Sensible School Lunch Act

Bill: 113-s-427
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2013-02-28
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child health

Department of Agriculture

Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Grain

Meat

Nutrition and diet

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Sensible School Lunch Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating rules and regulations applicable to the school lunch and breakfast programs that establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 427 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2013 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Pryor , Mr. Moran , Mr. Coats , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sensible School Lunch Act . 2. Nutritional requirements for school lunch and breakfast programs (a) Additional reimbursement Section 4(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (III) Maximum quantities The interim or final regulations required under this clause shall not establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year. . (b) Rules Section 9(a)(4)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(4)(B)) is amended— (1) by striking Not later and inserting the following: (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), not later ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Maximum quantities The rules required under clause (ii) shall not establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year. .