Nutrition Red Tape Reduction Act
This bill expands eligibility for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the school lunch program. (The CEP allows eligible schools, groups of schools, and school districts the option to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.)
This bill lowers the threshold for a school to participate in the CEP to an identified student percentage (ISP) of at least 25%, from 40%. The ISP is the percentage of students who are eligible for free school meals without a household application, primarily those who are directly certified through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4523 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4523
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand
community eligibility, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 12, 2024
Mr. Fetterman (for himself and Mr. Casey) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand
community eligibility, 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 ``Nutrition Red Tape Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Threshold.--Section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) is amended by
striking clause (viii) and inserting the following:
``(viii) Threshold.--For each school year
beginning on or after July 1, 2024, the
threshold shall be not more than 25 percent.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to a local educational agency with respect to a school year
beginning on or after July 1, 2024, for which the local educational
agency elects to receive special assistance payments under subparagraph
(F) of section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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