US HB6299 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress House Bill 6299 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-11-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

American Food for American Schools Act of 2016 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require school food authorities (SFAs) to request a waiver from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase foreign commodities or products for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). (Under current law, Buy American provisions require SFAs to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities or products for the NSLP. There are limited exceptions which permit the purchase of non-domestic products in circumstances when using domestic products is truly not practicable. If an SFA uses an exception, there is no requirement to request a waiver to purchase a foreign product or commodity, but the SFA must keep documentation justifying the exception.) USDA may not grant a waiver for an SFA to purchase foreign commodities or products unless: (1) the commodities or products are not produced or manufactured domestically in sufficient amounts or of satisfactory quality, (2) the domestic commodities or products would be significantly higher in price than foreign commodities or products, and (3) the SFA agrees to make the waiver publicly available on its website and meet other specified notification requirements.

Title

American Food for American Schools Act of 2016

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-11-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-11-14	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6290)
2016-11-14	House	Introduced in House