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H.R. 4265 (116th): Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019

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The text of the bill below is as of Sep 10, 2019 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

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116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4265

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2019

(for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to remove certain limitations with respect to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019.

2.

Commodity assistance for school breakfast programs

(a)

Delivery of commodities

Section 6(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(b)) is amended by inserting and the school breakfast program after school lunch program.

(b)

Commodity assistance formula

Section 6(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A)—

(A)

by inserting for the school lunch program after 11 cents; and

(B)

by inserting The national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be 6 cents for the school breakfast program, adjusted on the first July 1 after the date of enactment of the Healthy Breakfast Help Kids Learn Act of 2019 and each July 1 thereafter to reflect the changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. after Institutions.;

(2)

in subparagraph (C)—

(A)

by striking For each school year and inserting (i) For each school year;

(B)

by striking State for and inserting the following:

State—

(I)

for

;

(C)

by striking subparagraph (B). and inserting the following:

subparagraph (B); and

(II)

for the school breakfast program shall be calculated by multiplying the number of breakfasts served in the preceding school year by the rate established by subparagraph (B).

;

(D)

by striking After the end and inserting the following:

(ii)

After the end

;

(E)

by striking shall reconcile the and inserting

shall reconcile—

(I)

the

; and

(F)

by striking such reconciliation. and inserting

such reconciliation; and

(II)

the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State with the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State during the preceding school year and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance or cash in lieu thereof provided to each State based on such reconciliation.

; and

(3)

in subparagraph (E), by inserting and school breakfast program after school lunch program.

(c)

Repeal of limitation on commodity assistance for school breakfast

Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended—

(1)

by striking subsection (d); and

(2)

by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.