NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

SEC. 205. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) Name of Program.— Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) is amended by striking “information and education” each place it appears in subsections (b), (c), (d)(1), (f)(1)(G), and (j)(1) and inserting “education and training”. (b) Nutrition Education Programs.— The second sentence of section 19(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(c)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “school food service” and inserting “child nutrition program”; (2) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (C); and 108 STAT. 4747 (3) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ”; and (E) providing information to parents and caregivers regarding the nutritional value of food and the relationship between food and health”. (c) Nutrition Education and Training.— Section 19(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ”; and the provision of nutrition education to parents and caregivers”; (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by striking “educational and school food service personnel” and inserting “educational, school food service, child care, and summer food service personnel”; and (3) in the first sentence of paragraph (5), by inserting after “schools” the following: “, and in child care institutions and summer food service institutions,”. (d) Use of Funds.— Section 19(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(f)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking “(f)(1) The funds” and inserting “(f)(1)(A) The funds”; (2) by striking “for (A) employing” and inserting “for— “(i) employing”; (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as clauses (ii) through (ix), respectively; (4) by indenting the margins of each of clauses (ii) through (ix) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) so as to align with the margins of clause (i) (as amended by paragraph (2)); (5) by striking “and” at the end of clause (viii); (6) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (xx); (7) by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clauses: “(ix) providing funding for a nutrition component that can be offered in consumer and homemaking education programs as well as in the health education curriculum offered to children in kindergarten through grade 12; “(x) instructing teachers, school administrators, or other school staff on how to promote better nutritional health and to motivate children from a variety of linguistic and cultural backgrounds to practice sound eating habits; “(xi) developing means of providing nutrition education in language appropriate materials to children and families of children through after-school programs; “(xii) training in relation to healthy and nutritious meals; “(xiii) creating instructional programming, including language appropriate materials and programming, for teachers, school food service personnel, and parents on the relationships between nutrition and health and the role of the Food Guide Pyramid established by the Secretary; “(xiv) funding aspects of the Strategic Plan for Nutrition and Education issued by the Secretary; “(xv) encouraging public service advertisements, including language appropriate materials and advertisements, to promote healthy eating habits for children; “(xvi) coordinating and promoting nutrition education and training activities in local school districts (incorporating, to the maximum extent practicable, as a learning laboratory, child nutrition programs); 108 STAT. 4748 “(xvii) contracting with public and private nonprofit educational institutions for the conduct of nutrition education instruction and programs relating to the purpose of this section; “(xviii) increasing public awareness of the importance of breakfasts for providing the energy necessary for the cognitive development of school-age children; “(xix) coordinating and promoting nutrition education and training activities carried out under child nutrition programs, including the summer food service program for children established under section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) and the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); and”; and (8) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘language appropriate’ used with respect to materials, programming, or advertisements means materials, programming, or advertisements, respectively, using a language other than the English language in a case in which the language is dominant for a large percentage of individuals participating in the program.”. (e) Administrative Purposes.— Section 19(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: “(3) A State agency may use an amount equal to not more than 15 percent of the funds made available through a grant under this section for expenditures for administrative purposes in connection with the program authorized under this section if the State makes available at least an equal amount for administrative or program purposes in connection with the program.”. (f) State Coordinators for Nutrition; State Plan.— Section 19(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(h)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting “and training” after “education”; and (2) in the third sentence of paragraph (3)— (A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (D); and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “; and (F) a comprehensive plan for providing nutrition education during the first fiscal year beginning after the submission of the plan and the succeeding 4 fiscal years”. (g) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 19(i)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(i)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: “(A) Out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and in addition to any amounts otherwise made available for fiscal year 1995, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to the Secretary $1,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and each succeeding fiscal year for making grants under this section to each State for the conduct of nutrition education and training programs. The Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the funds.”. (h) Availability of Funds.— Section 19(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(i)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: “(3) Funds made available to any State under this section shall remain available to the State for obligation in the fiscal108 STAT. 4749 year succeeding the fiscal year in which the funds were received by the State.”.