,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjah,ms4   
,moore introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture to carry out
 a nutrition education program to inform
 the public of the sources of exposure  
to lead in the environment and of       
dietary nutrients that may reduce the   
harmful effects lead exposure has on    
health4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,combating ,lead       
,poisoning ,through ,nutrition          
,education ,act of #bjah4  #b4          
,nutrition outreach program to respond  
to exposure to lead  7a7 ,implementation
 of nutrition education program ,the    
,secretary of ,agriculture shall carry  
out a nutrition education program to be 
called ,well ,fed ,means ,less ,lead 7in
 this section referred to as ,,wfmll7 to
 support communitywide messaging and    
outreach on both the harmful impacts of 

lead exposure and the important role    
nutrition plays in a diet protective    
against lead exposure1 especially for   
children4  7b7 ,grants ,the ,secretary  
shall make grants to eligible entities  
that submit applications containing such
 terms and conditions as the ,secretary 
considers appropriate1 to carry out     
,,wfmll campaigns4  7c7 ,priority ,for  
the purpose of making grants under      
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    
give priority to eligible entities      
that--  7#a7 are located in geographical
 areas in which there is a large number 
of children with elevated blood lead    
levels2 and  7#b7 agree to provide      
,,wfmll-- 7,a7 using culturally         
competent approaches1 including print   
materials1 to conduct outreach to       
targeted populations2  7,b7 using       
campaigns that are developed based on1  
and responsive to1 community needs2 and 
7,c7 that reaches a breadth of          
supplemental-nutrition-assistance-progra
m-eligible households and low-income    

individuals 7including pregnant women1  
infants1 toddlers1 and parents of       
school-age children at highest risk of  
elevated blood lead levels7 through     
multiple channels4  7d7 ,limitation ,in 
any fiscal year1 no eligible entity may 
receive more than #ae percent of the    
amount appropriated to carry out this   
section in such fiscal year4  7e7       
,allowable uses of funds ,grants made   
under subsection 7b7 shall be used--    
7#a7 to carry out communitywide         
education campaigns using evidence-based
 materials that inform                  
supplemental-nutrition-assistance-progra
m-eligible households and the greater   
community about lead exposure1 and may  
include multilingual print materials1   
street-level billboards1 and advertising
 on radio or social media2  7#b7 to     
support outreach and education          
activities to inform individuals of     
foods that can mitigate the impact of   
elevated blood lead levels in children2 
7#c7 to target ,,wfmll outreach through 

coordination with community             
organizations and ,department of        
,agriculture nutrition programs serving 
pregnant women1 infants1 toddlers1 and  
school-age children2  7#d7 to implement 
strategies that are focused on          
increasing consumption of certain foods 
and nutrients and that include creating 
culturally competent materials1 training
 community organizations working with   
youth1 offering community training1 and 
conducting door-to-door efforts during  
daylight hours2  7#e7 to promote and    
encourage participation in ,federal     
nutrition programs 7including the       
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program1 the child and adult care food  
program1 the summer food service        
program1 the national school lunch      
program1 and the special supplemental   
nutrition program for women1 infants1   
and children7 as a means to improve     
nutrition and to minimize lead          
absorption by using culturally relevant1
 family-friendly1 evidence-based        

educational materials reflective of     
existing materials2  7#f7 to engage with
 local businesses1 governmental         
entities1 civic organizations1 community
 groups1 and residents to mobilize      
community partnerships around healthy   
eating and lead poisoning prevention2   
and  7#g7 to develop systems that refer 
and link low-income individuals and     
supplemental-nutrition-assistance-progra
m-eligible households to foods that     
provide nutrients essential to creating 
a diet protective against lead4  7f7    
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term
 eligible entity means an agency of a   
unit of general purpose local           
government1 a nonprofit entity serving  
children at highest risk of lead        
poisoning1 an emergency feeding         
organization1 a food bank or food pantry
 7as defined in section #bja;,a of      
,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of    
#aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geja771 a federally
 recognized ,tribe or ,tribal           

organization1 an urban ,indian          
organization1 a local education agency1 
or a federally qualified health center4 
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4   
#c4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this ,act #aj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjai through      
#bjbc4