National Institute of Nutrition Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1887 To establish a National Institute of Nutrition within the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 26, 2019 Mr. RYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To establish a National Institute of Nutrition within the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Institute of 4 Nutrition Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION. 6 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 401(b) of the Public 7 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)) is amended— 8 (1) by redesignating paragraph (25) as para- 9 graph (26); and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:50 Apr 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1887.IH H1887 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1887 IH (2) by inserting after paragraph (24) the fol- 1 lowing: 2 ‘‘(25) The National Institute of Nutrition.’’. 3 (b) RAISING CAP ON NUMBER OF INSTITUTES.—Sec- 4 tion 401(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 5 281(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘27’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘28’’. 7 (c) RESEARCH FOCUS OF INSTITUTE.—Part C of 8 title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 9 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘Subpart 21—National Institute of Nutrition 11 ‘‘SEC. 464z–7. PURPOSES AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH CON- 12 DUCTED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRI- 13 TION. 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The general purpose of the Na- 15 tional Institute of Nutrition (in this subpart referred to 16 as the ‘Institute’) is to facilitate and help coordinate inci- 17 sive research into nutrients, foods, and their relationships 18 to better health. 19 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH FOCUS.—Research conducted at or 20 under a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded 21 by the Institute may include research in any of the fol- 22 lowing areas: 23 ‘‘(1) Leveraging nutrition as an effort to reduce 24 health care costs. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:50 Apr 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1887.IH H1887 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1887 IH ‘‘(2) Relationships between the gut microbiome 1 and health. 2 ‘‘(3) Personalized nutrition based on life stage, 3 metabolism, health state, health goals, and genetics. 4 ‘‘(4) Health and metabolic effects of major food 5 groups for which effects remain unclear or con- 6 troversial. 7 ‘‘(5) Optimal diets for weight loss and weight 8 maintenance. 9 ‘‘(6) Optimal diets to prevent and treat Type 2 10 diabetes and pre-diabetes. 11 ‘‘(7) Optimal diets for cancer, both to reduce 12 side effects of chemotherapy and radiation and also 13 to directly target the cancer. 14 ‘‘(8) Health effect of trace bioactives and 15 phenolics. 16 ‘‘(9) Effective behavior change and systems ap- 17 proaches for healthier eating. 18 ‘‘(10) Effective approaches to reduce dietary 19 and health disparities. 20 ‘‘(11) Effects of foods on brain and mental 21 health, from the developing brain in infants and chil- 22 dren to protecting against memory loss, dementia, 23 and depression later in life. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:50 Apr 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1887.IH H1887 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1887 IH ‘‘(12) Effects of foods on allergies and auto- 1 immune and inflammatory diseases. 2 ‘‘(13) Optimal nutrition for military readiness. 3 ‘‘(14) Optimal nutrition for treatment of battle- 4 field consequences, including bodily injuries, brain 5 injuries, and post-traumatic stress. 6 ‘‘(15) Coordinated new science for translation 7 into national dietary guidelines and policies, such as 8 the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans 9 published under section 301 of the National Nutri- 10 tion Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 11 (7 U.S.C. 5341). 12 ‘‘(16) And any other area of nutrition related 13 research the Director determines is appropriate to 14 reach the goals of the Institute.’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:50 Apr 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1887.IH H1887 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS