,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbc,mr4  
,g>am5di 7= himself & ,mr4 ,la,malfa7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,ri*>d ,b4      
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act to 
require a s*ool food au?ority to make   
publicly available any waiv] ( ! ,buy   
,am]ican requirem5t1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,am]ican ,food = ,am]ican ,s*ools ,act
 ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,requirem5ts = pur*ase ( 
=eign commodities or products  7a7      
,def9itions ,section #ab7n7 ( ! ,ri*>d  
,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7n77 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7
 ,dome/ic commodity or product ,! t]m   
dome/ic commodity or product means-- 7i7
 an agricultural commodity t is produc$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 a food product 
t-- 7,i7 is process$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 

&  7,,ii7 sub/antially conta9s          
agricultural commodities describ$ 9     
clause 7i72 &  7iii7 fi% or seafood     
h>ve/$-- 7,i7 )9 ! ,exclusive ,economic 
,zone ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7z e/abli%$ by  
,presid5tial ,proclamation ,numb] #ejcj1
 dat$ ,m>* #aj1 #aihc7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#adec note772 or  7,,ii7 by a ,unit$    
,/ates-flagg$ vessel4  7,b7 ,=eign      
commodity or product ,! t]m =eign       
commodity or product means a commodity  
or product o!r ?an a dome/ic commodity  
or product4  4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,section
 #ab7n77#b7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell     
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7n77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+      
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ subp>agraphs  
7,b7 & 7,c72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ pur*ase1  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 dome/ic 
& ins]t+ pur*ase dome/ic2  7#b7 9       
subp>agraph 7,b77ii71 by /rik+ = ! s*ool
 lun* program "u ?is ,act or ! s*ool    
breakfa/ program "u section #d ( ! ,*ild
 ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#aggc74 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 =-- 7,i7 !   
s*ool lun* program "u ?is ,act1 includ+ 
any snacks s]v$ "u t program2  7,,ii7 ! 
summ] food s]vice program = *ildr5 "u   
section #ac2  7,,iii7 ! *ild & adult c>e
 food program "u section #ag2  7,,iv7 ! 
special milk program "u section #c ( !  
,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aggb72 &  7,v7 ! s*ool       
breakfa/ program "u section #d ( ! ,*ild
 ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aggc74  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7,c7 ,waiv]  7i7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 a s*ool
 food au?ority %all be requir$ to reque/
 f ! ,secret>y a waiv] ( subp>agraph    
7,a7 be=e pur*as+ =eign commodities or  
products4  7ii7 ,exception ,a s*ool food
 au?ority may pur*ase =eign commodities 
or products )\t a waiv] "u clause 7i7 if
 ! =eign commodities or products-- 7,i7 
are n produc$ or process$ dome/ically 9 
suffici5t quantities & ( satisfactory   
quality2 or  7,,ii7 are n reasonably    
available dome/ically 9 suffici5t       

quantities & ( satisfactory quality4    
7iii7 ,limitation ,waiv]s may only be   
grant$ "u clause 7i7 = up to #e p]c5t ( 
! total annual comm]cial food co/s ( a  
s*ool food au?ority )9 ea* food compon5t
 7z def9$ 9 section #baj4b ( title #g1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulations774  7iv7          
,notification requirem5t ,a s*ool food  
au?ority t pur*ases =eign commodities or
 products "u ?is subp>agraph %all be    
requir$1 n less ?an once ea* s*ool ye>1 
to notify p>5ts or gu>dians ( /ud5ts ( !
 =eign commodities or products pur*as$4 
7v7 ,publicly available li/ ( waiv]s    
7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
fir/ waiv] is provid$ "u ?is            
subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & 
ma9ta9 on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,agriculture a publicly available li/ ( 
ea* waiv] provid$ "u ?is subp>agraph1   
:i* %all include in=mation-- 7aa7 7,,aa7
 on ea* s*ool food au?ority t has       
receiv$ a waiv] "u ?is subp>agraph2 &   
7,,bb7 on ea* food product = :i* t s*ool

 food au?ority receiv$ ! waiv]2 &  7bb7 
conta9$ 9 ea* report submitt$ "u clause 
7vi77,,ii74  7,,ii7 ,ma9t5ance ,!       
,secret>y %all update ! li/ e/abli%$ 9  
subclause 7,i7-- 7aa7 ) respect to item 
7aa7 ( t subclause1 n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] a waiv] is grant$ "u ?is           
subp>agraph2 &  7bb7 ) respect to item  
7bb7 ( t subclause1 on an annual basis4 
7vi7 ,reports  7,i7 ,report to /ate     
educational ag5cy ,a s*ool food au?ority
 %all submit to ! ,/ate educational     
ag5cy t s]ves ! s*ool food au?ority1 on 
an annual basis1 a report detail+ !     
categories ( =eign commodities or       
products pur*as$ )\t a waiv] "u clause  
7ii74  7,,ii7 ,report to secret>y ,!    
,/ate educational ag5cy %all submit to !
 ,secret>y1 on an annual basis1 a report
 conta9+ a compilation ( ! in=mation    
report$ to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy "u 
subclause 7,i74  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts
 ,section #ab7n7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7n77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   

