117th CONGRESS 2d Session

To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

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To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

(a) Short title.   This Act may be cited as the    Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act   .

(b) Table of contents.   The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.

TITLE I   EXPANDING ACCESS TO SCHOOL MEALS

Sec. 101. Emergency waivers or modifications.
Sec. 102. Direct certification for children receiving Medicaid benefits.
Sec. 103. Expanding community eligibility.

TITLE II   ENSURING THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS

Subtitle A   Programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act

Sec. 201. Increasing reimbursement rate of school meals.
Sec. 202. Statewide technology solutions included as State administrative costs.
Sec. 203. Annual reimbursement rate and commodity improvements.
Sec. 204. Food service management.
Sec. 205. Kitchen improvement and personnel training.

Subtitle B   Programs under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966

Sec. 211. Professional development and training.
Sec. 212. Technology and infrastructure improvement.
Sec. 213. State administrative expenses.

TITLE III   MODERNIZING THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

Sec. 301. Adjunctive eligibility.
Sec. 302. WIC eligibility and certification periods.
Sec. 303. Certification and recertification determinations and nutritional risk evaluations.
Sec. 304. Paperwork reduction.
Sec. 305. Nutrition education materials related to food allergies.
Sec. 306. Breastfeeding supply coverage.
Sec. 307. Water benefits during disasters.
Sec. 308. Infant formula procurement online source of information.
Sec. 309. Breastfeeding peer counselor program.
Sec. 310. Product pricing.
Sec. 311. WIC A50 stores.
Sec. 312. WIC EBT Modernization.
Sec. 313. Spend forward authorities.
Sec. 314. Administrative simplification.
Sec. 315. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 316. WIC farmers    market nutrition program.
Sec. 317. Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants.

TITLE IV   MODERNIZING THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM

Sec. 401. Eligibility certification criteria for proprietary child care centers.
Sec. 402. Automatic eligibility for children in supplemental nutrition assistance households.
Sec. 403. Review of serious deficiency process.
Sec. 404. Authorization of reimbursements for additional meal or snack.
Sec. 405. Adjustments.
Sec. 406. Age limits in homeless shelters and emergency shelters.
Sec. 407. Advisory committee on paperwork reduction.

TITLE V   ADDRESSING CHILD FOOD INSECURITY DURING THE SUMMER

Sec. 501. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 502. Summer electronic benefits transfer for children program.

TITLE VI   IMPROVING CAPACITY AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY

Sec. 601. Values-aligned procurement.
Sec. 602. Procurement training.
Sec. 603. Buy American.
Sec. 604. Plant-based foods in schools.
Sec. 605. Food waste and nutrition education.
Sec. 606. Farm to school grant program.

TITLE VII   SUPPORTING TRIBES AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES

Sec. 701. Tribally operated meal and snack pilot project.
Sec. 702. Island areas eligibility feasibility study under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

TITLE VIII   ADDRESSING LUNCH SHAMING AND UNPAID MEAL DEBT

Sec. 801. Unpaid meal debt.
Sec. 802. National advisory council on unpaid meal debt in child nutrition programs.

TITLE IX   STRENGTHENING EVIDENCE-BASED NUTRITION STANDARDS

Sec. 901. Updating nutrition standards for meal patterns.
Sec. 902. Non-nutritive sweeteners, synthetic dyes, and other potentially harmful substances in school meals.

TITLE X   OTHER MATTERS

Subtitle A   Programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act

Sec. 1001. Accommodating dietary requirements.
Sec. 1002. Data protections for household applications.
Sec. 1003. Eating disorder prevention.
Sec. 1004. Compliance and accountability.
Sec. 1005. National hunger hotline and clearinghouse.
Sec. 1006. Ensuring adequate meal time.

Subtitle B   Programs under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966

Sec. 1011. Enhancing nutrition education.

Subtitle C   Improving Food Donations

Sec. 1021. Food donation in schools.
Sec. 1022. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.
Sec. 1023. Regulations.

Subtitle D   Miscellaneous

Sec. 1031. Technical amendments.

In this Act, the term    Secretary    means the Secretary of Agriculture.

Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is amended   

(1) by inserting the following after subsection (j):

   (k) Emergency waivers or modifications.   

   (1)