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Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

S. 1957 · 118th Congress · Jun 13, 2023 · Lineage

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.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023”.

Sec. 2 Whole milk permissible

Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking “milk.” in the first sentence and all that follows through “(7 U.S.C. 5341);” and inserting “milk;”; and
(B)
in clause (ii), by inserting “whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free” after “unflavored”; and
(2)
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).”