7 U.S.C. § 5311a — Joint nutrition monitoring and related

Page 1745 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 5312 Secretary of Agriculture) and an Assistant Sec- retary 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 Adminis- trator 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 chair- persons of the Board, serve as the focal point for the coordinated program, and serve as the Executive Secretary for the National Nutri- tion Monitoring Advisory Council. (Pub. L. 101–445, title I, § 101, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1035.) § 5311a. Joint nutrition monitoring and related research activities The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue to provide joint- ly for national nutrition monitoring and related research activities carried out as of the date of enactment of this Act— (1) to collect continuous dietary, health, physical activity, and diet and health knowl- edge data on a nationally representative sam- ple; (2) to periodically collect data on special at- risk populations, as identified by the Secre- taries; (3) to distribute information on health, nu- trition, the environment, and physical activ- ity to the public in a timely fashion; (4) to analyze new data that becomes avail- able; (5) to continuously update food composition tables; and (6) to research and develop data collection methods and standards. (Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4403, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4403, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1898.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008. CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conserva- tion, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Na- tional Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as other- wise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. Section effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date of 2008 Amend- ment note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress. DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’ ‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri- culture, see section 8701 of this title. § 5312. Functions of Secretaries (a) In general The Secretaries, with the advice of the Board, shall— (1) establish the goals of the coordinated program, identify the activities required to meet such goals, and identify the responsible agencies with respect to the coordinated pro- gram; (2) update the Joint Implementation Plan for a Comprehensive National Nutrition Moni- toring System, and integrate it into the co- ordinated program; (3) ensure the timely implementation of the coordinated program and the comprehensive plan prepared under section 5313 of this title; (4) include in the coordinated program and the comprehensive plan a competitive grants program, to be implemented to the extent funds are available, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to encourage and as- sist the conduct, by Federal entities, and by non-Federal entities on an appropriate match- ing funds basis, of research (including research described in section 5313(a)(3) of this title) that will accelerate the development of uni- form and cost-effective standards and indica- tors for the assessment and monitoring of nu- tritional and dietary status and for relating food consumption patterns to nutritional and health status; (5) include in the coordinated program and the comprehensive plan a grants program, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to encourage and assist State and local gov- ernments in developing the capacity to con- duct monitoring and surveillance of nutri- tional status, food consumption, and nutrition knowledge and in using such capacity to en- hance nutrition services (including activities described in section 5313(a)(5) and 5313(b)(9) of this title); (6) include in the coordinated program each fiscal year an annual interagency budget for each fiscal year of the program; (7) foster productive interaction, with re- spect to nutrition monitoring and related re- search, among Federal efforts, State and local governments, the private sector, scientific communities, health professionals, and the public; (8)(A) contract with a scientific body, such as the National Academy of Sciences or the