[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 819 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 819

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect 
 to the types of milk offered under the school lunch program, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2023

 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Miller-
    Meeks, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Williams of New York, Ms. Tenney, Mr. 
Langworthy, and Mr. Molinaro) 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 with respect 
 to the types of milk offered under the school lunch program, 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 ``Protecting School Milk Choices Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. TYPES OF MILK OFFERED UNDER THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

    Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking clause (ii);
            (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) shall offer students flavored and 
                        unflavored fluid milk;
                            ``(iii) may offer students lactose-free 
                        fluid milk; and''.
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