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School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024

S. 3674 · 118th Congress · Jan 25, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of cell-cultivated meat under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on cell-cultivated meat

(a)
School lunch— Section 9(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)) is amended—
(1)
by conforming the margin of paragraph (3) to the margin of paragraph (2); and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(6) Prohibition on cell-cultivated meat—Lunches served by schools participating in the school lunch program under this Act may not include cell-cultivated meat.”

(b)
School breakfast— Section 4(e)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(C) Prohibition on cell-cultivated meat—Breakfasts served by schools participating in the school breakfast program under this section may not include cell-cultivated meat.”