Child Nutrition Reauthorization Moving in the Senate
Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously passed
the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act, a bill to reauthorize
the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, through markup. The bill is expected to be
fast tracked to the Senate floor, as they are hoping to pass the bill quickly
before election season makes action difficult on the Hill.
AASA opposed the
bill as introduced. While it does provide some additional flexibility, these do
not outweigh the increased administrative burden placed by other changes in the
bill, and many could be better done through regulation. We hope to save the
reauthorization process for a more comprehensive compromise.