Sec. 4019. Nutrition education
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Section 28(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036a(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a and inserting A , in clause
(ii)by striking and after the semicolon, by redesignating clause
(iii)as clause (iv), and by inserting after clause
(ii)the following: describe how the State agency shall use an electronic reporting system to— measure and evaluate the projects; and account for the allowable State agency administrative costs including for— salaries and benefits of State agency personnel; office supplies and equipment; travel costs; development and production of nutrition education materials; memberships, subscriptions, and professional activities; lease or rental costs; maintenance and repair expenses; indirect costs; and cost of using publicly-owned building space; and , and by striking subparagraph (C), in paragraph (3)(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, before and outside stakeholders , in paragraph
(5)by inserting the expanded food and nutrition education program or before other health promotion , and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish an online clearinghouse that makes available to State agencies, local agencies, institutions of higher education, and community organizations best practices for planning, implementing, and evaluating nutrition education and obesity prevention services to ensure that projects carried out with funds received under this section are appropriate for the target population. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to a State agency in developing and implementing a nutrition education State plan, including— by identifying common challenges faced by entities described in paragraph
(6)that participate in projects carried out with funds received under this section; by coordinating efforts to address those common challenges; by collecting and disseminating information on evidence-based practices relating to nutrition education and obesity prevention; by facilitating communication between and among grantees and subgrantees of funds received under this section; by assisting State agencies in creating or maintaining systems to compile program data; and by performing or assisting with other activities, as determined by the Secretary. Each State agency that delivers nutrition education and obesity prevention services under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an annual report, which shall be made publicly available by the Secretary, that includes— the use of funds on the State agency’s program, including for each category of allowable State agency administrative costs identified in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II); a description of each project carried out by that agency under this subsection, including, with respect to the project, the target population, interventions, educational materials used, key performance indicators used, and evaluations made; a comprehensive analysis of the impacts and outcomes— of the project, including with respect to the elements described in subparagraph (A); and to the extent practicable, of completed multiyear projects; and the status of any ongoing multiyear project. The Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that— evaluates the level of coordination between— the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program under this section; the expanded food and nutrition education program under section 1425 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3175 ); and any other nutrition education program administered by the Department of Agriculture; and includes the use of funds on such programs including State agency administrative costs reported by States under paragraph (8)(A). .
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