{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s3178a","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3178a.","heading":"Nutrition monitoring","text":"\u00a7\u202f3178a.\nNutrition monitoring\nThe Secretary of Agriculture shall\u2014\n(1) in conducting the Department of Agriculture\u2019s continuing survey of food intakes of individuals and any nationwide food consumption survey, include a sample that is representative of low-income individuals and, to the extent practicable, the collection of information on food purchases and other household expenditures by such individuals;\n(2) to the extent practicable, continue to maintain the nutrient data base established by the Department of Agriculture; and\n(3) encourage research by public and private entities relating to effective standards, methodologies, and technologies for accurate assessment of the nutritional and dietary status of individuals.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s3178a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3178a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3178a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Nutrition monitoring","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary of Agriculture shall\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3178a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" in conducting the Department of Agriculture\u2019s continuing survey of food intakes of individuals and any nationwide food consumption survey, include a sample that is representative of low-income individuals and, to the extent practicable, the collection of information on food purchases and other household expenditures by such individuals;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3178a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" to the extent practicable, continue to maintain the nutrient data base established by the Department of Agriculture; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3178a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" encourage research by public and private entities relating to effective standards, methodologies, and technologies for accurate assessment of the nutritional and dietary status of individuals.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}