[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 222 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 111
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 222
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Fetterman, Mr.
Grassley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. King, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Crapo, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Moran, Mr. Justice,
Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry
July 10, 2025
Reported by Mr. Boozman, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Whole Milk for Healthy Kids
Act of 2025''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ORGANIC OR NON-ORGANIC WHOLE MILK
PERMISSIBLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) shall offer students a
variety of fluid milk;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) may offer students flavored
and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole,
reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free fluid milk
and lactose-free fluid milk;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in clause (iii), by striking
``physician'' and inserting ``physician, parent, or
legal guardian''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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).''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIC OR NON-ORGANIC WHOLE MILK PERMISSIBLE.
(a) In General.--Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting
the following:
``(i) shall offer students a variety of
fluid milk;
``(ii) may offer students options which may
include flavored and unflavored organic or
nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and
fat-free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid
milk, and nondairy beverages that are
nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet
the nutritional standards established by the
Secretary (which shall, among other
requirements to be determined by the Secretary,
include fortification of calcium, protein,
vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in
cow's milk); and''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``physician'' and
inserting ``physician, parent, or legal guardian'';
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``fluid milk products'' and inserting
``products described in subparagraph (A)(ii)''; and
(3) 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).
``(E) Application.--Subparagraph (B)(ii) is not
applicable to a school that offers nondairy beverages
under subparagraph (A)(ii).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) is amended in the third sentence
by inserting ``or a nondairy beverage that meets the
nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B)'' after
``milk''.
(2) Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking
``patterns and fluid milk requirements'' and inserting
``patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards
for nondairy beverages''.
SEC. 3. INCLUDING FOOD ALLERGY INFORMATION IN EXISTING TRAINING MODULES
FOR LOCAL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL.
(a) Food Allergy Training Module.--Section 7(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as
subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subclause (I) the following:
``(II) food allergies, including
information on the best practices to
prevent, recognize, and respond to
food-related allergic reactions;''.
(b) Certification.--Section 7(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended by
striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) and (iii)''.
Calendar No. 111
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 222
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 10, 2025
Reported with an amendment