School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1431 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1431 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve program requirements and direct certification, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Fetterman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve program requirements and direct certification, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act''. SEC. 2. DIRECT CERTIFICATION. Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)(F)(iii)(II)(bb), by inserting ``in not more th…