Bill > HR6203

Introduced Session

To provide for certain waivers of program requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to appropriately address safety measures with respect to COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers of program requirements with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, through July 31, 2020, USDA may establish a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements for all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures due to COVID-19 (States may elect to be subject to a waiver without USDA's approval.), issue a waiver of requirements to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and grant a waiver of requirements related to the nutritional content of meals served in child nutrition programs if it determines the waiver is necessary to provide meals and snacks and there is a food supply chain disruption due to COVID-19.

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Suzanne Bonamici (D)*,  James Comer (R),  Susan Davis (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Haley Stevens (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Ron Wright (R), 

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 03/11/2020)

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