,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbd,ms4   
,om> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4       
,b[man1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,lee
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4
 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 &
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,national      
,advisory ,c\ncil on ,unpaid ,s*ool     
,meal ,debt 9 ,*ild ,nutrition          
,programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,advisory ,c\ncil on ,unpaid  
,s*ool ,meal ,debt ,act4  #b4 ,national 
advisory c\ncil on unpaid s*ool meal    
debt 9 *ild nutrition programs  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a ,national
 ,advisory ,c\ncil on ,unpaid ,s*ool    
,meal ,debt 9 ,*ild ,nutrition ,programs
 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,c\ncil74 

7b7 ,duties ,! ,c\ncil %all provide     
recomm5dations1 9 accordance )          
subsection 7g71 to ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,food & ,nutrition ,s]vice ) respect to 
address+ unpaid s*ool meal fees by      
ensur+ t-- 7#a7 /ud5ts are n /igmatiz$2 
&  7#b7 s*ool food au?orities c ma9ta9  
fiscal solv5cy 9 ord] to ensure !       
long-t]m viability ( s*ool meal         
programs4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb] & 
appo9tm5t ,! ,c\ncil %all be compos$ (  
#ad memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y z     
foll[s3 7,a7 #b memb]s %all be s*ool    
nutrition ,/ate ag5cy directors :o are  
employ$ 9 diff]5t ,/ates2  7,b7 #b      
memb]s %all be s*ool food s]vice        
directors ( a s*ool meal program 9 an   
urban area :o are employ$ 9 diff]5t     
,/ates2  7,c7 #b memb]s %all be s*ool   
food s]vice directors ( a s*ool meal    
program 9 a rural area :o are employ$ 9 
diff]5t ,/ates2  7,d7 #b memb]s %all be 
(ficials ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,s]vice 
(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2     
7,e7 #b memb]s %all be p>5ts or gu>dians

 7:o are n relat$ to "o ano!r or to !   
same *ild7 ( *ildr5 :o are eligible =   
free & r$uc$ price s*ool meals2  7,f7 #b
 memb]s %all repres5t organizations )   
exp]tise 9 ! s*ool meal programs2 &     
7,g7 #b memb]s %all be food s]vice      
pr(essionals :o-- 7i7 "w 9 s*ool        
cafet]ias2 &  7ii7 ma9ta9 daily contact 
) /ud5ts1 includ+ by prep>+ or s]v+     
meals or work+ at regi/]s4  7#b7 ,t]ms  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$
 = ! life ( ! ,c\ncil4  7,b7 ,vacancies 
,any memb] appo9t$ to fill a vacancy    
occurr+ be=e ! expiration ( ! life ( !  
,c\ncil %all be appo9t$ = ! rema9d] ( ! 
life ( ! ,c\ncil4  7d7 ,comp5sation     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,memb]s %all s]ve )\t pay4
  7#b7 ,travel exp5ses ,ea* memb] %all  
receive travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 
9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 9 accordance )      
applicable provisions "u sub*apt] ,i (  
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7#c7 ,p>5ts or gu>dians ,9 !    
case ( a memb] :o is a p>5t or gu>dian  
appo9t$ "u subsection 7c77#a77;,e71 su* 

memb]1 9 addition to reimbursem5t "u    
p>agraph 7#b71 %all1 at ! discretion ( !
 ,secret>y1 be comp5sat$ 9 advance = o!r
 p]sonal exp5ses relat$ to p>ticipation 
on ! ,c\ncil1 includ+ *ild c>e exp5ses &
 lo/ wages dur+ s*$ul$ ,c\ncil meet+s4  
7#d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry 
out ?is subsection #a1ejj1jjj1 to rema9 
available ?r\gh ! date describ$ 9       
subsection 7h74  7e7 ,*airp]son2 vice   
*airp]son  7#a7 ,eligibility ,to be     
eligible = election to ,*airp]son or    
,vice ,*airp]son ( ! ,c\ncil1 an        
individual mu/ be a memb] ( ! ,c\ncil   
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a74  7#b7    
,election ,! ,*airp]son & ,vice         
,*airp]son ( ! ,c\ncil %all be elect$ by
 su* memb]s4  7f7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,c\ncil %all meet n few] ?an #b     
times p] ye> at ! call ( ! ,*airp]son4  
7#b7 ,quorum #e memb]s ( ! ,c\ncil %all 
con/itute a quorum4  7g7 ,report  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !     
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,c\ncil "u subsection    

7a71 ! ,c\ncil %all submit to !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,food & ,nutrition     
,s]vice a report conta9+ !              
recomm5dations describ$ 9 subsection    
7b74  7#b7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! submission ( ! report "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,food & ,nutrition     
,s]vice1 %all use ! recomm5dations      
conta9$ 9 su* report to issue guidance )
 respect to address+ unpaid s*ool meal  
fees4  7h7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,c\ncil %all   
t]m9ate on ! date t is #a day aft] !    
submission ( ! report requir$ "u        
subsection 7g74  7i7 ,te*nical assi/ance
 ,! ,secret>y %all provide ! ,c\ncil )  
su* te*nical & o!r assi/ance1 includ+   
secret>ial & cl]ical assi/ance1 z may be
 requir$ to c>ry out its functions4  7j7
 ,unpaid s*ool meal fees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m unpaid s*ool meal fees   
means out/&+ fees ow$ by a h\sehold to a
 local educational ag5cy = lun*es "u ?is
 ,act or breakfa/s "u section #d ( !    
,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db      

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