,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ichi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,h>%b>g] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize fund+ = 
nutrition education & *ronic disease    
prev5tion at f$]ally qualifi$ heal?     
c5t]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,nutrition ,education & ,*ronic ,disease
 ,prev5tion 9 ,community ,heal? ,c5t]s  
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,nutrition education 
& *ronic disease prev5tion at f$]ally   
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s ,section #ccj ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by   
r$esignat+ subsection 7r7 z subsection  
7s72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7q7 ! foll[+3  7r7 ,nutrition education 
& *ronic disease prev5tion initiative   
7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &  
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration 79 ?is subsection

 ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 %all support 
heal? c5t]s 9 integrat+ & exp&+         
evid5ce-bas$ nutrition education &      
c\nsel+ into prim>y c>e deliv]y &       
work=ce tra9+4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,9    
c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y may
 utilize exi/+ fund+1 made available "u 
section #ajejc7;a77#a7 ( ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 to   
aw>d a grant1 contract1 or coop]ative   
agreem5t1 & may provide te*nical        
assi/ance1 to a heal? c5t] =-- 7,a7     
pati5t-c5t]$ nutrition education &      
c\nsel+ s]vices2  7,b7 integration (    
nutrition assessm5t & diet>y c\nsel+    
into *ronic disease managem5t2  7,c7    
tra9+ & cont9u+ education 9 nutrition   
sci5ce & diet>y c\nsel+ = heal? c5t]    
provid]s 9 heal? c5t]s2  7,d7 e/abli%+ &
 ma9ta9+ int]discipl9>y models ( c>e t  
incorporate regi/]$ dietitians1         
community heal? work]s1 & o!r           
appropriate pr(essionals2  7,e7 develop+
 culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate   
nutrition education mat]ials2 &  7,f7   

evaluat+ cl9ical & co/ outcomes         
associat$ ) nutrition int]v5tions4  7#c7
 ,p>ticipation ( affiliat$ entities ,a  
heal? c5t] may affiliate ) an academic  
m$ical c5t] or m$ical s*ool 9 c>ry+ out 
activities receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is     
subsection4  7#d7 ,priority ,9 mak+     
aw>ds "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y    
%all prioritize heal? c5t]s s]v+        
populations ) high rates ( diet-relat$  
*ronic disease1 food insecurity1 or o!r 
nutrition-relat$ heal? disp>ities4  7#e7
 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,funds made     
available to c>ry out ?is subsection    
%all supplem5t1 & n supplant1 o!r       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or private fund+  
us$ = simil> purposes4  7#f7 ,annual    
reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,nutrition  
,education & ,*ronic ,disease ,prev5tion
 9 ,community ,heal? ,c5t]s ,act (      
#bjbf1 & annually !reaft] ?r\gh fiscal  
ye> #bjca1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to   
,congress a report t-- 7,a7 describes ! 
use ( funds "u ?is subsection2  7,b7    

evaluates improvem5ts 9 pati5t outcomes 
relat$ to *ronic disease indicators     
attributable to activities receiv+      
assi/ance "u ?is subsection2  7,c7      
assesses improvem5ts 9 work=ce tra9+    
p>ticipation & compet5cy developm5t     
attributable to activities receiv+      
assi/ance "u ?is subsection2 &  7,d7    
e/imates pot5tial co/ sav+s to ,f$]al   
heal? c>e programs attributable to      
nutrition int]v5tions receiv+ assi/ance 
"u ?is subsection4  4