A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include canned, dried, frozen, and pureed fruits and vegetables in the fresh fruit and vegetable program.

United States115th CongressS-2064Senate
Updated: Nov 2, 2017

Summary

Fruit and Vegetables Access for Children Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow the Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables. (Under current law, the program provides grants to states to make fresh fruits and vegetables available in elementary schools.)

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Timeline

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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