§5311 Establishment of coordinated program

Summary

Creates a ten-year program called the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program to carry out the chapter’s goals. The Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services must run the program. An Interagency Board will help, led by an Assistant Secretary from each department as joint chairs, with other federal agency representatives chosen by those chairs. The Board must meet at least once every three months for the two-year period after October 22, 1990, and after that when needed. The Secretaries may appoint an Administrator for the program. The Administrator must be a well-known expert in nutrition monitoring chosen for a strong record of skill and service. That person will run the program with advice from the joint chairs, be the main contact for the program, and serve as Executive Secretary for the National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council.