,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ai1  
#bjaf ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to improve the effectiveness and       
coordination of nutrition education4    
#a4  ,training and technical assistance 
7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary of           
,agriculture 7referred to in this ,act  
as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a study
 on--  7#a7 the use of ,state           
administrative expense funds by ,state  
agencies2  7#b7 the innovative1         
effective1 and replicable policies1     
practices1 and training methods that are
 being implemented using ,state         
administrative expense funds2  7#c7 the 
factors that interfere with the ability 
of a ,state agency to use ,state        
administrative expense funds            
effectively2 and  7#d7 the ways in which

 the administrative expense funds of a  
,state are being used to encourage the  
implementation of effective and         
consistent school nutrition workforce   
training and technical assistance1 with 
particular emphasis on improving the    
implementation of--  7,a7 nutrition     
standards for meals provided under the  
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and the        
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et     
seq472  7,b7 nutrition standards for    
foods sold in schools other than the    
meals provided under the ,acts described
 in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7 local      
school wellness policies2  7,d7         
up-to-date professional standards for   
school nutrition professionals2 and     
7,e7 such other school food service     
practices1 standards1 and operational   
requirements as the ,secretary          
determines necessary4  7b7 ,report to   
,congress ,not later than #ah months    
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,education and the       
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate a report that describes--
  7#a7 a summary of the study conducted 
under subsection 7a72  7#b7 any findings
 and recommendations made as part of the
 study2 and  7#c7 a plan for            
disseminating to ,state agencies best   
practices for the use of ,state         
administrative expense funds for        
training and technical assistance4  7c7 
,funding ,to conduct the study described
 in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall
 use existing funds of the ,department  
of ,agriculture4  #b4  ,effectiveness   
and coordination of nutrition education 
7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary1 acting      
through the ,center for ,nutrition      
,policy and ,promotion1 shall conduct a 
study on the effectiveness and level of 
coordination between nutrition education
 in the child nutrition programs and    

other programs implemented by the       
,federal ,government that include       
nutrition education4  7b7 ,report to    
,congress ,not later than #b years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate a report   
that describes--  7#a7 a summary of the 
study conducted under subsection 7a72   
7#b7 any findings and recommendations   
made as part of the study2 and  7#c7 a  
plan for disseminating to ,state        
agencies best practices for nutrition   
education delivery and coordination4    
7c7 ,funding ,to conduct the study      
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall use existing funds of  
the ,department of ,agriculture4