3.0.0 5699 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z House HR 2016-07-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MOORE:H.R. 5699.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H4574]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:15:55Z Referred to 2016-07-08T13:00:18Z 2016-09-19 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2016-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 N P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2016-07-08 True Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance Agriculture and Food 00 2016-07-08 Introduced in House 2017-03-01T22:26:24Z Serve More Kids Act

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make several changes to the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) child nutrition programs.

USDA must: (1) award equipment assistance grants to states for the school lunch and breakfast programs, (2) provide commodity assistance to states for the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and (3) establish a pilot program for providing a third daily meal under the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).

USDA may waive or modify the verification sample size requirements under the National School Lunch Program for local educational agencies that demonstrate that the requirement would increase the number of eligible children losing access to benefits or have a disproportionate and adverse impact on vulnerable populations such as migrants and homeless youth.

USDA may grant a request to allow children to consume SFSP meals off-site due to specified factors, including extreme weather, violence and other public safety concerns, or efforts to support innovative meal delivery methods to address transportation barriers and low program participation in rural areas.

The bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to:

  • specify that the food must be nutritious;
  • specify certification periods for breastfeeding women, infants, and postpartum women;
  • require state agencies to submit plans and distribute information related to improving access for members of the Armed Forces; and
  • require USDA to provide additional annual performance bonus payments to state agencies for improving the proportion of breast-fed infants participating in the program.

The bill also reauthorizes USDA grants to states for expanding school breakfast programs.

]]> Serve More Kids Act Display Title Serve More Kids Act Short Titles as Introduced Serve More Kids Act Official Title as Introduced To award grants to school food authorities for the purchase of equipment for school meal programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5699ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5699ih.xml 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.