119-HR2539

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2539

1. Short title
2. Types of milk offered under the school lunch program

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act" or the "FISCAL Act".

2. Types of milk offered under the school lunch program

(a) In general - Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended—

(1) - in the heading, by striking "Fluid milk" and inserting "Milk";

(2) - in subparagraph (A)—

(A) - in clause (i)—

(i) - by striking "fluid milk. Such milk" and inserting "milk, including fluid milk and plant-based milk, which";

(ii) - 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

(iii) - by inserting "and" after the semicolon;

(B) - in clause (ii), by striking "; and" and inserting a period; and

(C) - by striking clause (iii);

(3) - by striking subparagraph (B);

(4) - by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and

(5) - in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting "or plant-based milk" after "fluid milk".

(b) Conforming amendments -

(1) - 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".

(2) - Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking "fluid".