§ 3178. — Nutritional status monitoring.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3178]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER IV--NATIONAL FOOD AND HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
PROGRAM
Sec. 3178. Nutritional status monitoring
(a) Formulation of system
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
formulate and submit to Congress, within ninety days after September 29,
1977, a proposal for a comprehensive nutritional status monitoring
system, to include:
(1) an assessment system consisting of periodic surveys and
continuous monitoring to determine: the extent of risk of nutrition-
related health problems in the United States; which population
groups or areas of the country face greatest risk; and the likely
causes of risk and changes in the above risk factors over time;
(2) a surveillance system to identify remediable nutrition-
related health risks to individuals or for local areas, in such a
manner as to tie detection to direct intervention and treatment.
Such system should draw on screening and other information from
other health programs, including those funded under titles V, XVIII,
and XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 701 et seq., 1395 et
seq., and 1396 et seq.] and section 330 of the Public Health Service
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(3) program evaluations to determine the adequacy, efficiency,
effectiveness, and side effects of nutrition-related programs in
reducing health risks to individuals and populations.
(b) Coordination of existing activities; recommendation for necessary
additional authorities
The proposal shall provide for coordination of activities under
existing authorities and contain recommendations for any additional
authorities necessary to achieve a comprehensive monitoring system.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1428, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1001;
Pub. L. 96-88, title V, Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Aug.
14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title V of the Social
Security Act is classified principally to subchapter V (Sec. 701 et
seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Titles
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act are classified generally to
subchapters XVIII (Sec. 1395 et seq.) and XIX (Sec. 1396 et seq.),
respectively, of chapter 7 of Title 42. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2), is section 330 of act July 1, 1944, which was classified to
section 254c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and was omitted
in the general amendment of subpart I (Sec. 254b et seq.) of part D of
subchapter II of chapter 6A of Title 42 by Pub. L. 104-299, Sec. 2, Oct.
11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3626. Sections 2 and 3(a) of Pub. L. 104-299 enacted
new sections 330 and 330A of act July 1, 1944, which are classified,
respectively, to sections 254b and 254c of Title 42.
Change of Name
``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' substituted for
``Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare'' in subsec. (a) pursuant
to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96-88, which is classified to section
3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5302 of this title.
