text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Nutrition in Medical 
  Education Act of 2004''.
  
  SEC. 2. MEDICAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
  
      Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
  294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
               ``Subpart 3--Medical School Nutrition Programs
  
  ``SEC. 775. GRANTS FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
  
      ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary may award grants to accredited 
  schools of medicine to integrate innovative curricula on nutrition into 
  medical education.
      ``(b) Focus.--The Secretary shall ensure that innovative curricula 
  on nutrition developed and implemented under this section focus on 
  preventive health measures, including the following:
              ``(1) Education on the causes, treatment, and prevention of 
          obesity.
              ``(2) Office education and counseling to ensure appropriate 
          diet for mostly healthy people.
              ``(3) Prevention and treatment of common nutritional 
          deficiencies.
              ``(4) Appropriate and inappropriate use of herbs and 
          supplements.
              ``(5) Office recognition and treatment of common eating 
          disorders.
              ``(6) Identification of special dietary needs, eating 
          disorders, and appropriate routes of referral for medical 
          nutrition therapy.
      ``(c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary may not make a grant under 
  subsection (a) unless the school of medicine involved agrees to expend 
  the grant--
              ``(1) to develop innovative curricula on nutrition in 
          accordance with subsection (d);
              ``(2) to integrate such curricula, to the maximum extent 
          possible, into each year of a student's medical education at 
          the school, including with respect to preclinical and clinical 
          training; and
              ``(3) to evaluate the results achieved with such curricula.
      ``(d) Multidisciplinary Planning Committee.--
              ``(1) Establishment.--A school of medicine receiving a 
          grant under this section shall establish a multidisciplinary 
          planning committee to develop the innovative curricula on 
          nutrition to be integrated into the school's medical education.
              ``(2) Membership.--The members of a multidisciplinary 
          planning committee under this subsection--
                      ``(A) shall include individuals who will be 
                  responsible for implementing the proposed curricular 
                  changes within the fields and disciplines of the 
                  school's medical education program; and
                      ``(B) should include representatives of fields and 
                  disciplines outside of the school's medical education 
                  program, such as nursing, nutrition, and public health.
      ``(e) Duration.--Each grant under this section shall be for a 
  period of 2 years.
      ``(f) Maximum Amount.--The Secretary may not make a grant to any 
  school under this section in an amount that exceeds--
              ``(1) $50,000 for any fiscal year; or
              ``(2) a total of $100,000.
      ``(g) Application.--
              ``(1) In general.--To seek a grant under this section, a 
          school of medicine shall submit an application at such time, in 
          such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
          may require.
              ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, an application submitted 
          under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                      ``(A) A description of the following:
                              ``(i) The expertise in nutrition of the 
                          school's course directors and faculty members.
                              ``(ii) The objectives of the program to be 
                          carried out with the grant.
                              ``(iii) The projected impact of the program 
                          to be carried out with the grant.
                              ``(iv) Any barriers to development or 
                          implementation of innovative curricula on 
                          nutrition at the school of medicine.
                              ``(v) Strategies for overcoming each such 
                          barrier.
                              ``(vi) The school's ability to sustain 
                          innovative curricula adopted and implemented 
                          with the grant beyond the term of the grant.
                      ``(B) A budget proposal for expending funds under 
                  the grant.
                      ``(C) Letters of support for the application from 
                  the dean, and the associate dean for education, of the 
                  school of medicine.
      ``(h) Report.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
  described in subsection (e) for a grant, the school of medicine 
  receiving the grant shall submit a report to the Secretary. Such report 
  shall include a description of the innovative curricula on nutrition 
  developed by the school and the results achieved through the use of 
  such curricula.
      ``(i) Dissemination.--Not later than 1 year after the end of the 2-
  year period described in subsection (e) for all grants awarded under 
  this section, the Secretary shall--
              ``(1) prepare a consolidated report on the innovative 
          curricula on nutrition developed by grantees under this section 
          and the results achieved through the use of such curricula; and
              ``(2) disseminate such report to schools of medicine.
      ``(j) Definition.--In this section, the term `accredited' means 
  accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
      ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--
              ``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, there is 
          authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 for the period of 
          fiscal years 2005 through 2006.
              ``(2) Administration.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
          appropriated under this section, the Secretary may use not more 
          than $500,000 for costs associated with administration of this 
          section.''.
target: Enhancing Nutrition in Medical Education Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to schools of medicine to integrate innovative curricula on nutrition into medical education. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such curricula focus on preventive health measures, including : (1) education on the causes, treatment, and prevention of obesity; (2) office education and counseling to ensure an appropriate diet for mostly healthy people; (3) prevention and treatment of common nutritional deficiencies; (4) the appropriate and inappropriate use of herbs and supplements; (5) office recognition and treatment of common eating disorders; and (6) identification of special dietary needs, eating disorders, and appropriate routes of referral for medical nutrition therapy.
  
  Requires grantees to: (1) develop innovative curricula; (2) integrate such curricula into the medical education at the school; (3) evaluate the results achieved with the curricula; (4) establish a multidisciplinary planning committee to develop the curricula; and (5) report to the Secretary on the developed curricula and results achieved.
  
  Requires the Secretary to prepare a consolidated report on the curricula and results achieved by grantees and to disseminate such report to schools of medicine.
feat_title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for the integration of innovative curricula on nutrition in medical education, and for other purposes.