Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2021”.
Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2021
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to clarify that charitable organization officials may receive food donations from schools under the food donation program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Food donation by schools through charitable organization officials
Section 9(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(l)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “school and local educational agency” and inserting “school food authority”;
by inserting “, including from a fundraiser or charitable food drive, or” after “any food”;
by striking “or charitable organizations” and inserting “, charitable organizations, or individuals in need, as determined by such school food authority”;
by striking “general.—Each” and inserting the following:
“(A) Food donations permissible—Each”
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Donations through charitable organization officials
“(i) In general—Each school participating in the school lunch program under this Act may donate the food described in subparagraph (A) to a charitable organization through a charitable organization official who is directly affiliated with the school food authority serving such school.
“(ii) Annual food safety training—A charitable organization official may not receive donated food pursuant to this subparagraph unless such charitable organization official has received a food safety certification, or other applicable certification, from the State health department or other responsible authority in the State such food is donated in.
“(C) Use of school campus—The food donated by a school pursuant to this paragraph may be received, stored, and distributed on the campus of such school.
“(D) Charitable organization official defined—In this paragraph, the term charitable organization official means a person who has a memorandum of understanding with a charitable organization to receive food donations on behalf of such organization.”
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking “to schools and local educational agencies” and inserting “to school food authorities”; and
by striking “such schools and local educational agencies” and inserting “such school food authorities”; and
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, including guidance with respect to donations through charitable organization officials under paragraph (1)(B).” after “necessary”; and
in paragraph (3), by striking “school and local educational agency” and inserting “school food authority”.