Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6564 To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to include the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as a qualified program for purposes of certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing COVID–19, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 21, 2020 Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to include the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as a qualified program for purposes of certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing COVID– 19, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fresh Produce for 4 Kids in Need Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:17 Apr 23, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6564.IH H6564 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6564 IH SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRO- 1 GRAM AS QUALIFIED PROGRAM. 2 Section 2202(f)(1) of the Families First Coronavirus 3 Response Act (Public Law 116–127) is amended by add- 4 ing at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(E) The fresh fruit and vegetable pro- 6 gram under section 19 of the Richard B. Rus- 7 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 8 1769a).’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:17 Apr 23, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6564.IH H6564 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS