§1769e. Nutrition guidance for child nutrition programs

(a) Nutrition guidance publication

(1) Development

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly develop and approve a publication to be entitled "Nutrition Guidance for Child Nutrition Programs" (hereafter in this section referred to as the "publication"). The Secretary shall develop the publication as required by the preceding sentence before the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on November 10, 1989.

(2) Time for distribution

Before the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date that the development of the publication is completed, the Secretary shall distribute the publication to school food service authorities and institutions and organizations participating in covered programs.

(b) Revision of menu planning guides

The Secretary shall, as necessary, revise the menu planning guides for each covered program to include recommendations for the implementation of nutrition guidance described in the publication.

(c) Application of nutrition guidance to meal programs

In carrying out any covered program, school food authorities and other organizations and institutions participating in such program shall apply the nutrition guidance described in the publication when preparing meals and meal supplements served under such program.

(d) Implementation

In carrying out covered programs, the Secretary shall ensure that meals and meal supplements served under such programs are consistent with the nutrition guidance described in the publication.

(e) Revision of publication

The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may jointly update and approve the publication as warranted by scientific evidence.

(f) Covered programs

For the purposes of this section, the term "covered program" includes-

(1) the school lunch program under this chapter;

(2) the summer food service program for children under section 1761 of this title;

(3) the child care food program under section 1766 of this title; and

(4) the school breakfast program under section 1773 of this title.

(June 4, 1946, ch. 281, §24, as added Nov. 10, 1989, Pub. L. 101–147, title I, §112, 103 Stat. 890 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1769b–1 of this title.