To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve direct certification, 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 improve direct certification, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Civil Rights, Energy.
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 id2C3ECA7552D547D98C2C6417D1135723: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Modernization and Efficient Access to Lunches for Students Act of 2023 or the School MEALS Act of 2023.
- Section id501da332f86c40799221c02370a3c1a3: 2. Expanding direct certification Section 9(b)(4)(F)(iii)(II)(bb) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)(F)(iii)(II)(bb)) is...
- Section id78974D6A268D4E47AD55218121F259BE: 3. Enhancing direct certification Section 9(b)(15)(B)(ii)(III) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(15)(B)(ii)(III)) is...
- Section id4F6F14AFE99F43B1AAE21223D7BE4D6C: 4. Direct certification improvement grants and technical assistance Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) is...
- Section id6929302CAB73439DBA8A210673DFA769: 5. Enhancing the community eligibility option Section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) is amended— in...
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 improve direct certification, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Civil Rights, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve direct certification, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- schools, students, and education providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the school year prior to the first school year that a school or local educational agency elected to receive special assistance payments under this subparagraph
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