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H.R. 4617

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To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Congress
114th (2015–2017)
Introduced
February 25, 2016
Cosponsors (9)
7D 2R
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This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel.

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