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B-334001 Feb 10, 2022 1 (2022-02-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaomtr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .GArOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334001 February 10, 2022 The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Chairwoman The Honorable John Boozman Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable David Scott Chairman The Honorable Glenn Thompson Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service entitled Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (RIN: 0584-AE81). We received the rule on February 7, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on February 7, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 6984. The effective date is July 1, 2022. According to USDA, the final rule establishes transitional standards to support the continued provision of nutritious school meals as schools respond to and recover from the pandemic and while USDA engages in notice-and-comment rulemaking to update the meal pattern standards to more comprehensively reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. USDA stated the final rule will provide immediate relief to schools during the return to traditional school meal service following extended use of COVID-19 meal pattern flexibilities. USDA further stated the final rule finalizes the proposed milk provision by allowing local operators of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to offer flavored, low-fat milk (1 percent fat) for students in grades K through 12 and for sale as a competitive beverage. Additionally, USDA noted the final rule will allow flavored, low-fat milk in the Special Milk Program for Children and in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for participants ages 6 and older. Beginning in School Year (SY) 2022-2023, USDA noted the final rule will require at least 80 percent of the weekly grains in the school lunch and breakfast menus to be whole grain-rich. Lastly, USDA stated the final rule will modify the proposed sodium standards and establish Sodium Target 1 as the sodium limit for school lunch and breakfast in SY 2022-2023 as proposed, but implement a Sodium Interim Target 1A effective for school lunch beginning in SY 2023-2024.

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