I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9550 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the provision of 
training and information to certain personnel relating to food allergy 
identification and response, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 
Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Ms. SHERRILL, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the 
provision of training and information to certain personnel 
relating to food allergy identification and response, 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 ‘‘Protecting Children 
with Food Allergies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY TRAINING COMPLETION REQUIRE-
MENT. 
Section 7(g)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) FOOD ALLERGY TRAINING AND CER-
TIFICATION
FOR
ALL
LOCAL
FOOD
SERVICE 
PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall develop, in consultation with relevant 
stakeholder groups with food allergy exper-
tise, and publish training modules and 
other educational materials in accordance 
with clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) TRAINING
MODULES.—A train-
ing program carried out under this sub-
paragraph shall include training modules 
relating to— 
‘‘(I) the prevention of allergic re-
actions to food, which may include— 
‘‘(aa) communicating food 
allergen information in school 
menus, food products, and rec-
ipes; 
‘‘(bb) best practices to avoid 
cross-contact; and 
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‘‘(cc) the availability of ap-
propriate food substitutions for 
children with food allergies; 
‘‘(II) the identification of food-re-
lated allergic reaction symptoms; and 
‘‘(III) the appropriate responses 
to an allergic reaction to food. 
‘‘(iii) CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL PER-
SONNEL.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—In accord-
ance with criteria established by the 
Secretary, local food service personnel 
shall complete training and receive a 
certification 
to 
demonstrate 
com-
petence with respect to the training 
provided under clause (ii). 
‘‘(II) 
TREATMENT.—The 
Sec-
retary may allow local food personnel 
to apply a certification received under 
this clause toward any other training 
requirements under this subsection. 
‘‘(iv) METHODS
FOR
INCLUSION.— 
The training required under this subpara-
graph shall be provided, as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary, in— 
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‘‘(I) relevant languages other 
than English, for individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency; and 
‘‘(II) relevant alternative for-
mats, for individuals with disabilities 
(as defined in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12102)). 
‘‘(v) AVAILABILITY
TO
OTHER
PER-
SONNEL.—The Secretary shall make the 
training provided under this subparagraph 
available to personnel under child nutrition 
programs not covered under this sub-
section, including personnel under— 
‘‘(I) the special milk program 
under section 3; 
‘‘(II) the summer food service 
program for children under section 13 
of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); 
and 
‘‘(III) the child and adult care 
food program under section 17 of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766). 
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‘‘(vi) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this 
subparagraph $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2028.’’. 
SEC. 3. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WIC-ELIGIBLE INDIVID-
UALS IMPACTED BY FOOD ALLERGIES. 
Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (l) through (s) 
as subsections (m) through (t), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WIC-ELIGIBLE INDI-
VIDUALS IMPACTED BY FOOD ALLERGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with sub-
section (e), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for comment proposed nu-
trition education materials for use under sub-
section (e), which shall— 
‘‘(i) incorporate evidence-based find-
ings from the United States Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans relating to food 
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allergies and potentially allergenic foods; 
and 
‘‘(ii) include nutrition education mate-
rials for— 
‘‘(I) individuals with food aller-
gies during pregnancy and in the 
postpartum period; 
‘‘(II) infants impacted by pre-
natal food allergy exposure; and 
‘‘(III) children with food aller-
gies; and 
‘‘(B) after submitting the materials in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (A), publish and 
disseminate the materials for use under sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The nutrition edu-
cation materials under paragraph (1) shall be 
provided, as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary, in— 
‘‘(i) relevant languages other than 
English 
for 
individuals 
with 
limited 
English proficiency; and 
‘‘(ii) relevant alternative formats for 
individuals with disabilities (as defined in 
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section 3 of the Americans With Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)). 
‘‘(B) OUTREACH.—In carrying out this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall conduct outreach 
to individuals who are, or may be— 
‘‘(i) eligible to participate in— 
‘‘(I) the program under this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(II) a training program of a 
State agency under subsection (e)(2); 
and 
‘‘(ii) impacted by food allergies. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2024.’’; 
(3) in subsection (q) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (o)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(p)(1)(A)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (o)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(p)(1)(A)’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (5) of subsection (t) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(r)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (s)’’. 
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