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<dc:title>117 S2930 IS: Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2021-10-05</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>117th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 2930</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20211005">October 5, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S311">Ms. Klobuchar</sponsor> (for herself and <cosponsor name-id="S410">Ms. Lummis</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSAF00">Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to modify requirements for local school wellness policies.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="idA939A8372286466C97708F3C0978EBC1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="idA5620C439867401485E43FA95080E626"><enum>2.</enum><header>Local school wellness policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1758b">42 U.S.C. 1758b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id32EB92ECCAF94120B34138E1CA43D2EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idFB2ED97327864E51878DF7AC4D6AE959"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>mental health promotion and education,</quote> after <quote>physical activity,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CA69FDAFC5D4830896B8E5ED69D7190"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>obesity;</quote> and inserting <quote>obesity and eating disorders;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76B9D91C961B40DC9E7192B03A1366B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="id4111F48710764A02961C65B9773C00AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>agency permit</quote> and inserting the following: “agency—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2052AEFD24A47F8AB870B8560D61C27"><subparagraph id="id5FFDA222755344E6B3391D8AAA157910"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id4219FD21CAA6447987115185ED200E22"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)—</text><subclause id="id7EF8B917ABB04BACBD759688D7EF113C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>registered dietitians, school-based mental health services providers,</quote> after <quote>school administrators,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id920A84D80E99439DB005F18F0821B363"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idD0D432FA81654B5B99A03635425CA95D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B3C0BEEE44049219D07A3B899B7A9F6"><subparagraph id="id61dbcbe52c3a41658713599410f4b1eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a multidisciplinary team of school personnel to lead the development, implementation, and periodic review and updating of the local school wellness policy;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8931F3B5DFF640D4AE6885D749649999"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>1</quote> and inserting <quote>2</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE0B61AE0DB844B0AA5BC1F16E1F02266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id0E1E8016D82C4ECA83644D610840BB81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id5234EF87390C474092BD369D0F6F38AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>in consultation with the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,</quote> after <quote>Prevention,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idBF62032A8D364C6292F082FE3331330F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>school-based mental health services providers (when available),</quote> after <quote>school food authorities,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE9DFB50884149BC8634B9960BECB935"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(C)—</text><clause id="id449236E0F82640839D8C4E6FB0A9EB1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>required to promote</quote> and inserting the following: “required—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id184E5722C8CF4FB0849BFA58646B7311"><clause id="id0D46854E7D36459D8EE8585A80EA8347"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to promote</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idCB337F57EE9642EB978CE99E073AF593"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F35F78498B04C25A9FDFA36BE0F6305"><clause id="id679904CE7A324FA084C580804D25B5EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to promote mental health, encourage mental health assessments, and establish resilient school environments; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE4C2417F69F487B8FA160C8BD1BFBA7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="id5089D311105944E7A93B8B14D9315ECE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Prevention,</quote> and inserting <quote>Prevention and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id24E4E343A420400FAFB2EB061B9B87AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>2014,</quote> and inserting <quote>2026,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idFD6C32658189436A9B5F65AC5574B0AE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

