Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act. Support provisions related to physical education in schools; reauthorizes Carol M. White PEP grants and makes physical education a core subject. S. 613/H.R. 1728, the Summer Meals Act. Support entire bill; amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand summer food service program for children. H.R. 1061/S. 569, the Farm to School Act of 2015. Support entire bill; reauthorizes and expands the Farm to School Program to include preschools, summer food service sites, after school programs, and tribal schools. H.R. 2627, the Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act. Support entire bill; creates a grant program under USDA to help schools purchase the equipment needed to set up a salad bar. H.R. 4209, the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act. Support entire bill; provides grants for the treatment of diabetes in minority communities. H.R. 1686, the Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2015. Support entire bill; extends Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services to people with prediabetes and other risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. H.R. 2017/S. 2217, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. Oppose entire bill; revises the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. Issues worked on not yet reflected in legislation: Child Nutrition Reauthorization. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act expired September 30, 2015. The Association supports renewal of the child nutrition programs governed by this legislation and will work to protect updated nutrition standards. Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Association supports the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the ACA and opposes any legislative efforts to weaken and or cut the fund, including but not limited to opposing budget reconciliation legislation. Senate Innovation bill. The Association has not taken a position on the forthcoming Senate companion bill to the House 21st Century Cures Act, but is interested in provisions related to medical research.

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Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE