Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act of 1994

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Title II: School Breakfast and Related Programs Title III: School Lunch and Related Programs Title IV: Program Integrity Title V: Effective Dates Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act of 1993 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) and the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to revise and reauthorize child nutrition programs. Title I: Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - Amends CNA to extend and increase the authorization of appropriations for the special nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) (currently named the special supplemental food program for WIC). (Sec. 102) Increases funding and activities under the WIC breastfeeding promotion program. (Sec. 103) Expands the WIC farmers market program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promote use of farmers markets by recipients of Federal nutrition programs. Title II: School Breakfast and Related Programs - Amends CNA to remove certain limitations on providing milk to low-income children. (Sec. 202) Eliminates the cost basis for the severe need reimbursement rate under CNA, if at least 40 percent of a school's students participating in the school lunch program under the NSLA are eligible to receive meals for free or at reduced prices. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to permit schools to offer low-fat yogurt (which may be required to be enriched) as a meat alternative in the school breakfast program. (Sec. 205) Extends and increases the authorization of appropriations for startup costs for school breakfast programs. (Sec. 206) Provides for: (1) expansion of school breakfast programs through competitive grants to States; and (2) increased payments for State administrative expenses under CNA and NSLA programs. (Sec. 208) Authorizes State agencies and school food authorities to establish more stringent rules and policies than the minimum Federal requirements under CNA and NSLA, including prohibiting or controlling sale of competitive (or junk) food throughout the school campus during the school day. Directs the Secretary to develop model language for banning sale of competitive foods of minimal nutritional value anywhere on school grounds before the end of the last lunch period. (Sec. 209) Adds several authorized uses of funds under nutrition education and training programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: School Lunch and Related Programs - Amends NSLA to require that school lunch program lunches offer students fluid milk, removing the requirement that there be a choice of both whole milk and unflavored lowfat milk. (Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to permit schools to offer low-fat yogurt (which may be required to be fortified) as a meat alternative in the school lunch program. (Sec. 303) Requires various reports by the Secretary to the appropriate congressional committees on increasing consumption of healthy foods in school lunches. (Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary to assist States through grants and other means to provide information to parents on the importance of nutrition, including parent-student education and parent visiting of school breakfast and lunch programs. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 305) Revises income guidelines for free lunches to increase the numbers of eligible elementary school students. (Sec. 306) Allows State agencies or local food authorities to use a determination of eligibility of a child for free or reduced price meals to demonstrate the child's eligibility for benefits under other Federal, State, or local means-tested programs. (Sec. 307) Makes Head Start participants automatically eligible for free breakfasts and lunches under CNA and NSLA. (Sec. 308) Revises the formula for special assistance payments to consider the number of free meals served (currently only lunches are considered). (Sec. 309) Directs the Secretary to develop and make available public service advertisements that promote healthy eating habits for children. (Sec. 310) Establishes a program to encourage use of organically produced foods in school breakfast and lunch programs. Allows priority to be given to socially disadvantaged, very rural, or small-scale farmers or ranchers. (Sec. 311) Directs the Secretary to award annual grants to private nonprofit educational organizations in three States to create food and nutrition projects fully integrated with elementary school curricula. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 312) Revises the summer food service program for children, expanding or making it more flexible with respect to specified features. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 313) Reauthorizes the commodity distribution program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) improve overall nutritional quality of entitlement commodities provided to schools; and (2) require that nutritional content information labels be placed on packages or shipments of such entitlement commodities or otherwise provide such information. (Sec. 314) Revises the child and adult care food program. Allows expansion funds to be used for outreach to unlicensed day care homes. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for dissemination of Medicaid and WIC information in connection with such program. (Sec. 315) Makes a child automatically eligible for a free or reduced price meal supplement in afterschool care if already certified eligible for free or reduced price school breakfasts or lunches. (Sec. 316) Reauthorizes appropriations for demonstration projects to improve food service to homeless children under age six in emergency shelters. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 317) Establishes pilot programs, under the school breakfast and lunch programs, to increase: (1) offerings of fruits and vegetables; (2) consumption of low-fat dairy products and lean meats; and (3) use of fortified fluid milk, including an information program. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 320) Requires that specified activities be conducted with assistance for food service management institutes and other institutions. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 321) Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the coordinated review system under NSLA. (Sec. 322) Requires revision of menu planning guides with respect to reduction of fat and saturated fat. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on compliance with such fat guidelines as well as those for dietary fiber, sodium, and sugar in school breakfast and lunch programs. (Sec. 323) Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with a nongovernmental organization for an information clearinghouse for nongovernmental groups that assist low-income individuals or communities with food assistance or self-help or other empowering activities. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Program Integrity - Amends NSLA to set forth duties of the Secretary relating to anticompetitive activities under various child nutrition programs under CNA and NSLA, including debarment policy. (Sec. 403) Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to State educational agencies and other State agencies that administer child nutrition programs for prevention and control of anticompetitive activities. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Effective Dates - Sets forth effective dates.

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Timeline

1. 2 November 1993

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 November 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14841-14847)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 November 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 February 1994

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 March 1994

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 April 1994

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4520-4521)

   Source: IntroReferral

7. 16 May 1994

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

8. 10 June 1994

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

9. 17 June 1994

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

10. 22 June 1994

    Reported

    Committee on Agriculture. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

11. 1 July 1994

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.

    Source: Calendars

12. 1 July 1994

    Reported

    Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-300.

    Source: Committee

13. 1 July 1994

    Reported

    Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-300.

    Source: Committee

14. 12 August 1994

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S1402-11420, S11422-11434, S11456-11457)

    Source: Floor

15. 25 August 1994

    Passed

    The committee substitute agreed to by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

16. 25 August 1994

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S12648-12660)

    Source: Floor

17. 12 September 1994

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

18. 12 September 1994

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

19. 12 September 1994

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

20. 4 October 1994

    Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walker objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

    Source: Floor

21. 4 October 1994

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

    Source: Floor

22. 4 October 1994

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10805-10825)

    Source: Floor

23. 4 October 1994

    Floor

    Mr. Kildee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

24. 5 October 1994

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

25. 5 October 1994

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

26. 5 October 1994

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

27. 5 October 1994

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10920)

    Source: Floor

28. 5 October 1994

    Passed

    MODIFICATION OF MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES - Mr. Kildee asked unanimous consent that the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill S. 1614 be modified. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

29. 6 October 1994

    Passed

    Senate agreed to House amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S14438-14456)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 6 October 1994

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S14438-14456)

    Source: NotUsed

31. 6 October 1994

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

    Source: Floor

32. 7 October 1994

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

33. 12 October 1994

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

34. 21 October 1994

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

35. 21 October 1994

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

36. 2 November 1994

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 103-448.

    Source: President

37. 2 November 1994

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

38. 2 November 1994

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

39. 1 December 1994

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Sponsors

• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994
• related to → A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to remove the requirement that schools participating in the school lunch program offer students specific types of fluid milk, and for other purposes.
• related to → School Lunch Protection Act of 1993
• amends ← To establish dietary guidelines for students who participate in school lunch programs, to establish all-day educational and recreational activities for children at feeding sites, to provide for the use of any food service management institute for dietary and nutrition activities, to establish juice inspection regulations, to streamline the administration of nutrition programs, and to provide for the distribution of commodities on certain Indian reservations.
• amends ← To improve the administration of the WIC Program.

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