,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,cartwright 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,takano1  
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of          
,california1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 and ,mr4    
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend section #i;,a of the ,richard ,b4 
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
to require that local school wellness   
policies include a requirement that     
students receive #ej hours of school    
nutrition education per school year4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,nutrition ,education ,act4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,section #i;,a of the   
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh;b7     
requires all local educational agencies 
participating in a program authorized by

 the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national    
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea
 et seq47 or the ,child ,nutrition ,act 
of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47  
to establish a local school wellness    
policy for schools under the            
jurisdiction of local educational       
agencies that include nutrition         
promotion and education4 ,however1 there
 are no specific requirements regarding 
the amount of time or type of classes   
that school children have to spend or   
take in nutrition education4  7#b7 ,some
 schools include in their health        
education classes some general          
information about nutrition1 but there  
are no specific guidelines of what the  
minimum requirements should be4 ,the    
mean number of hours spent on nutrition 
education in the first #d years of      
school is only #ac hours per year4 ,a   
minimum of #ej hours per year are       
thought to be necessary to influence    
behavior4  7#c7 ,each local educational 
agency participating in a program       

authorized by the ,richard ,b4 ,russell 
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or the ,child  
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agga et seq47 should have a minimum    
requirement for amount of time per year 
students should spend on nutrition      
education and the type of instruction   
that should be provided as part of such 
education4  #c4 ,school nutrition       
education requirement  7a7 ,amendments  
,section #i;,a7b7 of the ,richard ,b4   
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh;b7b77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
nutrition promotion and education1      
physical activity1 and inserting        
physical activity2  7#b7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through   
7#e7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f71   
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#a71 the following3    
7#b7 a requirement for #ej hours of     
school nutrition education during a     
school year for each student at a school

 under the jurisdiction of the local    
educational agency1 which includes      
instruction that-- 7,a7 is consistent   
with sections #i and #ag of this ,act1  
and sections #d and #aj of the ,child   
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aggc1 #aggi72  7,b7 is offered at each 
grade level as part of a sequential1    
comprehensive1 standards-based program  
designed to provide students with the   
knowledge and skills necessary to       
promote and protect their health2  7,c7 
is part of not only health education    
classes1 but is also encouraged to be   
incorporated into classroom instruction 
in subjects such as math1 science1      
language arts1 social sciences1 and     
elective subjects2  7,d7 includes       
enjoyable1 developmentally appropriate1 
culturally relevant1 participatory      
activities1 such as contests1           
promotions1 taste testing1 farm visits1 
and school gardens2  7,e7 promotes      
fruits1 vegetables1 whole grain         
products1 low-fat and fat-free dairy    

products1 healthy food preparation      
methods1 and health-enhancing nutrition 
practices2  7,f7 emphasizes caloric     
balance between food intake and energy  
expenditure2  7,g7 coordinates with     
school meal programs1 other school foods
 programs1 and nutrition-related        
community services2  7,h7 teaches media 
literacy with an emphasis on food       
marketing2  7,i7 provides training for  
teachers and other staff in nutrition   
education2 and  7,j7 establishes a      
process to evaluate the effectiveness of
 the requirements of school nutrition   
education described in subparagraphs    
7,a7 through 7,i72  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect at the beginning  
of the school year following the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 but not    
earlier than #c months after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4