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[H.R. 2066 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2066

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to 
 schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school 
                  lunch and school breakfast programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Meals for Children Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOLS TO MEET THE DIETARY 
              GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
              ACT.

    Section 9(f)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758(f)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(D) Use of any reasonable approach.--
        ``(i) In general.--A school food service authority may use any 
    reasonable approach, within guidelines established by the Secretary 
    in a timely manner, to meet the requirements of this paragraph, 
    including--
            ``(I) using the school nutrition meal pattern in effect for 
        the 1994-1995 school year; and
            ``(II) using any of the approaches described in 
        subparagraph (C).
        ``(ii) Nutrient analysis.--The Secretary may not require a 
    school to conduct or use a nutrient analysis to meet the 
    requirements of this paragraph.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.