7 U.S.C. § 3175: Nutrition education program

In this section, the terms “1862 Institution” and “1890 Institution” have the meaning given those terms in section 7601 of this title . The Secretary shall establish a national education program which shall include, but not be limited to, the dissemination of the results of food and human nutrition research performed or funded by the Department of Agriculture. To enable low-income individuals and families to engage in nutritionally sound food purchasing and preparation practices, the expanded food and nutrition education program presently conducted under section 343(d) of this title , shall provide for the employment and training of professional and paraprofessional aides to engage in direct nutrition education of low-income families and in other appropriate nutrition education programs. To the maximum extent practicable, program aides shall be hired from the indigenous target population. Any funds annually appropriated under section 343(d) of this title , for the conduct of the expanded food and nutrition education program, up to the amount appropriated under such section for such program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981 , shall be allocated to each State in the same proportion as funds appropriated under such section for the conduct of the program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981 , are allocated among the States; with the exception that the Secretary may retain up to 2 per centum of such amount for the conduct of such program in States that did not participate in such program in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981 . 4 per centum shall be available to the Secretary for administrative, technical, and other services necessary for the administration of the program. $100,000 shall be distributed to each 1862 Institution and 1890 Institution. the population living at or below 125 percent of the income poverty guidelines (as prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget and as adjusted pursuant to section 9902(2) of title 42 ) in the State; bears to the total population living at or below 125 percent of those income poverty guidelines in all States; 10 percent for fiscal year 2009. 11 percent for fiscal year 2010. 12 percent for fiscal year 2011. 13 percent for fiscal year 2012. 14 percent for fiscal year 2013. 15 percent for fiscal year 2014 and for each fiscal year thereafter. the population living at or below 125 percent of the income poverty guidelines (as prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget and as adjusted pursuant to section 9902(2) of title 42 ) in the State in which the 1890 Institution is located; bears to the total population living at or below 125 percent of those income poverty guidelines in all States in which 1890 Institutions are located; Nothing in this subparagraph precludes the Secretary from developing educational materials and programs for persons in income ranges above the level designated in this subparagraph. The Secretary shall ensure the complementary administration of the expanded food and nutrition education program by 1862 Institutions and 1890 Institutions in a State. Projects carried out with funds made available under section 343(d) of this title , to carry out the program established under subsection (b) may be coordinated with the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program under section 2036a of this title or another health promotion or nutrition improvement strategy, whether publicly or privately funded, as determined by the Secretary. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the expanded food and nutrition education program established under section 343(d) of this title and this section $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2023.