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HHS - 34760 - Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee - Authorized by Law

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee	Agency Name	Department of Health and Human Services
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	34760
Original Establishment Date	2/19/2013	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	12/10/2024	Committee URL	https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/resources/abo...
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	20
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Nutrition Advisor
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	12/9/2022	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Janet
Date Of Renewal Charter	12/9/2024	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	Mary
Projected Termination Date	12/10/2024	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	de Jesus
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	MS, RD
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(240) 453-8266
Establishment Authority*	Authorized by Law	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	not applicable
Specific Establishment Authority*	Under Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7 U.S.C. 5341); Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App)	Designated Federal Officer Email*	janet.dejesus@hhs.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/17/1962
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was established to conduct an independent review of current research on nutrition and health to be considered by HHS and USDA in the development of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which form the basis for Federal nutrition programs, standards, and education for the general public. The Committee was charged with reviewing the evidence on specific topics and scientific questions related to nutrition and health across the lifespan identified by the Departments. The Committee used three rigorous, protocol-driven approaches to examine the evidence: data analysis, food pattern modeling, and systematic reviews. Systematic reviews: Gold-standard evidence synthesis projects that answer nutrition questions of public health importance using systematic, transparent, rigorous, and protocol-driven methods to search for, evaluate, synthesize, and grade the strength of the eligible body of evidence. Food pattern modeling: A methodology used to illustrate how changes to the amounts or types of foods and beverages in a dietary pattern might affect meeting nutrient needs and to develop quantitative dietary patterns that reflect health-promoting patterns identified in systematic reviews and meet energy and nutrient needs. Data analysis: A collection of analyses that uses national data sets to help us understand the current health and dietary intakes of Americans. These data help make the Dietary Guidelines practical, relevant, and achievable. Each of these approaches has a unique, complementary role in examining the science. Following its review, the Committee developed a report that outlined its science-based review and recommendations to the Departments with rationale and submitted its report to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA for consideration by the Departments in the development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030.
How is membership balanced?*	HHS and USDA accepted nominations from the public to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Departments received nominations from individuals and organizations. To help support the goal of having a balanced and diverse committee, the Departments encouraged self-nominations and conducted outreach to make the public and stakeholders aware of the opportunity to provide nominations. HHS and USDA used the following evaluation criteria in the review of nominations: Professional Experience: At least ten years of experience as an academic, researcher, practitioner, or other health professional in a field related to one or more of the scientific topic areas to be examined; consideration of leadership experience and participation on previous expert committees or panels. Educational Background: Advanced degree in nutrition or health-related field, including registered dietitians, nutrition scientists, physicians, and those with public health degrees. Demonstrated Scientific Expertise: Expertise related to one or more of the scientific topic areas to be examined by the Committee as demonstrated by the number and quality of peer-reviewed publications and presentations. Expertise related to health equity and the scientific approaches used to review the evidence (systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis, food pattern modeling, and data analysis) is also desired. Balanced and Diverse Membership: A Committee that is reasonably balanced in terms of points of view and expertise, experience, education, and institutional affiliation, with a goal of establishing a diverse membership that is reflective of the racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic diversity within the United States.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The Committee will meet approximately four times to discuss its evidence review and draft conclusions and make plans for future work. All Committee meetings can be viewed by the public virtually (live and recorded); one meeting will include an opportunity for the public to provide oral comments to the Committee. Meeting 4: January 25, 2024 Meeting 5: May 30, 2024 Meeting 6: September 26, 2024 Meeting 7: October 21-22, 2024
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Committee was established in 2022 to conduct its work over no more than 2 years from the date the charter was filed (December 9, 2022). Per the charter, the Committee was to provide independent, science-based advice and recommendations to help inform USDA and HHS in development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. It was comprised of leading nutrition experts – all nominated by the public – on priority topics for Federal nutrition and food programs that rely on the Congressionally mandated Dietary Guidelines for national nutrition standards and consumer education. Having the review of the science conducted by a Federal advisory committee in a transparent, science-based, and inclusive process allows the public to engage in and view the scientific deliberations and provide ongoing public comments during the review of the science, which is important to HHS and USDA stakeholders, the public, and the integrity of the Dietary Guidelines.
Why close or partially close meetings?	The Committee did not hold closed meetings.
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	Not Applicable
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	N/A	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	Cost savings cannot be determined but the potential benefits of providing the most up-to-date science in the form of dietary guidance for the general public is expected to have an impact on improving health outcomes by reducing the risk of chronic disease.	Grants Review Comment	Not Applicable
Number Of Recommendations*	30	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	Committee recommendations are included in their scientific report in the Overarching advice to the Departments chapter located at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/Part%20E.%20Chapter%201_Overarching%20Advice_FINAL_508.pdf	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Not applicable. The Departments are currently working on the updated Dietary Guidelines that will utilize the Committee's report and other resources.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Not applicable. The Departments are currently working on the updated Dietary Guidelines that will utilize the Committee's report and other resources.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	Not Applicable
Agency Feedback Comment*	HHS and USDA will provide information about any recommendations from the Committee that are not adopted upon publication of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030.	Narrative Description*	The Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture are responsible for updating and releasing the Dietary Guidelines. This includes oversight of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to ensure compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, providing opportunities for public input, and developing the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines. Developing the Dietary Guidelines involves a step-by-step process of writing, review, and revision supported by a writing team of Federal staff from USDA and HHS. The draft Dietary Guidelines goes through several rounds of review and revisions by peer-reviewers outside of the Federal government and all Agencies with nutrition policies and programs across HHS and USDA, such as NIH, FDA, CDC, ARS, FNS, and FSIS. The final step of this process is Departmental clearance, which ends with the review and signoff of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the Secretaries of USDA and HHS. Once released, the new edition of the Dietary Guidelines replaces the previous edition. The release of the new edition is communicated to nutrition and health professionals within and outside of the Federal government for broad implementation. To learn more, visit our page on this topic.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	9/24/2025 1:23 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
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