Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6718 | Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. (D-MA)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional food (known as commodity assistance) to states participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP). Under current law, USDA provides commodity assistance to states participating in the National School Lunch Program based on the number of lunches served. The food may also be served as part of the SBP or other child nutrition programs.
Specifically, the bill (1) repeals a provision that prohibits USDA from offering commodity assistance based on the number of school breakfasts served, and (2) requires USDA to use a specified formula to provide additional commodity assistance for each school breakfast served.

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to remove 
  certain limitations with respect to commodity assistance for school 
              breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. COMMODITY ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.

    (a) Delivery of Commodities.--Section 6(b) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(b)) is amended by 
inserting ``and the school breakfast program'' after ``school lunch 
program''.
    (b) Commodity Assistance Formula.--Section 6(c)(1) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``for the school lunch program'' 
                after ``11 cents''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``The national average value of 
                donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall 
                be 6 cents for the school breakfast program, adjusted 
                on the first July 1 after the date of enactment of the 
                Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2022 and each 
                July 1 thereafter to reflect the changes in the Price 
                Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions.'' 
                after ``Institutions.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``For each school year'' and 
                inserting ``(i) For each school year'';
                    (B) by striking ``State for'' and inserting the 
                following: ``State--
                    ``(I) for'';
                    (C) by striking ``subparagraph (B).'' and inserting 
                the following: ``subparagraph (B); and
                    ``(II) for the school breakfast program shall be 
                calculated by multiplying the number of breakfasts 
                served in the preceding school year by the rate 
                established by subparagraph (B).'';
                    (D) by striking ``After the end'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(ii) After the end'';
                    (E) by striking ``shall reconcile the'' and 
                inserting ``shall reconcile--
                    ``(I) the''; and
                    (F) by striking ``such reconciliation.'' and 
                inserting ``such reconciliation; and
                    ``(II) the number of breakfasts served by schools 
                in each State with the number of breakfasts served by 
                schools in each State during the preceding school year 
                and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance 
                or cash in lieu thereof provided to each State based on 
                such reconciliation.''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and school 
        breakfast program'' after ``school lunch program''.
    (c) Repeal of Limitation on Commodity Assistance for School 
Breakfast.--Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1755), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively.
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