Kids Eat Local Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1401
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-04-28
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Fruit and vegetables

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Kids Eat Local Act of 20</b><strong>21</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.</p> <p>The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1401 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2021 Mr. Brown (for himself and Ms. Collins ) 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 improve nutritional and other program requirements relating to purchases of locally produced food.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids Eat Local Act of 2021 . 2. Purchases of locally produced food Section 9(j)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(j)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Program, to and inserting the following: Program— (A) to ; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) to use locally grown , locally raised , or locally caught as a product specification. .