1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 . 2. Prohibition on stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals Section 9(b)(10) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(10) ) is amended— (1) by striking (10) No physical and inserting the following: (10) Discriminatory or stigmatizing treatment of children by schools (A) Discrimination based on eligibility No physical ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Stigmatization based on lack of funds or debt (i) Definition of covered child In this subparagraph, the term covered child means a child who— (I) is a student at a school that participates in— (aa) the school lunch program established under this Act; or (bb) the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ); and (II) (aa) does not have funds to pay for a lunch or breakfast at the school; or (bb) has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority for a lunch or breakfast at the school. (ii) Requirements of school food authorities (I) In general A school food authority shall not permit— (aa) the public identification or stigmatization of a covered child, such as by requiring the covered child to wear a wristband or display a hand stamp to identify the covered child as a covered child; or (bb) any requirement that a covered child, because of the status of the covered child as a covered child— (AA) perform chores or any other activity that is not required of students generally; or (BB) dispose of a lunch or breakfast after it has been served to the covered child. (II) Communications (aa) In general Subject to item (bb), a school food authority shall require that any communication relating to an outstanding credit described in clause (i)(II)(bb) of a covered child shall be directed— (AA) to a parent or guardian of the covered child