘‘(F) provide community outreach to pro-
mote nutrient-rich foods and farm-to-school ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(G) promote regular physical activity in 
students before, during, and after school; 
‘‘(H) ensure students receive effective and 
consistent messages regarding healthy eating 
and active living; and 
‘‘(I) to promote nutrition education and 
team network nutrition programs in the State 
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in which such local educational agency is lo-
cated, coordinate and collaborate with— 
‘‘(i) the team nutrition network coor-
dinator for the State; and 
‘‘(ii) community partners. 
‘‘(4) 
NUTRITION
COORDINATOR
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A nutrition coordinator may not be ap-
pointed under this subsection unless the Coordinator 
has a background in nutrition education, dietetics, 
or nutrition program management. 
‘‘(5) NUTRITION COORDINATOR REPORTS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date on which a nutrition 
coordinator is appointed under this subsection, the 
nutrition coordinator shall submit to the Secretary a 
report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a plan to implement activities under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) a review of, and plan for, coordina-
tion and collaboration with nutrition education 
programs described in paragraph (4)(E). 
‘‘(6) EVALUATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.—Not 
later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to Congress that includes— 
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‘‘(A) the results of an evaluation of the 
grant program established under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(B) a review of the implementation of this 
subsection; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of local educational 
agencies with respect to activities conducted to 
ensure students receive nutrition education con-
sistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans published under section 301 of the Na-
tional Nutrition Monitoring and Related Re-
search Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341); 
‘‘(D) best practices for encouraging stu-
dents to participate in healthy eating and active 
living; 
‘‘(E) an assessment of local school wellness 
policies under section 9A of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758b); and 
‘‘(F) an assessment of school personnel 
and their level of interaction and satisfaction 
with nutrition coordinators.’’. 
Æ 
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