p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ,p>agraph       
7#b77;,a7 & ins]t+ ,subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 
7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph
 7#d71 by /rik+ ,p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 &   
ins]t+ ,subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,c7 (      
p>agraph 7#b74  #c4 ,buy am]ican        
contract requirem5ts ,section #ab7n7 ( !
 ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool   
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7n77 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7  
,contracts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any contract 
ent]$ into betwe5 a s*ool food au?ority 
& a suppli] = a commodity or food       
product = programs "u ?is ,act or !     
,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph %all include a  
provision 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph z ! 
cov]$ provision7 t requires ! suppli] to
 comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is           
subsection4  7,b7 ,reimbursem5t 9 ! case
 ( noncompliance  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,a       
suppli] t ent]s into a contract describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t does n comply ) ! 
cov]$ provision 9 ! contract %all be    

requir$ to pay to ! ,secret>y an am\nt  
equal to ! am\nt ( ,f$]al funds !       
suppli] us$ to pur*ase =eign commodities
 or products 9 noncompliance ( ! cov]$  
provision4  7ii7 ,limitation ,funds paid
 to ! ,secret>y "u clause 7i7 %all be   
available to ! ,secret>y1 )\t fur!r     
appropriation or fiscal ye> limitation1 
to c>ry out subsection 7m74  7,c7 ,use (
 noncompliant goods ,a s*ool food       
au?ority t receives =eign commodities or
 products t 7 obta9$ 9 noncompliance ) !
 cov]$ provision 9 ! contract ( ! s*ool 
food au?ority may use ^? =eign          
commodities or products )\t reque/+ a   
waiv] "u p>agraph 7#b77;,c74  7,d7      
,report+  7i7 ,report to /ate           
educational ag5cy ,a s*ool food au?ority
 %all submit to ! ,/ate educational     
ag5cy t s]ves ! s*ool food au?ority an  
annual report describ+ any noncompliance
 ( a cov]$ provision 9 any contract     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7ii7      
,report to secret>y ,a ,/ate educational
 ag5cy %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    

annual report conta9+ a compilation (   
ea* in/ance ( noncompliance report$ to !
 ,/ate educational ag5cy "u clause 7i74 
7,e7 ,publication ,! ,secret>y %all make
 publicly available on ! website ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture a li/ ( ea*    
in/ance ( noncompliance report$ to !    
,secret>y "u subp>agraph 7,d77ii74  4   
#d4 ,reau?orization ( buy am]ican       
procurem5t tra9+ program ,section       
#ab7m77#d7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell      
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7m77#d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
by /rik+ #a1jjj1jjj & ins]t+ #e1jjj1jjj2
 &  7#b7 by /rik+ #bjaj ?r\gh #bjae &   
ins]t+ #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbh4  #e4 ,te*nical
 am5dm5ts  7a7 ,ri*>d b4 russell        
national s*ool lun* act  7#a7 ,section  
#i7;b7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national
 ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#ageh7;b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph   
7#c77;,e77iii71 9 ea* ( subclauses      
7,,iii7 & 7,,iv71 by /rik+ r$uc$-price  
ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ r$uc$ price2
 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#ae77;,a77i77,,ii71

 by /rik+ regulations7 & ins]t+         
regulations774  7#b7 ,section #aa7;e7 ( 
! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool  
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7e77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ r$uc$-pric$ & ins]t+    
r$uc$ price4  7#c7 ,section             
#ac7;a77#g77;,a77iv7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4     
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#g77;,a77iv77  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ section aft] "u4     
7#d7 ,section #ag7o77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,ri*>d
 ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun*    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7o77#c77;,a77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ consulation & ins]t+  
consultation4  7#e7 ,section #bb ( !    
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;c7 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by  
/rik+ ! subsection designation & head+ &
 all t foll[s ?r\gh ,!re 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,unifi$           
acc\ntability sy/em ,!re  2 &  7ii7 by  
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z   
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively1 &  

ind5t+ appropriately2 &  7,b7 9         
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by /rik+ 9     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7
 & ins]t+ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (     
subsection 7a74  7b7 ,*ild nutrition act
 ( #aiff  7#a7 ,section                 
#g7;a77#b77;,b77i7 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition 
,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#aggf7;a77#b77;,b77i77 is am5d$ by /rik+
 clause 7ii7 & ins]t+ clause 7ii774     
7#b7 ,section #ag7;h77#d7 ( ! ,*ild     
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#aghf7;h77#d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,a77vi71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77iv71 by 
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a p]iod4  #f4 ,rule (
 con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all affect ! 
requirem5ts "u section #dbjg ( !        
,agriculture ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj note2 ,public ,law 
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