[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2066 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2066


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 1996

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility 
   to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the 
              school lunch and school breakfast programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Meals for Children Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOLS TO MEET THE DIETARY 
              GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
              ACT.

    Section 9(f)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758(f)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(D) Use of any reasonable approach.--
            ``(i) In general.--A school food service authority may use 
        any reasonable approach, within guidelines established by the 
        Secretary in a timely manner, to meet the requirements of this 
        paragraph, including--
                    ``(I) using the school nutrition meal pattern in 
                effect for the 1994-1995 school year; and
                    ``(II) using any of the approaches described in 
                subparagraph (C).
            ``(ii) Nutrient analysis.--The Secretary may not require a 
        school to conduct or use a nutrient analysis to meet the 
        requirements of this paragraph.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.