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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6132 
To provide for parity for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutri-
tion Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for parity for Guam and the United States Virgin 
Islands under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal School Meals 
Parity Act’’. 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)), the Secretary may apply the na-
tional average reimbursement rate prescribed under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) and section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) to Guam or the United States 
Virgin Islands, or both, if— 
(1) the Secretary— 
(A) determines such application is appro-
priate in a report published pursuant to section 
3; and 
(B) the Secretary publishes such a deter-
mination in the Federal Register with an oppor-
tunity for a public comment period of at least 
60 days; and 
(2) on a date that is after the termination of 
the public comment period required under paragraph 
(1)(B) and at least 30 days before applying such re-
imbursement rate Guam or the United States Virgin 
Islands, the Secretary provides notice— 
(A) to the Congressional committees speci-
fied in section 3(b)(2)(A); 
(B) to each of the delegates to the House 
of Representatives from Guam and the United 
States Virgin Islands, as applicable; and 
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(C) to the Governors of Guam and the 
United States Virgin Islands, as applicable. 
SEC. 3. USDA REPORT ON SCHOOL MEALS REIMBURSE-
MENT RATES IN U.S. TERRITORIES. 
(a) USDA REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and once every 10 years 
thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare and 
publish a report on— 
(1) the cost differences between— 
(A) providing meals and supplements 
under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and section 4 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773) in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United 
States Virgin Islands, respectively; 
(B) the average cost of providing meals 
and supplements under such provisions of law 
in the contiguous 48 States and the District of 
Columbia; and 
(C) the cost of providing meals and supple-
ments under such provisions of law in Alaska 
and Hawaii; 
(2) the relationship between the cost differences 
under paragraph (1) and the national average pay-
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ment rates for meals and supplements under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and section 4 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); and 
(3) the number and percentage of students who 
are eligible for— 
(A) a free or reduced price lunch under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
(B) the breakfast program under section 4 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773). 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) published on the Internet website of the 
Federal Register for public comment for no fewer 
than 60 days; and 
(2) finalized within 180 days after the end of 
the public comment period and— 
(A) submitted to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce and the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate, and each of the dele-
gates or resident commissioner to the House of 
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Representatives from American Samoa, Guam, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 
and the United States Virgin Islands, respec-
tively; and 
(B) made readily available on a public 
Government Internet website. 
Æ 
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