3.0.0 1750 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z Senate S S 2003-10-16 108 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-16T21:09:56Z Better Eating for Better Living Act of 2003 108 1829 S 2003-11-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2003-10-16 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/17/2003 S12747-12748) IntroReferral 2003-10-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/17/2003 S12747) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N Agriculture and Food Child nutrition Education Elementary and secondary education Families School lunch program Social Welfare Agriculture and Food 00 2003-10-16 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-23T19:35:12Z Better Eating for Better Living Act of 2003 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to revise school lunch programs with respect to reimbursement rates, nutrition guidelines, milk guidelines, and funds for nutrition education and training.

Amends NLSA to increase the reimbursement rate for school lunches by ten cents per meal (from 10.5 to 20.5).

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to evaluate nutrition guidelines for school meals, and issue any necessary revised guidelines, every five years.

Revises milk guidelines. Requires schools, at a minimum, to offer students a choice of low fat or nonfat fluid milk. Allows schools, in addition, to offer any other varieties of fluid milk that are: (1) consistent with expressed preferences of the student population; and (2) reasonably equivalent in calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin K content and cost.

Amends CNA to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary specified amounts of funds for implementing and administering nutrition education and training programs. Requires grants to each State from such amounts to be: (1) based on a rate of 1/2 cent per average daily number of meals served; and (2) allocated among State, district, and school food service and health education authorities, as determined by the Secretary. Sets a minimum grant amount.

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