Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “School Meals Expansion Act”.
School Meals Expansion Act
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to expanding community eligibility, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Expanding community eligibility
Multiplier— Clause (vii) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
“(vii) Multiplier—For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the Secretary shall use a multiplier of 2.5.”
Threshold— Clause (viii) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
“(viii) Threshold—For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the threshold shall be not more than 25 percent.”
Applicability— The amendments made by this section shall apply to a local educational agency with respect to a school year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, for which such local educational agency elects to receive special assistance payments under subparagraph (F) of section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)).