NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see S. 1719), S6600 [17OC] (see H.R. 207), H102 [6JA]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]

———increase access to healthy food for families and to credit for small and new farmers (see S. 2016), S8734 [16DE]

Schools: require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H598 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (H.R. 207), E15 [6JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (S. 1719), S6604 [17OC]

———increase access to healthy food for families and to credit for small and new farmers (S. 2016), S8736 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 1719, School Food Recovery Act, S6604 [17OC]