S 2066 · 110th Congress · Education

Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-09-18· Sponsored by Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2007-09-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to revise the standards that set a minimal nutritional value for competitive foods and beverages (sold outside of the federally-funded school lunch and breakfast programs) so that they are consistent with those described in a report of the Institute of Medicine (Institute) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), dated April 25, 2007. Applies such standards to all competitive foods and beverages sold on school campuses during the school day. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to arrange for the Institute to develop recommendations, every five years, for updating such standards so they reflect the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and scientific knowledge. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, after receiving the Institute's recommendations, to revise such standards. Directs the Secretary to establish the Nutrition Standards in Schools Task Force to assist in establishing a user friendly system for identifying foods and beverages that meet nutrition standards. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants…

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