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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Universal Student Nutrition Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) the national school lunch and breakfast programs are
vital to protecting the health and well-being of the Nation's
children;
(2) these essential child nutrition programs help prepare
children to learn and to combat childhood hunger;
(3) the national school lunch program serves approximately
25,000,000 per day, and the school breakfast program serves
approximately 4,000,000 children per day;
(4) there are approximately 4,000,000 eligible low-income
students who are not participating in the free and reduced
price school meal programs;
(5) in the last decade--
(A) Federal subsidies for school meal programs have
been reduced;
(B) bonus commodities from the Department of
Agriculture for such programs have almost vanished;
(C) the administrative complexity and cost of
administering such programs have increased; and
(D) indirect cost assessments are draining the
financial resources of such programs; and
(6) many schools, mostly high schools, are dropping out of
the school lunch program as a result of the trends described in
paragraph (5).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPTIONAL UNIVERSAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 11 the following new
section:

''SEC. 11A. OPTIONAL UNIVERSAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

''(a) In General.--
''(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
optional universal school lunch and breakfast program (in this
section referred to as the ''universal program'').
''(2) Description.--The universal program shall consist of
school lunch and breakfast service offered without cost at
school to all students in attendance at the participating
schools who wish to participate in a manner consistent with the
requirements otherwise applicable to the school lunch program
under this Act and to the school breakfast program under
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
''(3) Eligibility.--Any school participating in the school
lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program
under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 may elect to participate
in the universal program.
''(b) Universal Payment Rate.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), in lieu of
receiving the national average payment per lunch determined
under section 4 and section 11, and the national average
payment per breakfast determined under section 4 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, each school participating in the
universal program shall receive the universal payment rates
determined under paragraph (2) for each lunch and breakfast
served under the program.
''(2) Establishment.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
Secretary shall establish the universal payment rates for
purposes of this section. Such rates shall be equal to the
national average cost of producing a school lunch, and the
national average cost of producing a school breakfast,
respectively, as determined by the Secretary. In making the
determination required by the preceding sentence, the Secretary
shall establish a maximum amount that can be charged to a
participating school food service authority for indirect
expenses.
''(3) Commodities.--Schools participating in the universal
program shall receive the same level of commodities that they
would receive under the school lunch program under this Act and
under the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966.
''(c) Competitive Foods Policy.--Schools participating in the
universal program may sell competitive foods under regulations issued
by the Secretary.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue
regulations to carry out section 11A of the National School Lunch Act
(as added by subsection (a) of this section) that provide for the
implementation of such section not later than July 1, 2000.

SEC. 4. DIETARY GUIDELINES.

(a) School Lunch Program.--Section 9(a)(1) of the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)) is amended by striking ''on the basis
of tested nutritional research'' and inserting ''in accordance with the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans developed by the Department of
Agriculture''.
(b) School Breakfast Program.--Section 4(e)(1) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1)) is amended by striking
''on the basis of tested nutritional research'' and inserting ''in
accordance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans developed by the
Department of Agriculture''.

SEC. 5. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

Section 19(i)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1788(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ''and each fiscal year beginning on
or after October 1, 1995,'' after ''October 1, 1978,''.
A:
Universal Student Nutrition Act of 1993 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to establish an optional universal school lunch and breakfast program.
Requires that the Secretary of Agriculture's minimum nutritional requirements for the current school lunch and school breakfast programs be prescribed in accordance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans developed by the Department of Agriculture.
Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require that grants to States for nutrition education and information be based on a rate of 50 cents for each child enrolled in schools or institutions in the State.