Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4447
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-08-05
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child health

Educational facilities and institutions

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: 2020-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs due to COVID-19. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4447 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2020 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to temporarily modify child nutrition programs due to COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020 . 2. Waivers for schools due to COVID–19 (a) School closures Section 2102(d) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking providing meals and meal supplements under such Acts during a school closure due to COVID-19. and inserting providing, during a school closure (including full or partial building closure) due to COVID–19, meals and meal supplements under such Acts through modified meal service models that achieve social distancing; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) that shall not terminate prior to August 31, 2021. . (b) National school lunch program requirements Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking Notwithstanding and inserting the following: (1) In general Notwithstanding ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Guidance The Secretary shall provide guidance on serving hot meals under a waiver granted under this subsection. ; and (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e) Sunset The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under this section shall expire on— (1) June 30, 2021, with respect to a waiver under a qualified program described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (f)(1); and (2) August 31, 2021, with respect to a waiver under the qualified program described in subparagraph (D) of that subsection. .