[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 112 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
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          BETTER NUTRITION AND HEALTH FOR CHILDREN ACT OF 1994

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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2558

  Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1614) to amend the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National Lunch Act to promote 
healthy eating habits for children and to extend certain authorities 
contained in such acts through fiscal year 1998, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 79, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (c) Dietary Guidelines for Americans.--Section 9 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary, State 
     educational agencies, schools, and school food service 
     authorities shall, to the maximum extent practicable, inform 
     students who participate in the school lunch and school 
     breakfast programs, and parents and guardians of the 
     students, of--
       ``(A) the nutritional content of the lunches and breakfasts 
     that are served under the programs; and
       ``(B) the consistency of the lunches and breakfasts with 
     the guidelines contained in the most recent `Dietary 
     Guidelines for Americans' that is published under section 301 
     of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 
     of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341) (referred to in this subsection as 
     the `Guidelines'), including the consistency of the lunches 
     and breakfasts with the guideline for fat content.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later 
     than July 1, 1996, schools that are participating in the 
     school lunch or school breakfast program shall serve lunches 
     and breakfasts under the programs that are consistent with 
     the Guidelines (as measured in accordance with subsection 
     (a)(1)(A)(ii)).
       ``(B) State educational agencies may grant waivers from the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) subject to criteria 
     established by the appropriate State educational agency. The 
     waivers shall not permit schools to implement the 
     requirements later than July 1, 1998, or a later date 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) To assist schools in meeting the requirements of this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) develop, and provide to schools, standardized 
     recipes, menu cycles, and food product specification and 
     preparation techniques; and
       ``(ii) provide to schools information regarding nutrient 
     standard menu planning, assisted nutrient standard menu 
     planning, and other approaches, including food-based menu 
     systems with nutrient analysis, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(D) Schools may use any of the approaches described in 
     subparagraph (C) to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
       ``(3)(A) Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the authorizing committees of Congress a detailed and 
     specific plan that describes the actions the Secretary will 
     take to encourage schools that are participating in the 
     school lunch and school breakfast programs to serve lunches 
     and breakfasts under each program that are consistent with 
     the Guidelines.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall include in the plan--
       ``(i) a strategy for providing technical assistance to 
     States, State educational agencies, schools, and school food 
     service authorities to encourage consistency with the 
     Guidelines; and
       ``(ii) a strategy for informing State child nutrition 
     directors, school food service directors, parents, guardians, 
     and students of--
       ``(I) the provisions of the Guidelines;
       ``(II) the importance of implementing the Guidelines; and
       ``(III) specific suggestions for dietary modifications that 
     would achieve the objectives of the Guidelines.''.
       On page 84, line 6, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``(as 
     amended by section 103(c)) is further amended''.
       On page 84, line 8, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       On page 95, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (i) All-Day Activities.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall--
       (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, identify sources of Federal funds that may be 
     available from other Federal agencies for service 
     institutions under the summer food service program for 
     children established under section 13 of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) to carry out all-day educational 
     and recreational activities for children at feeding sites 
     under the program; and
       (2) notify through State agencies, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary, the service institutions of the 
     sources.
       On page 97, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following 
     new paragraph:
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), strike ``25 percent of the 
     children served by such organization'' and insert ``25 
     percent of the children enrolled in the organization or 25 
     percent of the licensed capacity of the organization for 
     children, whichever is less,'';
       On page 97, line 14, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       On page 97, line 16, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 117, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (b) Use of Food Service Management Institute for Dietary 
     and Nutrition Activities.--Section 21(d) (42 U.S.C. 1769b-
     1(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) Coordination.--The'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(d) Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Use of institute for dietary and nutrition 
     activities.--The Secretary shall use any food service 
     management institute established under subsection (a)(2) to 
     assist in carrying out dietary and nutrition activities of 
     the Secretary.''.
       On page 117, line 19, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       On page 117, line 19, insert ``of such Act'' after 
     ``Section 21''.
       On page 118, lines 19 and 20, strike ``$2,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 1995 through 1998'' and insert ``such sums as 
     are necessary for fiscal year 1995 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year''.
       On page 118, line 25, strike the quotation marks and the 
     following period.
       On page 118, after line 25, add the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Funding for education, training, or applied research 
     or studies.--In addition to amounts made available under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), from amounts otherwise 
     appropriated in discretionary appropriations, the Secretary 
     may provide funds to any food service management institute 
     established under subsection (a)(2) for projects specified by 
     the Secretary that will contribute to implementing dietary or 
     nutrition initiatives. Any additional funding under this 
     subparagraph shall be provided noncompetitively in a separate 
     cooperative agreement.''.
       On page 140, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new sections:

     SEC. 124. INSPECTION OF JUICE AND JUICE PRODUCTS.

