National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990



    1. IN GENERAL- At least every five years the Secretaries shall publish a report entitled `Dietary Guidelines for Americans'. Each such report shall contain nutritional and dietary information and guidelines for the general public, and shall be promoted by each Federal agency in carrying out any Federal food, nutrition, or health program.
      1. IN GENERAL- During the sixty-day review period established in paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall review and approve or disapprove such guidance to assure that the guidance either is consistent with the `Dietary Guidelines for Americans' or that the guidance is based on medical or new scientific knowledge which is determined to be valid by the Secretaries. If after such sixty-day period neither Secretary notifies the proposing agency that such guidance has been disapproved, then such guidance may be issued by the agency. If both Secretaries disapprove of such guidance, it shall be returned to the agency. If either Secretary finds that such guidance is inconsistent with the `Dietary Guidelines for Americans' and so notifies the proposing agency, such agency shall follow the procedures set forth in this subsection before disseminating such proposal to the public in final form. If after such sixty-day period, either Secretary disapproves such guidance as inconsistent with the `Dietary Guidelines for Americans' the proposing agency shall--
        2. provide in such notice for a public comment period of thirty days; and
    3. LIMITATION ON DEFINITION OF GUIDANCE- For purposes of this subsection, the term `dietary guidance for the general population' does not include any rule or regulation issued by a Federal agency.
    4. DEFINITION OF IDENTIFIED POPULATION SUBGROUPS- For purposes of this subsection, the term `identified population subgroups' shall include, but not be limited to, groups based on factors such as age, sex, or race.
  3. EXISTING AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED- This section does not place any limitations on--
    1. the conduct or support of any scientific or medical research by any Federal agency;


The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Education, and Defense, and the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall submit, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report describing the appropriate Federal role in assuring that students enrolled in United States medical schools and physicians practicing in the United States have access to adequate training in the field of nutrition and its relationship to human health.