H.R. 5597 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5597 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Gohmert (for himself, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, and Mr. McHenry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the Federal Government from issuing or enforcing certain requirements for schools relating to food. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as— (1) the Eliminate Dogmatic Interference by Bureaucratic Lunch Extremists Act; or (2) the EDIBLE Act. 2. Prohibition on certain requirements for schools relating to food Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Government shall not issue or enforce any requirements for elementary schools or secondary schools (as such terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) with respect to food for which there is or will be a cost not covered by the Federal Government.