S2301-118

Introduced

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 13, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Agriculture, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC1D8E4A441364B73AC7D61355895234B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Food for American Schools Act of 2023.
  • Section H26CD27AD73824E2D8C3FD89D616BF27B: 2. Requirements for purchase of foreign commodities or products Section 12(n) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(n)) is...
  • Section HFC1F6A49F1464078B10765816C49EC89: 3. Buy American contract requirements Section 12(n) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(n)) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H947353D5C52A4B3CAAD5D031CD8C8DAF: 4. Technical amendments Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) is amended— in paragraph (3)(E)(iii), in each of...
  • Section H05DF061009A34F2E8DEF049217F43F88: 5. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall affect the requirements under section 4207 of the Agriculture Improvement...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Agriculture, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Agriculture Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Agriculture Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"foreign commodity or product" §H26CD27AD73824E2D8C3FD89D616BF27B

a commodity or product other than a domestic commodity or product. Section 12(n)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(n)(2)) is amended— in subparagraph (A)— by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C)

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