H.R.1324 - Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science. as introduced.

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Lynn Woolsey

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3/5/2009--Introduced.Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science-based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch
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3/5/2009--Introduced.Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science-based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch or breakfast programs. Applies such standards to all food sold outside such programs anywhere on school campuses during the extended school day, with the possible limited exemption of food sold at school fundraisers. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) consider the recommendations of authoritative scientific organizations and evidence concerning the relationship between diet and health when establishing the standards; and
(2) review the standards as soon as practicable after the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services publish a new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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03/31/11
H.R.1324: To eliminate sweetheart deals under the ... - OpenCongress

Bill Introduced: HR1324 To eliminate sweetheart deals under the ... To eliminate sweetheart deals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Source: opencongress.org ...

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01/01/11
“Death by Ignorance”, by Howard Nemerov at Pajamas Media « MN ...

In March 2009, CSPI announced that Democrats were taking action to improve children's nutrition in public schools: California Representative Lynn Woolsey's new bill — H.R. 1324, the Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection ...

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01/01/11
Death by Ignorance

In March 2009, CSPI announced that Democrats were taking action to improve children's nutrition in public schools: California Representative Lynn Woolsey's new bill — H.R. 1324, the Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection ...

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