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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2066 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 274
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2066

                          [Report No. 104-561]

 To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility 
   to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the 
              school lunch and school breakfast programs.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 1995

 Mr. Goodling introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
          Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

                              May 7, 1996

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
Riggs, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, 
Mr. Castle, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Graham, Mr. Longley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
      Stark, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
  Knollenberg, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
   Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
  Roukema, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Johnson of 
                              South Dakota

                              May 7, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility 
   to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the 
              school lunch and school breakfast programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOLS TO MEET THE 
              DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS UNDER THE NATIONAL 
              SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(f)(2)(D) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758(f)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(D) Schools may use any reasonable approach to meet the 
requirements of this paragraph, including any of the approaches 
described in subparagraph (C). The Secretary may not require the 
schools to conduct or use nutrient analysis.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Meals for Children Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOLS TO MEET THE DIETARY 
              GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
              ACT.

    Section 9(f)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758(f)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(D) Use of any reasonable approach.--
            ``(i) In general.--A school may use any reasonable approach 
        to meet the requirements of this paragraph, including--
                    ``(I) using the school nutrition meal pattern in 
                effect for the 1994-1995 school year; and
                    ``(II) using any of the approaches described in 
                subparagraph (C).
            ``(ii) Nutrient analysis.--The Secretary may not require a 
        school to conduct or use a nutrient analysis to meet the 
        requirements of this paragraph.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 274

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2066

                          [Report No. 104-561]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility 
   to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the 
              school lunch and school breakfast programs.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 7, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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