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H.R. 3502 114th Congress House

Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 24, 2016 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Adult day careChild care and developmentElementary and secondary educationFederal-Indian relations
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Food assistance and reliefIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsNutrition and dietState and local government operations
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Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sep 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects.

The bill also amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the aforementioned food programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 24, 2016
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3502: Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3502/
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