This part changes an older school lunch law. Schools must offer more than one kind of fluid milk. They can offer whole milk, plain or flavored. They can offer drinks that are not milk if those drinks meet set rules. Milk fat does not count toward one fat limit.
The document says “shall”Who acts: schools participating in the school lunch programHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(i) shall offer students a variety of fluid milk;”
Section 2(a)(1)(A) strikes clauses (i) and (ii) of section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) and inserts new text in their place. The first of the new clauses requires that students be offered a variety of fluid milk.
What the document actually says
“``(i) shall offer students a variety of fluid milk;”
That sentence, in plain words
Schools must give students more than one kind of milk to drink.
What this is about
Two old lines in the older law were taken out. New lines were put in their place. This is the first of the new lines.
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The document says “can”Who acts: schools participating in the school lunch programHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(ii) may offer students options which may include flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat,”
The second new clause inserted into section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act lets a school offer students options that may include flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole milk, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free fluid milk, lactose-free fluid milk, and nondairy beverages meeting the standards described in the same clause. The quotation stops short of the full list because the printed line breaks a word.
What the document actually says
“``(ii) may offer students options which may include flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat,”
That sentence, in plain words
Schools can offer many kinds of milk. Whole milk is one of them. Plain milk and flavored milk both count. So does organic milk.
What this is about
The list goes on past the quoted words. It also names milk with less fat and milk with no fat. It names milk made without lactose. It names drinks that are not milk.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the SecretaryHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary (which shall, among other requirements to be determined by the Secretary, include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow's milk)”
The same new clause (ii) allows nondairy beverages among the options, on two conditions: that they are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk, and that they meet nutritional standards established by the Secretary. Those standards must include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to the levels found in cow's milk, along with other requirements the Secretary determines.
What the document actually says
“nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary (which shall, among other requirements to be determined by the Secretary, include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow's milk)”
That sentence, in plain words
Drinks that are not milk must be as good for you as milk. The Secretary sets the rules for them. Those rules must add calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D. The amounts must match cow's milk.
What this is about
The law does not list every rule here. The Secretary can add more of them later.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“in clause (iii), by striking ``physician'' and inserting ``physician, parent, or legal guardian'';”
Section 2(a)(1)(B) amends clause (iii) of section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) by striking the word physician and inserting the words physician, parent, or legal guardian. What that clause otherwise says is not recorded here, because that statute is not indexed on this site.
What the document actually says
“in clause (iii), by striking ``physician'' and inserting ``physician, parent, or legal guardian'';”
That sentence, in plain words
One word in an older law comes out. That word is physician, which means doctor. Three words go in: doctor, parent, or legal guardian.
What this is about
The older law is not on this site. So this page does not say what that line holds.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``fluid milk products'' and inserting ``products described in subparagraph (A)(ii)'';”
Section 2(a)(2) amends subparagraph (C) of section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking the words fluid milk products and inserting the words products described in subparagraph (A)(ii). What subparagraph (C) otherwise requires is not recorded here.
What the document actually says
“in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``fluid milk products'' and inserting ``products described in subparagraph (A)(ii)'';”
That sentence, in plain words
Three words in an older law come out. New words go in. They point to the list of drinks set out in this law.
What this is about
This sort of change keeps the parts of a law in step. The words that come out are named in this law itself.
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The document says “shall not”Who acts: schools participating in the school lunch programHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(D) Saturated fat.--Milk fat included in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered saturated fat for purposes of measuring compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).”
Section 2(a)(3) adds a new subparagraph (D) to section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. It provides that milk fat in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) is not to be counted as saturated fat when compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal is measured under 7 C.F.R. 210.10 or a successor regulation.
What the document actually says
“``(D) Saturated fat.--Milk fat included in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered saturated fat for purposes of measuring compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).”
That sentence, in plain words
Milk fat in the milk a school serves does not count as saturated fat. That is for one federal rule about how much of that fat a meal may hold.
What this is about
School meals must stay under a fat limit. Milk fat is left out of that count. The rule named is a federal one, and it may be replaced later.
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The document says “shall apply”Who acts: schools participating in the school lunch programHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(E) Application.--Subparagraph (B)(ii) is not applicable to a school that offers nondairy beverages under subparagraph (A)(ii).”
Section 2(a)(3) also adds a new subparagraph (E) to section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. It provides that subparagraph (B)(ii) of that same section is not applicable to a school offering nondairy beverages under subparagraph (A)(ii).
What the document actually says
“``(E) Application.--Subparagraph (B)(ii) is not applicable to a school that offers nondairy beverages under subparagraph (A)(ii).”
That sentence, in plain words
One part of an older law does not apply to some schools. It skips any school that offers drinks that are not milk.
What this is about
This page does not say what that part holds. The older law is not indexed on this site.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) is amended in the third sentence by inserting ``or a nondairy beverage that meets the nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B)'' after ``milk''.”
Section 2(b)(1) amends section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)). In the third sentence of that provision, after the word milk, it inserts the words or a nondairy beverage that meets the nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B).
What the document actually says
“Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) is amended in the third sentence by inserting ``or a nondairy beverage that meets the nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B)'' after ``milk''.”
That sentence, in plain words
New words go into a different part of the same older law. They add drinks that are not milk. Those drinks must meet the rules this law names.
What this is about
The new words land in the third sentence of that part. They go right after the word milk.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking ``patterns and fluid milk requirements'' and inserting ``patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages''.”
Section 2(b)(2) amends section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) by striking the words patterns and fluid milk requirements and inserting the words patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages.
What the document actually says
“Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking ``patterns and fluid milk requirements'' and inserting ``patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Some words in one more part of the older law come out. Longer words go in. The new words add rules for drinks that are not milk.
What this is about
This keeps that part in step with the new list of drinks. This site does not say what the rest of that part holds.
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Each distinct thing section 2 does: the two clauses it writes into section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the words it swaps in clause (iii) and in subparagraph (C), the two new subparagraphs (D) and (E) it adds, and the two conforming amendments in subsection (b).
Nothing in section 2 is left out, but the entries record what this Act writes and no more. Where the section only strikes words and inserts others, the entry says which words, and does not say what the sentence read like before or reads like after.
Section 2 works entirely by amending the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). That statute is not indexed on this site, so a reader following a citation into it will find the older wording until this Act is applied to it. The words quoted below are the words this Act supplies.
