[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5181 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5181

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
    minimum physical activity requirements, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2024

   Mr. Rubio 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 establish 
    minimum physical activity requirements, 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 ``Make America Active Again Act''.

SEC. 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE 
              NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

    Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Physical Activity Requirements.--A school participating in 
the school lunch program under this Act with students in any of grades 
kindergarten through grade 5 shall ensure an opportunity during the 
school day for physical activity, in the form of physical education 
courses or recess periods, of not less than 150 minutes per week for 
students in those grades.''.

SEC. 3. LOCAL SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICIES.

    Section 9A(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1758b(c)) is amended by inserting ``, including to meet the 
minimum requirements for physical activity pursuant to section 9(m)'' 
before the period at the end.
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