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What should your child be able to eat in their school lunch? If this bill passes, it will be saltier, fattier and lower in fiber.
No more 1% chocolate milk. No more trans fats. Calorie maximums.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 updated nutrition requirements for the National School Lunch Program, a federal program helping provide millions of low-cost or free meals to low-income students, for the first time in 15 years. The initiative was most famously championed by First Lady Michelle Obama,
However, participation in the National School Lunch Program declined from 62% to 58% between 2010 and 2014, or about 1.4 million children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mrs. Hartzler (for herself and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide for flexibility under the school lunch program, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Local Control of School Lunch Act .
Flexibility under school lunch program
Minimum nutrition requirements
For purposes of determining minimum nutrition requirements under section 9(a)(1)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)(A) ) the Secretary shall—
not establish or apply any requirements with respect to—
target 1 sodium;
calorie limitations; or
the percentage of grains made with enriched or whole grain flour; and
with respect to grains and meats served in school breakfasts, apply section 220.8 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, as such section was in effect on September 12, 2008.
Repeal of paid equity requirements
Subsection (p) of section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760 ) is repealed.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall update and issue regulations to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall offer a State and local waiver for secondary schools with respect to the requirements under section 210.14(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
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