Teacher:In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Menu Education and
Labeling Act''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Research continues to reveal the strong link between
diet and health, and that diet-related diseases start early in
life.
(2) Increased caloric intake is a key factor contributing
to the alarming increase in obesity in the United States.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and the
rates of obesity have doubled in children and tripled in teens
since 1980. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, heart
disease, stroke, and other health problems. Each year obesity
costs families, businesses, and governments $117 billion.
(3) Excess saturated fat intake is a major risk factor for
heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the
United States. While it is often thought to primarily affect
men and older people, cardiovascular disease is the leading
killer of women and kills 61,000 people between the ages of 45
and 64 each year. Heart disease is also a leading cause of
disability among working adults and its impact on the U.S.
economy is significant, estimated in 2001 to total $298 billion
in health care expenditures and lost productivity.
(4) Increased sodium intake is associated with increased
risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension, a condition that
can lead to cardiovascular disease, especially stroke. The
proportion of Americans with high blood pressure is 45 percent
at age 50, 60 percent at age 60, and over 70 percent at age 70.
(5) Over the past two decades, there has been a significant
increase in the number of meals prepared and/or eaten outside
the home, with an estimated one-third of calories and almost
half (46 percent) of total food dollars being spent on food
purchased from and/or eaten at restaurants and other food-
service establishments.
(6) While nutrition labeling is currently required on most
processed foods, such information is required only for
restaurant foods for which nutrient content or health claims
are made.
(7) Three-quarters of American adults report using food
labels on packaged foods, which are required by the Nutrition
Labeling and Education Act of 1990. Using food labels is
associated with eating more healthful diets, and approximately
half (48 percent) of people report that the nutrition
information on food labels has caused them to change their
minds about buying a food product.
(8) It is difficult for consumers to limit their intake of
calories at restaurants, given the limited availability of
nutrition information, as well as the popular practice by many
restaurants of providing foods in larger-than-standard servings
and ''super-sized'' portions. Studies show that people eat
greater quantities of food when they are served more.

SEC. 3. NUTRITION LABELING OF RESTAURANT FOODS.

(a) Nutrition Labeling for Foods Eaten in Restaurants and Similar
Retail Food Establishments.--Section 403(q)(5)(A)(i) (21 U.S.C.
343(q)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''except that food, beverages, and meals served in restaurants and
similar retail food establishments that are part of a chain with 20 or
more outlets doing business under the same trade name, regardless of
the type of ownership of the restaurant locations, shall list, adjacent
to each food item listed, on menus, menu boards, and other signs, the
total number of calories, grams of saturated plus trans fat, and
milligrams of sodium per menu item, as offered for sale, in a clear and
conspicuous manner,''.
(b) Nutrition Labeling for Foods Prepared in Restaurants and
Similar Retail Food Establishments but Not for Immediate Consumption.--
Section 403(q)(5)(A)(ii) (21 U.S.C. 343(q)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''except that such food, beverages,
and meals when it is processed and prepared primarily in a retail
establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more outlets doing
business under the same trade name, regardless of the type of ownership
of the restaurant locations, shall list, adjacent to each food item
listed, on menus, menu boards, and other signs, the total number of
calories, grams of saturated plus trans fat, and milligrams of sodium
per menu item, as offered for sale, in a clear and conspicuous
manner,''.
(c) Vending Machines; Restaurant Menu Boards.--Section 403(q)(5)(A)
(21 U.S.C. 343(q)(5)(A)) is amended by adding after and below subclause
(v) the following:
''For purposes of the exceptions described in subclauses (i) and (ii),
nutrition labeling may be limited to the total number of calories for
foods, beverages and meals offered for sale in vending machines and
posted in restaurants on menu boards.''.
(d) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall issue proposed regulations to implement the amendments
made by this section within 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act. Such regulations shall require the
required information to be conveyed to the public in a manner
that enables the public to understand its relative significance
in the context of a total daily diet. Not later than 24 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall issue final regulations to implement the requirements of
such subsection.
(2) Failure to promulgate final regulations by required
date.--If the Secretary of Health and Human Services does not
promulgate final regulations under paragraph (1) upon the
expiration of 24 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the proposed regulations issued in accordance with
paragraph (1) shall be considered as the final regulations upon
the expiration of such 24 months. There shall be promptly
published in the Federal Register notice of the new status of
the proposed regulations.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF NUTRITION INFORMATION; STATE REGULATION
OF NUTRITION INFORMATION FOR RESTAURANT FOOD.

(a) Retail Food Establishments.--Nothing in this Act precludes
restaurants and similar retail food establishments from providing
additional nutrition information, voluntarily, provided that such
information complies with the nutrition labeling requirements contained
in section 403(q)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(b) State or Local Requirements.--Nothing in this Act precludes any
State or political subdivision of a State from requiring that
restaurants and similar food establishments provide additional
nutrition information beyond the requirements of this Act.
Student:
Menu Education and Labeling Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require restaurants that are part of a chain of at least 20 outlets doing business under the same trade name to provide the total number of calories, grams of saturated fat plus trans fat, and milligrams of sodium adjacent to any item on menus in a clear and conspicuous manner. Requires vending machines and restaurant menu boards to display the total number of calories of each item.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose implementing regulations within 12 months of the enactment of this Act.

Permits restaurants to provide additional nutritional information. Allows States and local governments to require additional nutritional information.