S. 2559

119 S2559 IS: Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-30
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  II
  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.
1.
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  .
2.
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
Payments
  .