       (a) In General.--The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1751 et seq.) (as amended by section 123) is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 29. INSPECTION OF JUICE AND JUICE PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Definition of Juice and Juice Product.--As used in 
     this section, the terms `juice' and `juice product' mean 
     juice and a juice-based product, respectively, for which a 
     United States standard for a grade has been issued by the 
     Secretary under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1621 et seq.).
       ``(b) Prohibition.--No State, State agency, or local agency 
     shall contract to procure, or make available, juice or a 
     juice product for use in the school lunch program established 
     under this Act or the school breakfast program established 
     under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773) unless the juice or juice product was processed under 
     in-plant inspection conducted by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on the date that is 270 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 125. ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations 
     that--
       (1) significantly ease the administrative and paperwork 
     burdens on participating schools and families with respect 
     to--
       (A) the school lunch program established under the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
       (B) the school breakfast program established under section 
     4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); and
       (2) streamline Federal, State, and local administration of 
     all programs established under the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
       On page 140, lines 18 and 19, after ``preparation of'', 
     insert the following: ``foods high in complex carbohydrates 
     and''.
       On page 156, after line 24, add the following new 
     subsection:
       (o) Use of Universal Product Codes.--Section 17(h)(8) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(8)) (as amended by subsection 
     (n)) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(M)(i) The Secretary shall establish pilot projects to 
     determine the feasibility and cost of requiring States to 
     carry out a system for using universal product codes to 
     assist retail food stores that are vendors under the program 
     in providing the type of infant formula that the participants 
     in the program are authorized to obtain. In carrying out the 
     projects, the Secretary shall determine whether the system 
     reduces the incidence of incorrect redemptions of low-iron 
     formula or brands of infant formula not authorized to be 
     redeemed through the program, or both.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary determines that the system is 
     feasible, cost-effective, and reduces the incidence of 
     incorrect redemptions described in clause (i), the Secretary 
     shall establish such procedures as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to require States to carry out the system.
       ``(iii) The system shall not require a vendor under the 
     program to obtain special equipment and shall not be 
     applicable to a vendor that does not have equipment that can 
     use universal product codes.''.
       On page 157, line 1, strike ``(o)'' and insert ``(p)''.
       On page 157, line 23, strike ``(p)'' and insert ``(q)''.
       On page 158, line 16, strike ``(q)'' and insert ``(r)''.
       On page 158, line 24, strike ``(r)'' and insert ``(s)''.
       On page 159, line 2, strike ``(q)(2)'' and insert 
     ``(r)(2)''.
       On page 160, line 18, strike ``(s)'' and insert ``(t)''.
       On page 164, line 7, strike ``(t)'' and insert ``(u)''.
       On page 169, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(H) increasing public awareness of the importance of 
     breakfasts for providing the energy necessary for the 
     cognitive development of school-age children;''.
       On page 169, line 5, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(I)''.
       On page 169, line 8, strike ``(I)'' and insert ``(J)''.
       On page 169, line 11, strike ``role'' and insert 
     ``importance''.
       On page 169, line 13, strike ``(J)'' and insert ``(K)''.
       On page 169, line 14, strike ``and''.
       On page 169, line 15, strike ``(K)'' and insert ``(L)''.
       On page 169, line 18, strike ``materials.'; and'' and 
     insert ``materials; and''.
       On page 169, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(M) coordinating and promoting nutrition education and 
     training activities carried out under child nutrition 
     programs, including the summer food service program for 
     children established under section 13 of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) and the child and adult care food 
     program established under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1766).''; and
       On page 171, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following 
     new title:
                  TITLE III--OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES ON CERTAIN INDIAN 
                   RESERVATIONS.

       Section 3(j) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``For the purpose of the distribution of 
     commodities under section 4(b), the term `reservation' 
     includes the geographically defined area or areas (including 
     an urban area or areas) within the boundaries of former 
     reservations in Oklahoma, as defined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior, over which a tribal organization exercises 
     governmental jurisdiction.''.
       On page 171, line 9, strike ``III'' and insert ``IV''.
       On page 171, line 10, strike ``301'' and insert ``401''.
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               McCONNELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2559

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Craig, Mr. Dole, Mr. 
Cochran, Mr. Helms, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Grassely, and Mr. Chaffe) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1614, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.  . IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF WIC PROGRAM.

       Section 17(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(23) No State agency or local agency shall be considered 
     an office in a State that provides public assistance for 
     purposes of section 7(a)(2)(A) of Public Law 103-31.''.

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