H.R. 9265

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9265 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9265

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
participation in the summer EBT program as a condition of participating 
in the school lunch program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2026

Mr. Carson (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Brown, and Ms. 
Titus) 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 require 
participation in the summer EBT program as a condition of participating 
in the school lunch 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. SUMMER EBT PARTICIPATION.

(a) Program Participation.--Section 13A(a) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``electing to participate in such 
program'' and inserting ``described in paragraph (2)'';
(B) by striking ``beginning with summer 2024 and 
annually'';
(C) by striking ``thereafter''; and
(D) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and 
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) States and covered indian tribal organizations.--
``(A) Summers 2024-26.--With respect to summers 
2024, 2025, and 2026, States and covered Indian Tribal 
organizations described in this paragraph are States 
and covered Indian Tribal organizations electing to 
participate in the program established under paragraph 
(1).
``(B) Summer 2027 and beyond.--With respect to 
summer 2027 and each summer thereafter, States and 
covered Indian Tribal organizations described in this 
paragraph are--
``(i) States participating in the school 
lunch program under this Act; and
``(ii) covered Indian Tribal 
organizations--
``(I) participating in the school 
lunch program under this Act; or
``(II) electing to participate in 
the program established under paragraph 
(1).''.
(b) Program Requirements.--Section 13A(c)(1) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762(c)(1)) is amended, in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``elect to''.
(c) Administrative and Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Section 13A(g) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762(g)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Beginning in 2024'' and inserting 
the following:
``(1) Summers 2024-26.--With respect to the years 2024, 
2025, and 2026''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Summer 2027 and beyond.--Beginning in 2027, each 
State required to participate in the program under this section 
shall comply with the requirements under section 13(n)(3).''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 13(n) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(n)(2)) is 
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading for such paragraph, by 
striking ``and beyond'' and inserting ``through 
summer 2026''; and
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ``Beginning in 2024'' and 
inserting ``With respect to the years 2024, 
2025, and 2026''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Summer 2027 and beyond.--Beginning in 2027, each 
State desiring to participate in the program under this section 
or required to participate in the summer EBT program under 
section 13A shall--
``(A) with respect to the program under this 
section, notify the Secretary by January 1 of each year 
of its intent to administer such program; and
``(B) with respect to the program under this 
section and the summer EBT program under section 13A, 
submit for approval by February 15 a management and 
administration plan for the applicable program for the 
fiscal year, which shall include, as applicable, the 
information described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
of paragraph (2).''.
(d) Participation Requirement.--Section 13A of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762(g)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
``(h) Participation Requirement.--Beginning with summer 2027, a 
State that participates in the school lunch program under this Act 
shall participate in the program under this section.''.
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