Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act

Bill: 115-hr-3337
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-20
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care

Agricultural trade

Asia

Child care and development

Child health

China

Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Meat

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit poultry or meat that is processed or produced in China from being used in the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3337 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2017 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Ms. Speier , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Jones , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Rush , and Ms. Clarke of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school lunches, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act . 2. Banning meat and poultry products processed in China from school lunches (a) School lunch and breakfast Section 9(h) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Prohibiting the use of certain meat and poultry A school participating in the school lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) may not serve under such a program: (A) Poultry or poultry products (as defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 453(e) and (f))), produced or processed, in whole or in part, in the People's Republic of China. (B) Meat or meat food products (as defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601(j) )), produced or processed, in whole or in part, in the People's Republic of China. . (b) Child and adult care food program Section 17(g)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766(g)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking this section shall consist of a combination of foods that meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research. and inserting the following: this section— (i) shall consist of a combination of foods that meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research; and (ii) may not include the products described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 9(h)(6). . (c) Summer food service program for children Section 13(f)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1431(f)(1) ) is amended by striking this section shall serve meals consisting of a combination of foods and meeting minimum nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research. and inserting the following: this section— (A) shall serve meals consisting of a combination of foods and meeting minimum nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research; and (B) may not serve the products described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 9(h)(6). .