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.
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Mike Braun
R-IN | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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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