Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2064
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2017-11-02
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Fruit and vegetables
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Fruit and Vegetables Access for Children Act</strong> <b>of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow the Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables. (Under current law, the program provides grants to states to make fresh fruits and vegetables available in elementary schools.) </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2064 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 2, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Donnelly , Mr. Young , and Ms. Baldwin ) 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 include canned, dried, frozen, and pureed fruits and vegetables in the fresh fruit and vegetable program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act of 2017 . 2. Fruit and vegetable program (a) In general Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769a ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Fresh ; and (2) in subsections (a), (b), and (e), by inserting , canned, dried, frozen, or pureed after fresh each place it appears. (b) Conforming amendments Section 14222(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c–6(c) ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Fresh ; and (2) by striking fresh .