§ 5302. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5302]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 84--NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH
Sec. 5302. Definitions
As used in this chapter--
(1) the term ``comprehensive plan'' means the comprehensive plan
prepared under section 5313 of this title;
(2) the term ``coordinated program'' means the National
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program established by
section 5311(a) of this title;
(3) the terms ``Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and
Related Research'' and ``Board'' mean the Federal coordinating body
established by section 5311(c) of this title;
(4) the term ``Joint Implementation Plan for a Comprehensive
National Nutrition Monitoring System'' means the plan of that title
dated August 18, 1981 and submitted by the Department of Agriculture
and the Department of Health and Human Services under section 3178
of this title;
(5) the term ``local government'' means a local general unit of
government or local educational unit;
(6) the terms ``National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council''
and ``Council'' mean the advisory body established under section
5331 of this title;
(7) the term ``nutrition monitoring and related research'' means
the set of activities necessary to provide timely information about
the role and status of factors that bear on the contribution that
nutrition makes to the health of the people of the United States,
including--
(A) dietary, nutritional, and health status measurements;
(B) food consumption measurements;
(C) food composition measurements and nutrient data banks;
(D) dietary knowledge and attitude measurements; and
(E) food supply and demand determinations;
(8) the term ``nutritional quality'' means--
(A) the appropriate levels of individual nutrients in the
diet;
(B) the appropriate levels between nutrients in the diet;
(C) the bioavailability of nutrients such as absorption,
digestion, and utilization; and
(D) the nutritional importance of nonnutrient substances
such as fiber, phytate, and such substances that are naturally
found in the food supply; and
(9) the term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly.
(Pub. L. 101-445, Sec. 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1035.)
