,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjbj,ms4  
,om> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,ms4       
,moore1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4 
,hayes1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1    
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson 
( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,lev9 
( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1   
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,lee (   
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4      
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4
 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4
 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,ms4 ,mc,collum7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require t s*ool food       
au?orities & local educational ag5cies n
 collect unpaid meal fees dur+ !        
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,susp5d ,s*ool ,meal ,debt ,act4  #b4 
,s*ool meal debt dur+ ,,covid-#ai p&emic

  7a7 ,cancellation ( meal debts ow$ z (
 date ( enactm5t ,! ,secret>y %all      
reimburse ea* s*ool food au?ority &     
local educational ag5cy p>ticipat+ 9 !  
s*ool lun* program "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4      
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or ! s*ool
 breakfa/ program "u section #d ( !     
,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 = ! unpaid meal fees   
ow$ to su* au?ority or ag5cy z ( ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,debt     
collection prohibition dur+ em]g5cy     
p]iod ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
! ,secret>y %all require t dur+ !       
em]g5cy p]iod ea* s*ool food au?ority & 
local educational ag5cy describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 may n collect unpaid meal
 fees or use a debt collector 7z su* t]m
 is def9$ 9 section #hjc ( ! ,consum]   
,cr$it ,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#afib;a77 to collect su* unpaid meal    
fees4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,em]g5cy p]iod ,! t]m em]g5cy p]iod
 means ! p]iod-- 7,a7 beg9n+ on ! date (

 ! enactm5t ( ?is section2 &  7,b7 end+ 
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! public    
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 ) respect to          
,,covid-#ai is t]m9at$ "u su* section4  
7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#c7 ,unpaid 
meal fees ,! t]m unpaid meal fees-- 7,a7
 means out/&+ fees ow$ by a h\sehold to 
a local educational ag5cy or s*ool food 
au?ority = lun*es "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4       
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or        
breakfa/s "u section #d ( ! ,*ild       
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aggc72 &  7,b7 includes late fees      
associat$ ) ! out/&+ fees describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a74