,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ryan 7for himself and ,mr4 ,raskin7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,child ,nutrition ,act of     
#aiff to establish a grant program to   
appoint nutrition coordinators to       
oversee local school nutrition policies 
in local educational agencies1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,nutrition     
,coordinators for ,local ,healthy ,youth
 ,act4  #b4 ,grant program for nutrition
 coordinators ,section #ai of the ,child
 ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aghh7 is amended--  7#a7 by           
redesignating subsection 7l7 as         
subsection 7m72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7k7 the following new  
subsection3  7l7 ,grant program for     
nutrition coordinators  7#a7            
,establishment of grant program ,the    

,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,education1 shall         
establish a program to make grants to   
local educational agencies to appoint   
nutrition coordinators to carry out the 
activities described in paragraph 7#d74 
7#b7 ,application ,to be selected to    
receive a grant under paragraph 7#a71 a 
local educational agency1 in            
consultation with the ,state agency that
 administers school lunch programs in   
the geographic area served by such local
 educational agency1 shall submit an    
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7#c7    
,use of funds ,a local educational      
agency that receives a grant under this 
subsection shall use such funds to      
appoint a nutrition coordinator to1 with
 respect to the geographic area served  
by such agency--  7,a7 ensure compliance
 with local school wellness policies    
under section #i;,a of the ,richard ,b4 
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh;b72  7,b7          
coordinate nutrition education programs 
with school food service directors for  
such local educational agency2  7,c7    
conduct trainings and facilitate        
information sharing of best practices   
that-- 7i7 encourage students to        
participate in healthy eating and active
 living2  7ii7 are consistent with the  
,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans     
published under section #cja of the     
,national ,nutrition ,monitoring and    
,related ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecda72 and  7iii7 are        
consistent with the ,physical ,activity 
,guidelines for ,americans published by 
the ,office of ,disease ,prevention and 
,health ,promotion of the ,department of
 ,health and ,human ,services2  7,d7    
work with programs that promote and     
motivate students to participate in     
school wellness activities2  7,e7       
coordinate and collaborate with other   
nutrition education programs1           
including--  7i7 programs under the     

,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance    
,program under the ,food and ,nutrition 
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et    
seq472  7ii7 cooperative extension      
services 7as such term is defined in    
section #adjd of the ,food and          
,agriculture ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #cajc772  7iii7 nutrition education    
programs carried out by community-based 
organizations2 and  7iv7 other team     
network nutrition programs2  7,f7       
provide community outreach to promote   
nutrient-rich foods and farm-to-school  
activities2  7,g7 promote regular       
physical activity in students before1   
during1 and after school2  7,h7 ensure  
students receive effective and          
consistent messages regarding healthy   
eating and active living2 and  7,i7 to  
promote nutrition education and team    
network nutrition programs in the ,state
 in which such local educational agency 
is located1 coordinate and collaborate  
with--  7i7 the team nutrition network  
coordinator for the ,state2 and  7ii7   

community partners4  7#d7 ,nutrition    
coordinator requirements ,a nutrition   
coordinator may not be appointed under  
this subsection unless the ,coordinator 
has a background in nutrition education1
 dietetics1 or nutrition program        
management4  7#e7 ,nutrition coordinator
 reports ,not later than #a year after  
the date on which a nutrition           
coordinator is appointed under this     
subsection1 the nutrition coordinator   
shall submit to the ,secretary a report 
that includes--  7,a7 a plan to         
implement activities under this section2
 and  7,b7 a review of1 and plan for1   
coordination and collaboration with     
nutrition education programs described  
in paragraph 7#d77;,e74  7#f7           
,evaluation of grant program ,not later 
than ,january #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary 
shall submit a report to ,congress that 
includes-- 7,a7 the results of an       
evaluation of the grant program         
established under this subsection2  7,b7
 a review of the implementation of this 

subsection2  7,c7 an assessment of local
 educational agencies with respect to   
activities conducted to ensure students 
receive nutrition education consistent  
with the ,dietary ,guidelines for       
,americans published under section #cja 
of the ,national ,nutrition ,monitoring 
and ,related ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecda72  7,d7 best practices 
for encouraging students to participate 
in healthy eating and active living2    
7,e7 an assessment of local school      
wellness policies under section #i;,a of
 the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national    
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ageh;b72 and  7,f7 an assessment of    
school personnel and their level of     
interaction and satisfaction with       
nutrition coordinators4  4