S.Amdt. 3358

SA 3358. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

In section 4114, strike the section designation and heading
and all that follows through ``Section 28(c)'' in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and insert the following:

SEC. 4114. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION.

(a) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Training and Technical Assistance.--Section 28 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``grant program'';
and

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(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Training and Technical Assistance.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within
the Food and Nutrition Service an office, to be known as the
`Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Training and Technical Assistance' (referred to in this
subsection as the `Office'), to provide services described in
paragraph (2) to--
``(A) State agencies receiving grants under this section;
and
``(B) other State and local departments and agencies and
community organizations applying for, or receiving, subgrants
under this section.
``(2) Services.--The services provided by the Office
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include providing technical
assistance to grantees and applicants relating to--
``(A) administering education under the supplemental
nutrition assistance program to ensure improvement in diet
quality for benefit recipients;
``(B) assessing the nutritional, physical activity, and
obesity prevention needs of target populations, and the
barriers encountered by those populations to accessing
healthy foods and physical activity;
``(C) identifying appropriate, evidence-based strategies
and interventions to address problems identified under
subparagraph (B), including through the program known as the
`SNAP-Ed Toolkit';
``(D) evaluating the effectiveness of applicable education
plans, including through the use of the framework known as
the `SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework';
``(E) maintaining and updating the toolkit and framework
described in subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, the
document known as the `SNAP-Ed Interpretive Guide', and other
such other programs as the Secretary determines to be
necessary;
``(F) disseminating information, sharing best practices,
and facilitating communication among the entities described
in paragraph (1);
``(G)(i) identifying common challenges faced by the
entities described in paragraph (1); and
``(ii) coordinating efforts to achieve solutions to those
challenges; and
``(H) such other services as may be identified by the
Secretary, consistent with the purposes of the grants
provided under this section.
``(3) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out this
subsection not less than 0.5 percent, and not more than 2
percent, of the amounts made available to carry out this
section.''.
(b) Nutrition Education State Plans.--Section 28(c)
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