Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require local educational agencies (LEA) participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to establish or expand a local school wellness policy for their schools that: (1) includes goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness; (2) includes nutrition guidelines for all foods in school during the day that promote student health and reduce childhood obesity; (3) ensures that the dietary guidelines for reimbursable school meals are no less restrictive than those issued by the Secretary of Agriculture under the school lunch program; (4) provides for the measurement and oversight of the policy's implementation; and (5) involves parents, students, the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public in its development.
Directs the Secretary to provide LEAs, school food authorities, and states, on request, information and technical assistance in: (1) establishing healthy school nutrition environments; (2) reducing childhood obesity; and (3) preventing diet-related chronic diseases.
Directs the Secretary to establish the Healthy Habits School Challenge program to reduce childhood obesity by recognizing schools that are creating healthier school environments for children by promoting good nutrition and physical activity. Requires such schools to adopt a model school wellness policy developed by the Secretary.
Requires the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to provide the Secretary with recommendations for updating the nutrition rules for the school lunch and breakfast programs.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5113 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5113
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish the Healthy
Habits School Challenge Program to reduce childhood obesity by
recognizing schools that are creating healthier school environments for
children by promoting good nutrition and physical activity, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2010
Mrs. Dahlkemper introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish the Healthy
Habits School Challenge Program to reduce childhood obesity by
recognizing schools that are creating healthier school environments for
children by promoting good nutrition and physical activity, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY; HEALTHY HABITS CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 19, the following:
``SEC. 19A. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY; HEALTHY HABITS CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
``(a) Local Wellness Policy.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than the first day of the
school year beginning after June 30, 2010, each local
educational agency participating in a program authorized by the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et
seq.) shall establish or expand a local school wellness policy
for schools under the local educational agency that, at a
minimum--
``(A) includes goals for nutrition education,
physical activity, and other school-based activities
that are designed to promote student wellness in a
manner that the local educational agency determines is
appropriate;
``(B) includes nutrition guidelines selected by the
local educational agency for all foods available on
each school campus under the local educational agency
during the school day with the objectives of promoting
student health and reducing childhood obesity;
``(C) provides an assurance that guidelines for
reimbursable school meals shall not be less restrictive
than regulations and guidance issued by the Secretary
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 of
this Act and sections 9(f)(1) and 17(a) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(f)(1), 1766(a)), as those regulations and guidance
apply to schools;
``(D) establishes a plan for measuring
implementation of the local wellness policy, including
designation of 1 or more persons within the local
educational agency or at each school, as appropriate,
charged with operational responsibility for ensuring
that the school meets the local wellness policy; and
``(E) involves parents, students, representatives
of the school food authority, the school board, school
administrators, and the public in the development of
the school wellness policy.
``(2) Technical assistance and best practices.--
``(A) In general.--From the amounts appropriated to
carry out this paragraph, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of Education and in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, shall make available to local
educational agencies, school food authorities, and
State educational agencies, on request, information and
technical assistance for use in--
``(i) establishing healthy school nutrition
environments;
``(ii) reducing childhood obesity; and
``(iii) preventing diet-related chronic
diseases.
``(B) Content.--Technical assistance provided by
the Secretary under this paragraph shall--
``(i) include relevant and applicable
examples of schools and local educational
agencies that have taken steps to offer healthy
options for foods sold or served in schools;
``(ii) include such other technical
assistance as is required to carry out the
goals of promoting sound nutrition and
establishing healthy school nutrition
environments that are consistent with this
subsection;
``(iii) be provided in such a manner as to
be consistent with the specific needs and
requirements of local educational agencies;
``(iv) providing examples of model local
school wellness policies developed by the
Secretary; and
``(v) be for guidance purposes only and not
be construed as binding or as a mandate to
schools, local educational agencies, school
food authorities, or State educational
agencies.
``(b) Healthy Habits School Challenge Program.--
``(1) Program established.--From the amounts appropriated
to carry out this section, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
establish the Healthy Habits School Challenge Program (in this
subsection referred to as the `Program') to reduce childhood
obesity by recognizing schools that are creating healthier
school environments for children by promoting good nutrition
and physical activity.
``(2) Participation requirements.--In order to receive
recognition under the Program, a school shall--
``(A) demonstrate to the Secretary, at such time
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that
the school--
``(i) has adopted and is carrying out the
model local school wellness policy described by
the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(B)(iv);
``(ii) provides nutrition education--
``(I) in the case of an elementary
school that offers more than 1 grade
level, to students in at least half,
but not fewer than 2, of the grade
levels offered by the school;
``(II) in the case an elementary
school that offers only 1 grade level,
to all students enrolled in the school;
``(III) in the case of a middle
school, to students in at least 1 grade
level as part of a required year round
instruction; and
``(IV) in the case of a high
school, in at least 2 courses required
for graduation;
``(iii) in the case of an elementary school
or middle school, provides students with
structured physical education classes and
unstructured daily opportunities for physical
activity;
``(iv) in the case of a high school--
``(I) offers structured physical
education classes to students in at
least 2 grade levels; and
``(II) provides all students
enrolled in the school opportunities to
participate in physical activity
throughout the school year; and
``(v) adheres to the most recent nutrition
rules promulgated by the Secretary--
``(I) under section 9(a)(4) of the
Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(4)) for
foods and food ingredients offered in
school nutrition programs under the
Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and
this Act; and
``(II) for foods and food
ingredients offered by schools outside
of the programs; and
``(B) maintain a record of the participation of
students in the activities under the benchmarks
developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3) and the
number of the benchmarks achieved by the school, and
submit a report of such record to the Secretary at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
``(3) Benchmarks.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop
demonstrable benchmarks for schools participating in the
Program under this subsection, which shall take into account--
``(A) the consumption by students at participating
schools of a certain number of fresh fruits and
vegetables per a certain number of weeks; and
``(B) the availability of healthy alternatives for
meals and snacks in the cafeteria of participating
schools, including whole wheat bread products and fresh
fruits and vegetables.
``(4) Performance awards.--The Secretary and the Secretary
of Education shall, jointly, determine which benchmarks should
be achieved to receive distinction under the Program, and the
levels of distinction available under the Program.
``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Elementary school.--The term `elementary
school' has the meaning given such term in section 9101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(B) Middle school.--The term `middle school'
means a public school in which the entering grade is
not lower than grade 6 and the highest grade is not
higher than grade 8, as determined under State law.
``(C) High school.--The term `high school' means a
public school in which the entering grade is not lower
than grade 9 and the highest grade is grade 12, as
determined under State law.''.
SEC. 2. UPDATING NUTRITION RULES.
Section 9(a)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Updating nutrition rules.--From the amounts
appropriated to carry out this subparagraph, the
Secretary shall enter into a contract with the
Institute of Medicine to provide recommendations to the
Secretary on updating the rules promulgated under
subparagraph (B).''.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 204 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of
2004 (42 U.S.C. 1751 note; Public Law 108-265) is repealed.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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