117 HR 6357 IH: Afterschool Meals Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-01-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6357IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 6, 2022Ms. Brown of Ohio (for herself and Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following billJanuary 10, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide meals and meal supplements for children in afterschool care, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Afterschool Meals Act of 2022.

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Meals and meal supplements for children in afterschool care

Section 17A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by insert meals and before meal supplements;(2)in subsection (a)(1), by inserting meals and before meal supplements;(3)in subsection (b), by inserting meals and before supplements;(4)in subsection (c)—(A)by striking section 17(c)(3) each place it appears and inserting section 17(c);(B)in paragraph (1)—(i)by inserting a meal or before a supplement; and(ii)in subparagraph (A), by inserting meals and before supplements; and(C)in paragraph (2), by inserting meals and before supplements; and(5)by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:(d)

Contents of meals and meal supplements

With respect to programs operated under this section, the requirements that apply to—(1)the content of lunches and suppers served under the school lunch program under this Act shall apply to the content of lunches and suppers served under such programs;(2)the content of breakfasts served under the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall apply to the content of the breakfasts served under such programs; and(3)meal supplements served under child care food programs operated with assistance under this Act shall apply to the content of meal supplements served under such programs.(e)

Priority

Before approving a school or a program to operate under this section, the State agency shall confirm that an institution is not currently providing meals to the program under section 17(r)..