I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3331 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to modify 
requirements for local school wellness policies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2023 
Ms. MANNING (for herself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to modify requirements for local school wellness policies. 
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 ‘‘Improving Mental 
Health and Wellness in Schools Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LOCAL SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY. 
Section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘mental 
health promotion and education,’’ after ‘‘phys-
ical activity,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘obe-
sity;’’ and inserting ‘‘obesity and eating dis-
orders;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘agency permit’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘agency— 
‘‘(A) permit’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘registered dieti-
tians, school-based mental health serv-
ices providers,’’ after ‘‘school adminis-
trators,’’; and 
(II) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) establish a multidisciplinary team of 
school personnel to lead the development, imple-
mentation, and periodic review and updating of 
the local school wellness policy;’’; and 
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(D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘1’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administra-
tion,’’ after ‘‘Prevention,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘school-based mental 
health services providers (when available),’’ 
after ‘‘school food authorities,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘required to promote’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘required— 
‘‘(i) to promote’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) to promote mental health, en-
courage mental health assessments, and es-
tablish resilient school environments; and’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Prevention,’’ and inserting ‘‘Prevention 
and the Administrator of the Substance 
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Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin-
istration,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2014,’’ and inserting ‘‘2026,’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D). 
Æ 
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