,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aadf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,king1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 and 
,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,richard ,b4 ,russell     
,national ,school ,lunch ,act to        
prohibit further reductions in sodium   
levels and to reinstate the grain-rich  
requirements applicable to the national 
school lunch and breakfast programs4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,healthy ,school ,meals         
,flexibility ,act4  #b4 ,sodium target  
levels2 whole grain requirement ,section
 #i7;f7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell    
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;f77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,sodium target levels ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of law1 the         

,secretary shall not implement any      
regulation under this ,act1 the ,child  
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agga et seq471 the ,healthy1           
,hunger-,free ,kids ,act of #bjaj       
7,public ,law #aaa-bif71 or any other   
law that would require a reduction in   
the quantity of sodium contained in     
federally reimbursed meals1 foods1 and  
snacks sold in schools below ,target #a 
7as described in section #bbj4h7;f77#c7 
of title #g1 ,code of ,federal          
,regulations 7or successor              
regulations774  7#f7 ,whole grain       
requirement ,notwithstanding the final  
rule of the ,secretary entitled         
,nutrition ,standards in the ,national  
,school ,lunch and ,school ,breakfast   
,programs 7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #djhh        
7,january #bf1 #bjab77 or any other     
provision of law--  7,a7 the ,secretary 
shall only require that half of all     
grains in federally reimbursed meals1   
foods1 and snacks sold in schools are   
whole grain-rich2 and  7,b7 school food 

authorities shall comply with the       
applicable grain component or standard  
with respect to the school lunch or     
school breakfast program that was in    
effect prior to ,july #a1 #bjad4  4