Restores the NIDDK Office of Nutrition Research back into the NIH Office of the Director (within the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives)
Modeled after the NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), or Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Would lead efforts to build and coordinate new collaborative relationships and synergies within NIH, with other federal agencies and departments, and with external stakeholders including public-private partnerships to drive nutrition research and innovation
Plan and coordinate trans-NIH nutrition research initiatives
Lead cooperative efforts to identify and stimulate priority areas of science, provide guidance on rigorous methodology, offer trainings, and increase the impact, visibility, and dissemination of findings
Director of the NIH Office of Nutrition Research would also serve as the Associate Director of Nutrition Research