Sec. 3. Increasing coordination among Federal efforts designed to address diet-related chronic health conditions to achieve cost-savings and improve health outcomes
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall develop and implement a strategy to coordinate Federal, diet-related efforts that aim to reduce the risk of chronic health conditions among the people of the United States. The strategy shall— identify an entity within the Department of Health and Human Services to lead the effort to implement the strategy; address diet-related chronic health conditions that include— obesity; cardiovascular disease and related risk; diabetes; cancer; and conditions related to bone and muscle health; include a plan to coordinate the 200 Federal efforts identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Chronic Health Conditions:
Federal Strategy Needed to Coordinate Diet-Related Efforts , numbered GAO–21–593, and dated August 17, 2021, including efforts related to research, education and clinical services, food assistance and access, and regulatory action; describe the role of relevant agency heads in ensuring that their agencies assist with coordinating the 200 Federal efforts identified in the report described in paragraph (3); identify potential gaps and overlap in and among existing efforts; define desired outcomes and establish performance measures to monitor progress toward achieving those outcomes; and identify priorities for resource allocation.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit a report on the implementation of the strategy described in subsection (a), including progress toward achieving outcomes, to— the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.