1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act . 2. Nutritional requirements for school lunch and school breakfast programs (a) Amendments to National School Lunch Act The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 ) is amended— (1) in section 4(b)(1)(A) ( 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A) ), by striking (consisting of a combination of foods which meet the minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 9(a) of this Act) ; (2) in section 9 ( 42 U.S.C. 1758 )— (A) in the heading, by striking and other program requirements and inserting guidelines ; (B) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking shall meet and inserting may meet ; (II) by striking minimum nutritional requirements prescribed and inserting nutrition guidelines issued ; and (III) by striking , except that the minimum nutritional requirements and inserting which ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) by striking complying with the nutritional requirements and inserting meeting nutrition guidelines ; (II) by striking minimum nutritional requirements and inserting nutrition guidelines ; and (III) by striking maintaining compliance with the requirements and inserting meeting nutrition guidelines ; and (C) in subsection (f)— (i) in the heading, by striking Nutritional requirements and inserting Nutrition guidelines ; (ii) by striking requirements of this subsection each place it appears and inserting guidelines under this subsection ; and (iii) in paragraph (1), by striking shall serve and inserting may serve ; (3) in section 11(a)(1)(A) ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(A) ), by striking (consisting of a combination of foods which meet the minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 9(a) of this Act)