,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ryan introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish a ,national ,institute of     
,nutrition within the ,national         
,institutes of ,health1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,institute
 of ,nutrition ,act4  #b4 ,national     
,institute of ,nutrition  7a7           
,designation ,section #dja7;b7 of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bha7;b77 is amended--  7#a7  
by redesignating paragraph 7#be7 as     
paragraph 7#bf72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#bd7 the following3    
7#be7 ,the ,national ,institute of      
,nutrition4  4  7b7 ,raising cap on     
number of institutes ,section           
#dja7;d77#a7 of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bha7;d77#a77 is amended by striking #bg

 and inserting #bh4  7c7 ,research focus
 of ,institute ,part ,c of title ,,iv of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bhe et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #ba   
,national ,institute of ,nutrition      
#dfdz-#g4 ,purposes and focus of        
research conducted by ,national         
,institute of ,nutrition  7a7 ,in       
general ,the general purpose of the     
,national ,institute of ,nutrition 7in  
this subpart referred to as the         
,institute7 is to facilitate and help   
coordinate incisive research into       
nutrients1 foods1 and their             
relationships to better health4  7b7    
,research focus ,research conducted at  
or under a grant1 contract1 or          
cooperative agreement awarded by the    
,institute may include research in any  
of the following areas3  7#a7           
,leveraging nutrition as an effort to   
reduce health care costs4  7#b7         
,relationships between the gut          
microbiome and health4  7#c7            

,personalized nutrition based on life   
stage1 metabolism1 health state1 health 
goals1 and genetics4  7#d7 ,health and  
metabolic effects of major food groups  
for which effects remain unclear or     
controversial4  7#e7 ,optimal diets for 
weight loss and weight maintenance4     
7#f7 ,optimal diets to prevent and treat
 ,type #b diabetes and pre-diabetes4    
7#g7 ,optimal diets for cancer1 both to 
reduce side effects of chemotherapy and 
radiation and also to directly target   
the cancer4  7#h7 ,health effect of     
trace bioactives and phenolics4  7#i7   
,effective behavior change and systems  
approaches for healthier eating4  7#aj7 
,effective approaches to reduce dietary 
and health disparities4  7#aa7 ,effects 
of foods on brain and mental health1    
from the developing brain in infants and
 children to protecting against memory  
loss1 dementia1 and depression later in 
life4  7#ab7 ,effects of foods on       
allergies and autoimmune and            
inflammatory diseases4  7#ac7 ,optimal  

nutrition for military readiness4  7#ad7
 ,optimal nutrition for treatment of    
battlefield consequences1 including     
bodily injuries1 brain injuries1 and    
post-traumatic stress4  7#ae7           
,coordinated new science for translation
 into national dietary guidelines and   
policies1 such as the most recent       
,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans     
published under section #cja of the     
,national ,nutrition ,monitoring and    
,related ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecda74  7#af7 ,and any other 
area of nutrition related research the  
,director determines is appropriate to  
reach the goals of the ,institute4  4