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HR 5738 111th Congress House

School EATS Act

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast program or school lunch program.

Introduced: July 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistance
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Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Jul 14, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 14, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1322-1323)
Jul 14, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Enhancement of Talented Students Act or School EATS Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, or school food authorities to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school lunch and breakfast programs.

Gives grant priority to applicants: (1) in which at least 50% of the students enrolled in schools under their jurisdictions are eligible for free or reduced price meals; and (2) located in states where the adult obesity rate is not less that 30% and the child obesity rate is more than 30%, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Requires grant funds to be used to: (1) procure unprocessed foods; (2) train food service staff to prepare such foods; and (3) purchase the equipment needed to prepare such foods.

Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees on the procurement of healthy, unprocessed foods.

Makes food weight and quantity requirements under the school lunch and breakfast programs inapplicable to food served under this Act's grant program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2010
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 14, 2010
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 14, 2010
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5738: School EATS Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5738/
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"H.R. 5738: School EATS Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5738/.
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H.R. 5738, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5738/.
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