[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 427 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 427

 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
 flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional 
requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2013

Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Moran, Mr. Coats, Mr. Roberts, 
  Mr. Thune, and Mr. Inhofe) introduced the following bill; which was 
read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                                Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
 flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional 
requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Sensible School Lunch Act''.

SEC. 2. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Additional Reimbursement.--Section 4(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1753(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(III) Maximum quantities.--The 
                                interim or final regulations required 
                                under this clause shall not establish a 
                                maximum quantity of grains, meat, or 
                                meat alternates that may be served in 
                                any meal or during any period of time 
                                of any school year.''.
    (b) Rules.--Section 9(a)(4)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(4)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        not later''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Maximum quantities.--The rules 
                        required under clause (ii) shall not establish 
                        a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat 
                        alternates that may be served in any meal or 
                        during any period of time of any school 
                        year.''.
                                 <all>