119-HR649

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 649

1. Short title
2. Organic or non-organic whole milk permissible

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025".

2. Organic or non-organic whole milk permissible

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

(1) In general - by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

(A) In general - Lunches served by schools participating in the school lunch program under this Act—

(i) - shall offer students a variety of fluid milk;

(ii) - may offer students flavored and unflavored organic or non-organic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk; and

(iii) - shall provide a substitute for fluid milk for students whose disability restricts their diet, on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician, parent, or legal guardian that identifies the disability that restricts the student’s diet and that specifies the substitute for fluid milk.

(2) Saturated fat - 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).

(E) Prohibition on certain purchases - The Secretary shall prohibit schools participating in the school lunch program under this Act from purchasing or offering milk produced by a China state-owned enterprise.

(F) Limitation on authority - The Secretary may not prohibit any school participating in the school lunch program under this Act from offering students the milk described in subparagraph (A)(ii).