,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,bonamici 7for herself and ,mr4 ,comer7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide for certain waivers of program  
requirements under the ,richard ,b4     
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
to appropriately address safety measures
 with respect to ,,covid-#ai1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai    
,child ,nutrition ,response ,act4  #b4  
,national school lunch program          
requirement waivers addressing          
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,nationwide waiver     
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
may establish a waiver for all ,states  
under section #ab7l7 of the ,richard ,b4
 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7l771 for purposes  
of-- 7,a7 providing meals and meal      

supplements under a qualified program2  
and  7,b7 carrying out subparagraph 7,a7
 with appropriate safety measures with  
respect to ,,covid-#ai1 as determined by
 the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,state election  
,a waiver established under paragraph   
7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 notwithstanding       
paragraph 7#b7 of section #ab7l7 of the 
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7l771   
apply automatically to any ,state that  
elects to be subject to the waiver      
without further application2 and  7,b7  
not be subject to the requirements under
 paragraph 7#c7 of such section4  7b7   
,child and adult care food program      
waiver ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of law1 the ,secretary may    
grant a waiver under section #ab7l7 of  
the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national     
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#agfj7l77 to allow non-congregate       
feeding under a child and adult care    
food program under section #ag of the   
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 

,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 if    
such waiver is for the purposes of--    
7#a7 providing meals and meal           
supplements under such child and adult  
care food program2 and  7#b7 carrying   
out paragraph 7#a7 with appropriate     
safety measures with respect to         
,,covid-#ai1 as determined by the       
,secretary4  7c7 ,meal pattern waiver   
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#d77;,a7 of 
section #ab7l7 of the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7l77 the ,secretary 
may grant a waiver under such section   
that relates to the nutritional content 
of meals served if the ,secretary       
determines that-- 7#a7 such waiver is   
necessary to provide meals and meal     
supplements under a qualified program2  
and  7#b7 there is a supply chain       
disruption with respect to foods served 
under such a qualified program and such 
disruption is due to ,,covid-#ai4  7d7  
,reports ,each ,state that receives a   
waiver under subsection 7a71 7b71 or    

7c71 shall1 not later than #a year after
 the date such ,state received such     
waiver1 submit a report to the          
,secretary that includes the following3 
7#a7 ,a summary of the use of such      
waiver by the ,state and eligible       
service providers4  7#b7 ,a description 
of whether such waiver resulted in      
improved services to children4  7e7     
,sunset ,the authority of the ,secretary
 to establish or grant a waiver under   
this section shall expire on ,july #ca1 
#bjbj4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,qualified program ,the   
term qualified program means the        
following3 7,a7 ,the school lunch       
program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell 
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq474  7,b7 ,the    
school breakfast program under section  
#d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of     
#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74  7,c7 ,the 
child and adult care food program under 
section #ag of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db     

,u4,s4,c4 #agff74  7,d7 ,the summer food
 service program for children under     
section #ac of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agfa74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,agriculture4