Sec. 3. Amendments
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Section 28(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036a(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall ensure that such program includes messaging and education about the foods that can reduce the impact of elevated blood lead levels in children, especially in areas where the health risk to children is highest. . Section 28(c)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036a(c)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (B)— by amending clause
(i)to read as follows: present valid and data-driven needs assessments of the nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention needs of the target population; ; in clause
(ii)by striking and at the end; in clause
(iii)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; redesignating clauses
(ii)and
(iii)as clauses
(iii)and (iv), respectively; by inserting after clause
(i)the following: identify the use of funding for evidence-based State or local projects that meet those needs; ; by adding at the end the following: demonstrate and follow evidence-based strategies for effective nutrition education and obesity prevention; include a comprehensive statewide community needs assessment, pursuant to Federal guidelines that include public comments, to ensure funded activities have the greatest impact on the targeted populations; and to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that funds received under this section are expended and targeted to provide nutrition education and obesity prevention services in areas in the State in proportion to the population of eligible individuals residing in such areas. ; and by adding at the end the following: After conducting a thorough review of the State nutrition education plan, the Secretary shall have exclusive authority to approve or disapprove such plan if it satisfies the requirements of this paragraph. The Secretary shall approve such plan only if the Secretary determines that implementation of such plan will— advance the Federal purposes of SNAP-Ed to help targeted populations make healthy food choices, mitigate lead poisoning, and promote physical activity; a substantial likelihood of achieving program objectives; require the funded projects to be age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, and linguistically appropriate for the target population; satisfactorily measure, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness of authorized projects; use funds received to carry out such plan (and associated funds) to direct nutrition education and obesity prevention services to serve areas in the State that have the highest concentration of eligible individuals; and effectively provide nutrition education and obesity prevention services through projects identified based on a thorough statewide community needs assessment that involves public and stakeholder feedback and that identifies areas and populations in the State with the greatest need for interventions. Not later than 15 days after the Secretary approves a nutrition education State plan (or a modification of such plan), the Secretary shall publish the approved plan (or the approved modification of the approved plan), including the date of approval, on the website of the Department of Agriculture. . Section 28(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036a(c) ) is amended— in the heading by inserting and after , lead mitigation, ; and services in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) by inserting including to address elevated blood lead levels in children before the period at the end.
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