Amendment ID: S2776-40

Amendment 40

One-Year Extension of Universal School Meals

Messrs. DiDomenico, O'Connor, Fattman, Eldridge and Velis, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Montigny, Ms. DiZoglio, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Feeney, Moore, Collins, Finegold, Timilty, Brady, Lesser and Pacheco move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following item:-

"7053-1925 For a reserve to supplement federal reimbursements for school breakfast and school lunch as under the National Child Nutrition Act and National School Lunch Act for the purpose of making breakfast and lunch available at no charge to each student for the 2022-23 school year. The amount reimbursed to schools shall be the difference between the amount paid by the United States Department of Agriculture and the free rate as set annually by the United States Secretary of Agriculture under 42 U.S.C. 1759a for each school……... $110,000,000".