Sec. 207. Healthier national parks
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Section 403 of the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 ( 16 U.S.C. 5952 ) is amended— in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the end the following: Measures necessary to ensure the easy and plentiful availability of healthy snacks, beverages, and meals (including meals for children) that reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341). ; and in paragraph (5)(A), by adding at the end the following:
The responsiveness of the proposal to the objective of supporting the efforts of visitors to the unit of the National Park System to make healthy dietary choices through the easy and plentiful availability of healthy snacks, beverages, and meals (including meals for children) that reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341). . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall submit to Congress a report that describes the state of food and beverage offerings in units of the National Park System.
The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include— an assessment of the nutritional quality of foods offered in units of the National Park System, including the approximate percentage of food and beverage offerings that reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5341 ); guidelines for concessioners to ensure the easy and plentiful availability of healthy snacks, beverages, and meals (including meals for children) from National Park Service restaurants, retail food outlets, and other food concessioners that take into account— the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5341 ); and the most recent Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of General Services; and a plan to ensure that, not later than August 25, 2016, there are adequate offerings of healthy food items from all food concessioners in units of the National Park System. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) shall coordinate with the Secretary (acting through the Director of the National Park Service), in consultation with the Program Manager of the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, to advance efforts for the National Park System to enhance opportunities for people to engage in physical activity. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the Secretary (acting through the Director of the National Park Service), and the Program Manager of the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program shall establish a long-range action plan— that identifies and coordinates mechanisms to advance— public education on the health importance of physical activity and recreation outdoors in nature, including in units of the National Park System; and health, physical activity, and recreation programs that increase the amount of time and the quality of opportunities spent outdoors in nature, including in units of the National Park System; and that considers accessibility to units of the National Park System and barriers to participation in outdoor physical activity and recreation opportunities, with an emphasis on access by and barriers for disadvantaged populations, including individuals with disabilities.
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