Operation Feed Our Kids Act

Bill: 116-hr-8325
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-09-21
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child health

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Food assistance and relief

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Operation Feed Our Kids Act </b></p> <p>This bill extends authority through December 31, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue waivers of requirements under the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the summer food service program for children due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, such waiver authority expires on September 30, 2020.</p> <p>Additionally, USDA must extend through at least the end of the 2020-2021 school year all of the child nutrition waivers granted under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that as of September 11, 2020, were set to expire on December 31, 2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8325 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2020 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Costa , Mr. Bacon , and Ms. Spanberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend National School Lunch Program requirement waivers addressing COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Operation Feed Our Kids Act . 2. National School Lunch Program requirement waivers addressing COVID–19 (a) Extension of sunset date Section 2202(e) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760 note) is amended by striking September 30, 2020. and inserting December 31, 2021. . (b) Extension of prior waivers During the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall extend through at least the end of the 2020–2021 school year at least each waiver available under section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760 note) that is, as of September 11, 2020, set to expire on December 31, 2020. (c) Authorization of appropriations For an additional amount for Agricultural Programs—Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Child Nutrition Programs , there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until December 31, 2021, to carry out sections 2102 and 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760 note), as amended by subsection (a).