[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5301]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 84--NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH
Sec. 5301. Congressional statement of purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to--
(1) make more effective use of Federal and State expenditures
for nutrition monitoring, and enhance the performance and benefits
of current Federal nutrition monitoring and related research
activities;
(2) establish and facilitate the timely implementation of a
coordinated National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research
Program, and thereby provide a scientific basis for the maintenance
and improvement of the nutritional status of the people of the
United States and the nutritional quality (including, but not
limited to, nutritive and nonnutritive content) of food consumed in
the United States;
(3) establish and implement a comprehensive plan for the
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program to
assess, on a continuing basis, the dietary and nutritional status of
the people of the United States
