[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2777 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2777

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
  a waiver under such Act to address certain school closures, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2023

   Ms. Omar (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Landsman, Ms. 
Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Ms. 
  Jacobs, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. 
  Crockett, Mr. Payne, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Ivey, Mr. 
 Peters, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
   Takano, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Moulton, and Ms. Norton) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
  a waiver under such Act to address certain school closures, 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 ``School Meals during School Closures 
Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL CLOSURES.

    Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1760) is amended by inserting after subsection (j) the 
following:
    ``(k) Waiver Exception for Certain School Closures.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive any requirement 
        under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
        1771 et seq.), or any regulation issued under either such Act, 
        for a State or eligible service provider that requests a waiver 
        to provide meals and meal supplements under such Acts during a 
        school closure due to--
                    ``(A) a strike or other labor-management dispute 
                (except a waiver shall not apply in the case of a 
                lockout by an employer);
                    ``(B) inclement weather, a natural disaster, a 
                public health emergency, unsafe facilities, 
                construction, or repairs; or
                    ``(C) an unanticipated event that the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the requirements applicable to a 
                waiver under subsection (l) shall apply to a waiver 
                under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--Paragraphs (1)(A)(iii), (4), and 
                (5) of subsection (l) shall not apply to a waiver under 
                this subsection.''.
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