,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjai,ms4 ,schrier 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,bonamici7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
to require a study of the time and      
duration of school lunch periods1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,healthy 
,meal ,time ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,meal   
time study and guidance ,the ,richard   
,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7 is amended by
 inserting after section #bf the        
following3  #bg4 ,meal time study and   
guidance  7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary    
shall-- 7#a7 not later than #a year     
after the date on which funds are first 
appropriated under subsection 7c71 enter
 into an agreement with an independent1 
nonpartisan1 science-based research     

organization to carry out a study on the
 time lunches are served1 recess is     
offered1 and the duration of lunch      
periods at schools participating in the 
school lunch program under this ,act2   
and  7#b7 not later than #d years after 
the date on which funds are first       
appropriated under subsection 7c71      
publish on the publicly available       
website of the ,department a report that
 includes the findings of the study     
required under paragraph 7#a74  7b7     
,development and dissemination of best  
practices ,the ,secretary shall--  7#a7 
not later than #a year after the date on
 which the report required under        
subsection 7a77#b7 is published1 in     
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,education1 establish a task force to-- 
7,a7 review such report2  7,b7 review   
other research relating to the time     
lunches are served1 recess is offered1  
and the duration of lunch periods in    
schools2 and  7,c7 develop best         
practices with respect to the time      

lunches are served1 recess is offered1  
and the duration of lunch periods in    
schools to ensure student health1       
including appropriate nutritional       
intake2 and  7#b7 not later than #b     
years after the date on which the report
 required under subsection 7a77#b7 is   
published-- 7,a7 review the best        
practices developed under paragraph     
7#a77;,c72 and  7,b7 issue guidance with
 respect to such best practices to      
schools participating in the school     
lunch program under this ,act4  7c7     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjba1 to remain available  
until expended4  4