MILK Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1810
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-06-12
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child health

Department of Agriculture

Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Milk in Lunches for Kids Act of 2019 or the</b> <b>MILK Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises requirements for the National School Lunch Program to allow schools to serve whole milk and milk with 2% fat.</p> <p>The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise its regulations to exclude milk fat from the calculation of the average saturated fat content of a meal.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1810 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2019 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Johnson ) 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 allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Milk in Lunches for Kids Act of 2019 or the MILK Act of 2019 . 2. Whole milk permissible Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking milk. and all that follows through ( 7 U.S.C. 5341 ) and inserting milk; ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking milk the first place it appears and inserting milk, flavored and unflavored whole milk, milk with 2 percent fat, . 3. Healthy milk fat The Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to exclude milk fat from the calculation of the average saturated fat content of a meal.