1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Kids Eat Local Act of 2019”.
Kids Eat Local Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve nutritional and other program requirements relating to purchases of locally produced food.
2. Purchases of locally produced food
Section 9(j)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)(3)) is amended—
by striking “Program, to” and inserting the following:
“(A) to”
in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) to use “locally grown”, “locally raised”, or “locally caught” as a product specification.”