,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbj,ms4     
,smi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit s*ool food         
au?orities & local educational ag5cies f
 collect+ unpaid s*ool meal fees dur+ ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,susp5d ,s*ool ,meal ,debt ,act (     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,s*ool meal debt dur+       
,,covid-#ai p&emic  7a7 ,def9ition (    
em]g5cy p]iod ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
em]g5cy p]iod means ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on !  
date t is #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 on ,janu>y  
#ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai is 
t]m9at$4  7b7 ,debt collection          
prohibition ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (

 law1 dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod1 a s*ool food
 au?ority or a 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 may n-- 7#a7      
collect unpaid meal fees 7includ+ late  
fees associat$ ) unpaid meals7 "u ^?    
programs2 or  7#b7 use a debt collector 
7z def9$ 9 section #hjc ( ! ,consum]    
,cr$it ,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#afib;a77 to collect ^? unpaid meal     
fees4  7c7 ,cancellation ( meal debts ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all reimburse
 ea* s*ool food au?ority & local        
educational ag5cy p>ticipat+ 9 a program
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 = unpaid meal
 fees 7includ+ late fees associat$ )    
unpaid meals7 ow$ to t au?ority or ag5cy
 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4