S. 2559 – Reading Mode

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2559

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2025

Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate certain requirements under the summer food service program for children, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025.

Summer food service program for children amendments

(a)

In general

Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting , except that meals may be non-congregate before the period at the end;

(B)

in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:

(C)

Eligibility

All children shall be eligible to participate in the program under this section.

;

(C)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking and;

(ii)

in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(iii)

by adding at the end the following:

(E)

conduct food service monitoring onsite or offsite.

; and

(D)

in paragraph (5), by striking only for and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for meals served to all children.; and

(2)

in subsection (f)(3), by striking , except that and all that follows through section.

(b)

Regulations

The Secretary shall issue or revise regulations in accordance with the amendments made by this section, including paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 225.15(d) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.

(c)

Conforming amendment

Section 13(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(c)) is amended—

(1)

by striking paragraph (2); and

(2)

by striking (c)(1) Payments and inserting the following:

(c)

Payments