S. 1957 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1957 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2023Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Risch, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023. 2. Whole milk permissible Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking milk. in the first sentence and all that follows through (7 U.S.C. 5341); and inserting milk;; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free after unflavored; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) Saturated fat Milk fat included in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered saturated fat for purposes of measuring compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). .