H.R. 7999

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7999 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7999

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
additional reimbursement to schools with a breakfast after the bell 
program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 19, 2026

Mr. Bera introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
additional reimbursement to schools with a breakfast after the bell 
program, and for other purposes.

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 ``Breakfast After the Bell Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED REIMBURSEMENT FOR BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL.

Section 11(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Breakfast after the bell reimbursement.--
``(A) In general.--A State educational agency shall 
receive an additional reimbursement of 10 cents for 
each reimbursable breakfast served--
``(i) after the beginning of a school day;
``(ii) through a breakfast after the bell 
program; and
``(iii) during a school year by a school 
that--
``(I) is served by a local 
educational agency that elects to 
receive special assistance payments 
under paragraph (1)(F)(ii) for such 
school for such year; or
``(II) had a percentage of enrolled 
students who were identified students 
that was not less than 40 percent 
during the prior school year.
``(B) Disburse funds to school.--A State 
educational agency that receives an additional 
reimbursement for a breakfast under subparagraph (A) 
shall disburse such additional reimbursement to the 
school that served such breakfast.
``(C) Breakfast after the bell program.--In this 
paragraph, the term `breakfast after the bell program' 
means a school breakfast program that--
``(i) serves breakfast to students after 
the start of the school day; and
``(ii) uses a service model, including 
service of breakfast in the classroom or at a 
kiosk outside the cafeteria of the school, that 
the State educational agency determines 
increases participation in the breakfast 
program.''.
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