SLICE Act

Bill: 113-hr-2562
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2013-06-27
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child health

Department of Agriculture

Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Fruit and vegetables

Nutrition and diet

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>School Lunch Improvements for Children's Education Act or the SLICE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to implement an interim or final rule regarding the school lunch and child nutrition programs that: (1) requires the crediting of tomato paste and puree as a vegetable serving based on the volume of tomato paste or puree served, (2) implements science-based sodium reduction targets, and (3) establishes a whole grain requirement.</p> <UL> </UL> <BR>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2562 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2013 Mr. Polis (for himself, Ms. DeLauro , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Rangel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding nutrition programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Lunch Improvements for Children’s Education Act or the SLICE Act . 2. Authorization for the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a certain interim final or final rule The Secretary of Agriculture may implement an interim final or final rule regarding nutrition programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ) that— (1) requires crediting of tomato paste and puree based on volume; (2) implements science-based sodium reduction targets; and (3) establishes a whole grain requirement.