7 U.S.C. § 5311

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 5311 - Establishment of coordinated program

(a) In general

There is established a ten-year coordinated program, to be known as the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Implementation responsibility

The Secretaries shall be responsible for the implementation of the coordinated program.

(c) Establishment of Board

To assist in implementing the coordinated program, there is established an Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research, of which an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Agriculture (designated by the Secretary of Agriculture) and an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services (designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) shall be joint chairpersons. The remaining membership of the Board shall consist of additional representatives of Federal agencies, as determined appropriate by the joint chairpersons of the Board. The Board shall meet no less often than once every three months for the two-year period following October 22, 1990, and when appropriate thereafter.

(d) Administrator

To establish a central focus and coordinator for the coordinated program, the Secretaries may appoint an Administrator of Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research. The Administrator shall-

(1) be an individual who is eminent in the field of nutrition monitoring and related areas and be selected on the basis of the established record of expertise and distinguished service of such individual; and

(2) administer the coordinated program with the advice and counsel of the joint chairpersons of the Board, serve as the focal point for the coordinated program, and serve as the Executive Secretary for the National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council.

7 U.S.C. § 5311

Pub. L. 101-445, title I, §101, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1035.

Secretaries: the term "Secretaries" means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly.
coordinated program: the term "coordinated program" means the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program established by section 5311(a) of this title;
nutrition monitoring and related research: the term "nutrition monitoring and related research" means the set of activities necessary to provide timely information about the role and status of factors that bear on the contribution that nutrition makes to the health of the people of the United States, including-(A) dietary, nutritional, and health status measurements;(B) food consumption measurements;(C) food composition measurements and nutrient data banks;(D) dietary knowledge and attitude measurements; and(E) food supply and demand determinations;
Board: the terms "Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research" and "Board" mean the Federal coordinating body established by section 5311(c) of this title;
Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research: the terms "Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research" and "Board" mean the Federal coordinating body established by section 5311(c) of this title;
National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council: the terms "National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council" and "Council" mean the advisory body established under section 5331 of this title;