Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5003
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2016-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult day care
Advisory bodies
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Child care and development
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Fruit and vegetables
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Minority education
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: 

Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 
 
The bill extends the authorizations for: 
 
 
 the Summer Food Service Program, 
 
WIC, 
 
the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and 
 
 State Administrative Expenses. 
 
 
(Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.) 
 
For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that: 
 
 
 require the Department of Agriculture to review school meal regulations every three years and make any necessary revisions, 
 
 increase reimbursement rates for the School Breakfast Program, 
 
 increase the eligibility threshold for participation in the Community Eligibility Provision that permits schools in high poverty areas to serve all meals free of charge, 
 
 permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service, and
 
 revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs. 
 
 
For WIC, the bill: 
 
 
authorizes appropriations at the current FY2016 level for the next five years, 
 
permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and 
 
 modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods. 
 

action_date: 2016-12-08
text: 

Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 
 
The bill extends the authorizations for: 
 
 
 the Summer Food Service Program, 
 
WIC, 
 
the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and 
 
 State Administrative Expenses. 
 
 
(Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.) 
 
For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that: 
 
 
establish a demonstration project to permit up to three states to receive a block grant instead of open-ended funding currently provided by several child nutrition programs;
 
 require the Department of Agriculture to review school meal regulations every three years and make any necessary revisions; 
 
 increase reimbursement rates for the School Breakfast Program; 
 
 increase the eligibility threshold for participation in the Community Eligibility Provision that permits schools in high poverty areas to serve all meals free of charge; 
 
 permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service; and
 
 revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs. 
 
 
For WIC, the bill: 
 
 
authorizes appropriations at the current FY2016 level for the next five years, 
 
permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and 
 
 modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 665.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-852, Part I.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-852, Part I.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 14.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Introduced in House