Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act” or the “FISCAL Act”.
Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer a variety of milk to students participating in the school lunch program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Types of milk offered under the school lunch program
In general— Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended—
in the heading, by striking “Fluid milk” and inserting “Milk”;
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (i)—
by striking “fluid milk. Such milk” and inserting “milk, including fluid milk and plant-based milk, which”;
by inserting “or, in the case of a plant-based milk not included under those guidelines, consistent with nutritional standards established by the Secretary” after “(7 U.S.C. 5341)”; and
by inserting “and” after the semicolon;
in clause (ii), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and
by striking clause (iii);
by striking subparagraph (B);
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and
in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “or plant-based milk” after “fluid milk”.
Conforming amendments—
Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting “or plant-based” before “milk”.
Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking “fluid”.