3.0.0 3136 2019-11-15T21:47:24Z 2022-11-04T05:18:23Z Senate S 2016-07-06 114 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Reported original measure 2016-07-06T23:15:38Z Farm to School Act of 2015 114 1061 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Related bill CRS Farm to School Act of 2015 114 569 S 2015-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1120-1121; text of measure as introduced: CR S1121) Related bill CRS 2016-07-06 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547. Calendars 2016-07-06 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Roberts. Without written report. Committee 2016-07-06 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Roberts. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee 2016-07-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adult day care Advisory bodies Business ethics Child care and development Child health Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Agriculture Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Fraud offenses and financial crimes Fruit and vegetables Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Indian social and development programs Medicaid Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Public contracts and procurement Separation, divorce, custody, support State and local government operations Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's health Agriculture and Food 00 2016-07-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-09T16:13:47Z Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

The bill extends through FY2020 the authorizations for:

  • the Summer Food Service Program,
  • WIC,
  • the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and
  • State Administrative Expenses.

(Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.)

For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that:

  • require the Department of Agriculture to use an expedited rulemaking process to change regulations regarding whole grain and sodium requirements for the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program;
  • create a hardship exemption to temporarily permit certain schools to serve frozen, dried, or canned fruits under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program;
  • revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs; and
  • permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service.

For WIC, the bill:

  • changes rules regarding the eligibility criteria for children, the infant certification period, and income eligibility calculations;
  • permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and
  • modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods.
]]> 80 2016-07-06 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-01-09T16:16:22Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

The bill extends through FY2020 the authorizations for:

  • the Summer Food Service Program,
  • WIC,
  • the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and
  • State Administrative Expenses.

(Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.)

For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that:

  • require the Department of Agriculture to use an expedited rulemaking process to change regulations regarding whole grain and sodium requirements for the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program;
  • create a hardship exemption to temporarily permit certain schools to serve frozen, dried, or canned fruits under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program;
  • revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs; and
  • permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service.

For WIC, the bill:

  • changes rules regarding the eligibility criteria for children, the infant certification period, and income eligibility calculations;
  • permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and
  • modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods.
]]> Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S Senate Display Title Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced An original bill to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3136pcs/xml/BILLS-114s3136pcs.xml 2016-07-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547. 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.