118 HR 10552 IH: School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-20 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10552IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 20, 2024Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel existing school meal debt.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024.

2.

Cancellation of school meal debt

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall cancel and eliminate all debts owed by households as of the date of enactment of this Act for school meals under— (1)the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and (2)the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). (b)

Payment of cancelled debt

The Secretary shall use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay the amount of debt cancelled under subsection (a) to each local educational authority to which the debt is owed by the applicable households.