,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbe,ms4    
,p]ez 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mrs4 ,kim1
 & ,mr4 ,gray7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require t ,/ates t receive a grant "u ! 
,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant  
,act ( #aiij1 w n prohibit lic5s$ *ild  
c>e provid]s f p]=m+ simple food        
prep>ation ( fruits & vegetables4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,cutt+ ,r$ ,tape on ,*ild ,c>e ,provid]s
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,access to m9imally 
process$ fruits1 vegetables1 nuts & se$s
 is crucial = ! developm5t & well-be+ ( 
*ildr54  7#b7 ,lic5s$ *ild c>e provid]s 
(t5 face re/rictions on food prep>ation 
t limit _! ability to s]ve fre% fruits &
 vegetables4  7#c7 ,home & family bas$  
*ild c>e options1 7e/imat$ to s]ve ab\t 
#a_/d ( families71 h se5 /eady decl9es  
ov] ! pa/ decade4 ,:ile ?is decreases   

*ild c>e *oices = all families1 x       
disproportionately impacts l[-income &  
rural families & ^? requir+ dayc>e at   
non-traditional times because ( %ift "w4
  7#d7 ,complicat$ & burd5some          
regulations are m *all5g+ = home-bas$   
provid]s & are likely a "p ( ! reason ^!
 c5t]s are decl9+4  7#e7 ,curr5t        
regulations c make x easi] to op5 a     
pre-packag$1 (t5 ultra-process$1 snack  
?an x is to1 = example1 peel a banana4  
,?is und]m9es ! ability ( *ild c>e      
provid]s to provide basic nutrition to  
our kids4  7#f7 ,simplify+ regulations  
to enc\rage simple food prep>ation (    
m9imally process$ agricultural products 
c improve nutritional outcomes = *ildr54
  #c4 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act
 & ! am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 ! t]m    
simple food prep>ation means ! basic    
prep>ation ( fruits & vegetables1       
includ+ wa%+1 peel+1 cutt+1 & s]v+ raw  
or m9imally process$ produce4  #d4      
,prohibition ( b>ri]s "u ! ,*ild ,c>e & 
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  

,section #feh;,e7c77#b77;,f7 ( ! ,*ild  
,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( 
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7#b77;,f77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7iii7 ,prohibition ( b>ri]s ,! ,/ate    
%all n create any b>ri]s on ! simple    
prep>ation ( fre% fruits & vegetables = 
facilities1 lic5s$ or lic5s$ exempt4  4