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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. ALFORD:H.R. 1168.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Actto require that only a school food authority that had anegative balance in the nonprofit school food service accounton June 30th of the year preceding the previous school yearshall be required to establish a price, for paid lunches.[Page H876]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School Lunch Affordability Act of 202&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill provides that only school food authorities with a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30 of the year preceding the previous school year are required to establish a price for paid lunches using the formula specified under current law (known as Paid Lunch Equity requirements).&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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