Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016
Latest action · Jul 6, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 6, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
The bill extends through FY2020 the authorizations for:
- the Summer Food Service Program,
- WIC,
- the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and
- State Administrative Expenses.
(Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.)
For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that:
- require the Department of Agriculture to use an expedited rulemaking process to change regulations regarding whole grain and sodium requirements for the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program;
- create a hardship exemption to temporarily permit certain schools to serve frozen, dried, or canned fruits under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program;
- revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs; and
- permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service.
For WIC, the bill:
- changes rules regarding the eligibility criteria for children, the infant certification period, and income eligibility calculations;
- permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and
- modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Roberts. Without written report.
- Jul 6, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Jul 6, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 569 | Farm to School Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2015 |
| HR 1061 | Farm to School Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adult day care
- Advisory bodies
- Agriculture and Food
- Business ethics
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Agriculture
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Food assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Fruit and vegetables
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Indian social and development programs
- Medicaid
- Nutrition and diet
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Public contracts and procurement
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Placed on Calendar Senate
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